HitotsuxStarliner

We secured an impressive colt by the very exciting young sire Hitotsu . Hitotsu was a champion on the track, and his early crops have been strongly received, with his progeny highly sought after as weanlings last year and again as yearlings this season. At the Gold Coast sales in January, 13 of his progeny sold, averaging $135,000, highlighting the demand around the stallion.

We had spent a great deal of time working through this sale, and to land this colt for $47,500 was the perfect start. Sarah had seen him in the initial rounds and immediately loved him. The expectation was that he would sell in the $80,000-and-upward range, so he initially felt out of reach, but each time the team went back to inspect him, he continued to improve in their eyes.

Physically, he represented exactly the style Sarah loves in a horse, and his nature while parading on multiple occasions was consistently impressive. When Josh also inspected him and shared the same enthusiasm, it only confirmed the team’s view. Every member involved had him marked as their top choice.

Leading bloodstock agent Rick Connolly , who has worked with the team at these sales and knows Sarah and Josh from their McEvoy days, also inspected the colt and was full of confidence. He described him as a really good buy for the stable and noted that he looks like a horse capable of running at two. With the physical readiness to go straight to Josh for breaking in, Rick felt that a colt like this would have made two to three times the price if he had gone through the Gold Coast sale.

This Hitotsu x Starliner colt combines type, temperament, value, and team confidence—exactly the profile we aim to secure.