Violet is related to the mother-daughter team, Mumtaz Mahal and Mumtaz Begum, the granddam and dam of Nasrullah, respectively. MB won her maiden race and then another small race, but was put to stud as a 3-year-old. She was barren the first season, produced Sun Princess her second season, and Nasrullah her fourth season!Her mom was called the "famous flying gray filly" and was the fastest horse England had ever seen up to that point, except for her dad, The Tetrarch! She was scorching. She beat horses when she was carrying 28 pounds more than they were. She "raced the field off its feet" routinely. She liked to canter way way out front at the end of her races, romping and skipping 10 lengths ahead. She was bred by Lady Sykes of Sledmere Stud and sold for a record high to the Aga Khan. She became one of the most influential mares of the 20th century, and certainly was a foundation mare for the Aga Khan. Her final race record was 10: 7-2-0 and her babies were awesome. She passed away in France at the age of 24. Here's a picture of MM, but look at the Thoroughbred Pedigree link for a picture of her sleek, thin, svelte daughter MB, mom of Nasrullah!.
These girls were all that and a bag of chips. They are true Blue Hens! You can see their suaveness in my lovely Violet!
http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/MumtazMahal.htm#MumtazBegum
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http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios/MumtazMahal.htm
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http://thoroughbredchampions.com/biographies/mumtaz.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumtaz_Mahal_(horse)