The story of His Stargun Is Hot began in the stands at the Fort Worth NCHA Futurity, where Scott and Kim Campbell were watching the competition in America. Kim had always dreamed of showing a horse in that arena, and what started as a conversation about finding a horse to campaign soon became an opportunity to bring a different set of genetics home to Australia.
The Campbells initially set out looking for a quality mare or gelding, but Scott saw the potential in buying an outcross sire that could offer something valuable to Australian Cutting mare lines. With close friends Greg Jolly and Wayne Robinson in America, they had trusted contacts to help with the search.
When an online Triangle Horse Sale presented an opportunity, Greg attended the sale and inspected several horses on the Campbells’ behalf. They were specifically looking for a son of Spots Hot, but the first horses inspected did not stand out.
His Stargun Is Hot changed that.
His Dam, Amanda Stargun, was already an established producer, responsible for two Reserve World Champions, Amanda CD and Sweet Lil Amanda, with her progeny having earned more than $1 million. The Campbells were impressed by the mare and her production record and believed a son from this maternal line offered the breeding opportunity they had been looking for.
They first saw His Stargun Is Hot in photographs as a long yearling. His kind eye caught Kim’s attention straight away. He also had plenty of bone, with strong legs and big feet.
The Campbells followed the bidding until they reached their limit and were eventually outbid. With the colt only another two thousand dollars away, Kim encouraged Scott to place one final bid. That bid secured His Stargun Is Hot, and the young Stallion began his journey into the Campbell program.
After the sale, Tony Pigget collected him and took him to Wayne Robinson’s program to begin his two-year-old preparation. Scott and Kim followed his progress through regular videos from Wayne and later travelled to America to see him in work.
In 2015, His Stargun Is Hot returned to the Fort Worth NCHA Futurity, where Scott showed him in the Open Futurity. They missed the semi-finals by just half a point. Kim then showed him in the Non Pro Futurity and made the Limited Non Pro Final, finishing equal ninth.
After Fort Worth, he completed quarantine and made the journey to Australia, arriving on Anzac Day alongside Fairlady Flash, a successful mare owned by Peter Schumack.
His athletic build and ability could have suited other performance disciplines, but the Campbells chose to keep him in their own Cutting program, the sport they knew and loved.
His Australian career began at the Tamworth NCHA Futurity, where he competed as a Derby horse despite being about six months younger than many of his competitors. Kim showed him to third place in the Non Pro Derby, and he placed third again later that year at the Victorian Futurity.
He went on to win and place through the Australian Cutting ranks, from Novice level up to the Open. Highlights include Champion in the $15,000 Novice at Illabo in 2021 and Champion in the $5,000 Novice at K Ranch Cutting Club. He also earned Reserve Champion results at the Sugarloaf Championship Show in 2022 and contested both the Open and Open Non Pro Gold Cup at that year’s NCHA Futurity.
He competed in Open and Non Pro classes in 2023. In 2025 he placed third in the Open Non Pro and fifth in the Open at the Southern Cross Cutting Show at Tumut.
Scott and Kim have always valued his temperament as highly as his ability. After 12 months in the paddock, Kim brought him back for the 2026 Victorian Futurity. He was saddled and ridden and went straight back to work without putting a foot wrong. For the Campbells, that return showed what they have appreciated most since buying him as a young horse: his kind nature and willingness to work.
With lifetime earnings of $19,855.64, His Stargun Is Hot now stands at stud for the Campbells. His Spots Hot sire line combined with the proven Amanda Stargun maternal family makes him an impressive outcross for Australian Cutting mare genetics, which is exactly what first drew Scott and Kim to him in America.
Today, His Stargun Is Hot remains at home with Scott and Kim in southern New South Wales, continuing his breeding duties alongside their performance horses. He’ll be shown selectively around the demands of their client show team, but will still compete when the opportunity arises.
More than a decade on, His Stargun Is Hot remains part of that original vision, with a proven Australian performance record and an established place within the Campbell breeding program.
