Final chocobo suggestions / stamina clarification

[Zorafin]

I was thinking of going Head Start + Choco Cure, while maxing speed, endurance, and stamina. I just wanted any thoughts on the matter. I know Cunning is actually very useful for the final race challenge, so I'm rethinking what I need.

While I'm at it, I want to make sure I understand what endurance is. My last chocobo, I did only max speed and endurance (she had great genes, but terrible stats). I'm not sure I saw what boosting endurance did. So I'm going to post what I think it does. Feel free to correct me.

Max Speed is the maximum velocity the chocobo can reach.
Endurance is the maximum velocity the chocobo can reach before becoming lathered, and therefore lowers the amount of stamina drain while lathered.

Is that right? Or am I missing something?