Hitotsu

Believe Maurice has six Australian stakes winners thus far.  Four are out of Redoute's Choice mares and the other from a Flying Spur mare.  Ok RC mares are too close for Hitotsu however there's a clear pattern emerging here and thinking breeders will hopefully build on that. 

In hindsight the 3yo crop he was beating wasn't exactly a vintage one. Hard to know where he would have measured up at as a 4yo. 

Agree also.  But then again there's the old saying "You can't much more than win" which he did in 4 of 5 starts with Maher/Eustace.  

Well I agree to a point , I've always held him in high regard , but to me he won both Derby's on heart , moreso that staying ability , to me he looked a perfect 1600-2000 metre horse , my theory is when you get a horse who is so genuine then you ask of him to go further when genetics and fitness allows , sometimes things can go awry , his sire was a miler ( pretty sure ) and a good one , his dam side tells me there's a lot of sprint- miler type breeding , but then again I might have it all wrong , to me , he was a fine racehorse . 

Carioca wrote: Well I agree to a point , I've always held him in high regard , but to me he won both Derby's on heart , moreso that staying ability , to me he looked a perfect 1600-2000 metre horse , my theory is when you get a horse who is so genuine then you ask of him to go further when genetics and fitness allows , sometimes things can go awry , his sire was a miler ( pretty sure ) and a good one , his dam side tells me there's a lot of sprint- miler type breeding , but then again I might have it all wrong , to me , he was a fine racehorse .

Thanks Grey Affair , would be fair to say Hitotsu has won a G1 over the furtherest journey of 2500 metres . 

My bad, It was not Highland Reel he beat, but he was impressive none the less.