Hopes could not have been higher for Truly Striking when her own racing career beckoned.

So when the Smart Strike filly retired to the breeding shed a winner from seven starts, that optimism naturally shifted to the next generation.

That sentiment was shared by Pin Oak Stud, who purchased her Volatile colt from Book 2 of Keeneland's September Sale for $400,000. The sleek gray is from the Gr1-winning sprinter's first crop & co-3rd highest priced among his September yearlings.

Close related to champion My Miss Aurelia, Truly Striking was bred in partnership by Mulholland Springs & Sam-Son Farms out of the elegant Cautionary Tale (Yes It's True).

Her full-sister Adorable was a $450,000 Barretts March Sale graduate & juvenile black-type earner.

Truly Striking as a September yearling herself in 2014. Suzie Picou-Oldham photo.