Kiwi Bred Grey Wins Subzero for OTI at Flemington

Media Release - Tuesday November 5

New Zealand-bred gelding Cloudland proved a handful for James McDonald at Flemington on Tuesday, but the champion jockey was in a forgiving mood after they had claimed top honours in the Subzero Handicap.

The Gerry Harvey-bred son of resident Westbury Stud stallion Swiss Ace downed his fellow greys in the 1400m event after giving McDonald a hard time before barrier rise.

Cloudland winning at Flemington on Tuesday.  Photo: Bruno Cannatelli

“He’s a quirky bugger and he was pretty hard work going down to the gates,” he said.

“He tried to buck me off, which I wasn’t pleased about this early in the carnival, but I managed to stay on.”

The Kris Lees-trained Cloudland was all business once the gates opened and showed early speed from a wide gate to enjoy a soft run in third spot away from the fence.

The six-year-old ambled to the front 300m from home and held a strong gallop to win by three-quarters of a length.

Advertisement

The well-travelled Cloudland has been a five-time winner in New South Wales and his Flemington victory came off the back of two placings during a three-start Queensland campaign.

“It looked the right race for him, so it’s a really pleasing result,” stable representative Cameron Swan said.

“He can be a bit erratic and did wander around a bit, but he is very consistent and Kris has placed him really well.”

Cloudland was purchased by OTI Racing after winning a trial on the all-weather track at Cambridge for trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray.

He is out of the stakes performed Congrats mare Commiserate, who is from the family of the Group Two winners Sarson Trail, Arinosa, Sweet Sherry and her daughter Eneeza.

Trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood went to $240,000 to secure Cloudland’s half-sister by Tarzino, since named Honor Mission, at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in 2023.

Earlier this year at Karaka, Ontrack Thoroughbreds secured another half-sister by Tarzino for $140,000 and Commiserate is again due to foal to Westbury’s dual Group One-winning son of Tavistock. – LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

Visit the profile page for Swiss Ace

Swiss Ace in upcoming sales:
Advertisment

Race Result - MSS Security Subzero (Bm90) 1400m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:22.71
1
Cloudland
- 6g Swiss Ace (AUS) x Commiserate (AUS) (Congrats (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
2
0.8
Riot And Rose
- 7g Pins (AUS) x Lasting Luck (AUS) (Iglesia (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: L Currie 54
3
1.5
Chattahoochee
- 6g Reliable Man (GB) x Auspicious (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: Ms C Alderson Rdr: Craig Williams 58
4
3.3
Kengero
- 6g Kendargent (FR) x Ancoa (FR) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: Charlotte Littlefield Rdr: Beau Mertens 54
5
3.8
Mathletic
- 6g Kingman (GB) x Manerbe (USA) (Unbridled's Song (USA))
Tnr: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson Rdr: B Shinn 56.5
6
5
She's Pretty Rich
- 5m Written Tycoon (AUS) x Pretty Snitzel (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Brown Rdr: Ms J Kennedy 54
7
5.8
Bifrost
- 6g Turn Me Loose (NZ) x Angel Del Dinero (NZ) (My Halo (ARG))
Tnr: E & D Browne Rdr: W Egan 54
8
6
Grey Northern
- 5m Shocking (AUS) x Bluegrass (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: Simon Zahra Rdr: H Coffey 54
9
7.5
Top Arctic
- 6g Frosted (USA) x Nevermore (USA) (Unbridled (USA))
Tnr: Steven King Rdr: K Teetan 54
10
8.3
Stormfront
- 4g Frosted (USA) x Danebeela (AUS) (Danetime (IRE))
Tnr: C W McDonald Rdr: B Melham 54.5
11
8.5
Star Honour
- 6m Astern (AUS) x Fantastic Honour (NZ) (Any Suggestion (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Freedman Rdr: Declan Bates 54
12
9.3
Ascension
- 8g Dark Angel (IRE) x Making Eyes (IRE) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: D J McCarthy Rdr: D W Stackhouse 60.5
13
10.3
The Maggstar
- 6m Barbados (AUS) x De La Cruz (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Tetyana Furdetska Rdr: Celine Gaudray 54
More Reading...
Tycoon Star Makes Winning Debut in G3 Maribyrnong Plate
Tycoon Star looked like the consummate professional when making a winning career debut in the Group III Darley Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) to kickstart Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington.
2024 Melbourne Cup Result - It's Knights Choice
The 2024 Melbourne Cup has been run and won with Knight’s Choice, a five-year-old gelding by Extreme Choice victorious.
Melbourne Cup Pedigree Analysis - Do It Yourself
Breednet has produced a great page with click through to five generation pedigrees for all the Melbourne Cup runners, so for amateur pedigree buffs looking to have a Cup flutter based pedigree here’s your chance  to DIY it!
Coolmore Set Justify Fee for 2025
Coolmore have announced the US fee for Justify in 2025 with the undefeated Triple Crown winner priced at $US250,000 to head  their roster of 16 stallions at Ashford Stud in Kentucky.
Storm Boy Headed to Ireland
Coolmore have today announced via Twitter that top class Justify (USA) colt Storm Boy will be continuing his racing career in Ireland in 2025 under the care of Aidan O’Brien.
All Too Hard's Arran Bay Brave in the Furphy Plate
Phillip Stokes admitted his preference was to run Arran Bay in the Listed John Letts Cup at Morphettville but was overruled by the owners, who made the correct decision in favouring the Listed Furphy Plate (1800m) at Flemington.
Magic Nick Strikes Again – Fastnet Rock x Galileo
The Fastnet Rock x Galileo nick has been on fire in Melbourne this spring producing Cox Plate winner Via Sistina (IRE) and leading Melbourne Cup contender Buckaroo (GB) and it struck again overnight in the UK with a brand new stakes-winner in Military Academy, who captured the Listed Floodlit Stakes (1m4f) at Kempton.
Cup Day Stakes-Winner for So You Think
The Listed VRC TAB Trophy (1800m) for three year-olds on Cup Day at Flemington drew a competitive field of up and comers with So You Think gelding Opening Address stamping himself as a bright prospect for the future with a stylish victory.
Rosemont and Partners Stakes Quinella on Cup Day
Written Tycoon posted his second new stakes-winner on Melbourne Cup Day when promising three year-old gelding Catoggio took out the Listed VRC Amanda Elliot Stakes (1400m)  for Rosemont Stud and partners, who also race the second horse Bosustow.
Kiwi Bred Gringotts Wins $3million Big Dance
Talented New Zealand-bred gelding Gringotts(NZ) (Per Incanto) delivered a big payday for his connections with victory in Tuesday’s A$3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick.