Violence is now unbeaten in three career starts (Benoit Photos)

Black Rock Thoroughbreds LLP's Violence moved his career line to a perfect three-for-three on Saturday when posting a 1 1/4-length victory in the Grade 1, $750,000 CashCall Futurity over Fury Kapcori. The Todd Pletcher-trained son of Medaglia d'Oro was sent off the 6-5 favorite against 10 rivals and paid $4.40, $4.20 and $3.40 to his many backers.

Jockey Javier Castellano was aboard for Violence's last win in the Grade 2 Nashua at Aqueduct on November 4, and followed the dark bay colt to California for the CashCall Futurity. The pair settled in midpack as a Fury Kapcori, Really Mr Greely, Title Contender and Oxbow all gunned it to the front when the gates opened.

Really Mr Greely got the opening quarter in :22 4/5 before Fury Kapcori took over through splits of :46 and 1:10 4/5. Title Contender was right there with the duo, but began backing up and was last by the time the field reached the turn.

Castellano and Violence gradually made their way to the front and took after Fury Kapcori rounding the turn. That runner was still motoring along in the lane, but Violence asserted his class and easily passed his rival to stop the teletimer in 1:43 2/5 for 1 1/16 miles on the Cushion Track.

"I positioned myself in a very good spot around the first turn and I believe that was the key to winning this race," Castellano said. "You don't want to be too far back, particularly in a race for two-year-olds.

Violence is likely to receive a brief vacation before returning for his sophomore season (Benoit Photos)

Violence opened his career with a nice neck score sprinting seven furlongs at Saratoga on August 18. He wasn't seen in competition again for close to two months, but returned to capture the Nashua by two lengths at the Big A in early November. However, that race wasn't as clear cut as the margin may suggest.

Violence had to survive an inquiry into the stretch run of the Nashua after veering over into Really Sharp and cutting off Vegas No Show. Though straightened by Castellano, he came over again, forcing Really Sharp into Darwin, who had to take up on the rail, before once more being straightened out by Castellano. Despite all the drama, the juvenile was allowed to keep the win by the stewards.

With the CashCall Futurity now on his resume, he has banked $543,000 in his short career.

"He's a colt that we've thought a lot of all along," Pletcher said. "He's a big, leggy colt that we felt like was going to continue to improve and mature. We felt like this summer he was the kind that we would start off at least six furlongs and we ended up starting him at seven furlongs. I thought he ran a very courageous race for a first-time starter.

"We talked about a couple of strategies. One was to try to make the Breeders' Cup (Juvenile). The other was a more patient strategy. We decided to wait on the Nashua and when he ran so well in the Nashua we started looking whether we wanted to run him back in 20 days in the (Grade 2) Remsen, put him away for the winter or something else. We decided that if we were going to run him once more this year, this race made the most sense.

"Another factor in deciding to ship out here is that he's the kind of horse that has such a great disposition and good mind that shipping wouldn't bother him at all. He'll probably start again at the end of February or the beginning of March."