Violet's uncle is Cherokee Run, a stallion born in 1990 and standing at stud at the Darley Stud since 1996. His fee is $40,000, and he is currently the 22nd favorite stallion this year! Some of his famous children are this year's Zanjero and the filly, Chilukki. He has had 11 foal crops so far, with 9 crops of racing age, and 686 babies total -- so far!!! Chilukki is his chief earner, so far, with $1.2 million so far, and Zanjero is second with $658,000 so far! His kids so far have earned $29,293,496 on the track, and the median earnings per racing foal is $28,880, and the average earnings/starter is $64,952! So, pretty good for Violet's hard-working family!
Violet's dad, Groomstick, is related to Cherokee Run very closely. They share the same dad, Runaway Groom, and Cherokee Run's grandma on his mom's side is Groomstick's mom, Dame Francesca! So, Cherokee Run is Groomstick's 3/4ths brother!
Violet's dad, Groomstick, is related to Cherokee Run very closely. They share the same dad, Runaway Groom, and Cherokee Run's grandma on his mom's side is Groomstick's mom, Dame Francesca! So, Cherokee Run is Groomstick's 3/4ths brother!
Here are photos of Cherokee Run and his son, During, who is standing stud at Claiborne Farms for $7,500. What a sexy kid! He won the Swaps, Jerome, and Discovery Handicaps at 3, and then the San Fernando's Breeder's Cup at 4. You can tell he's a sweet boy, with a record of 22: 6, 3, 4 and $822,364!
I think it's kind of sweet to think of this -- one of Cherokee Run's kids is During, and one of Groomstick's kids is my own little Velvet Tenderness!
You can read more about Violet's Uncle and some of his kids, Violet's cousins, at the following links:
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