Sebring Stayer Wins $1million Subzero - Fourth Time Lucky!

Media Release - Saturday January 16

Bred and sold by Bylong Park Thoroughbreds, hardy stayer Black On Gold landed a Magic Millions blow at his fourth attempt with a tenacious victory in Saturday’s $1 million Frizelle Sunshine Magic Millions Subzero (2400m) at the Gold Coast.

Advertisement
Black on Gold wins the Magic Millions Subzero - image Grant Courtney.
Chris Waller’s seven-year-old – who was runner-up in the same race last year, third in 2019 and sixth in 2018 – was aided by a patient ride from Brenton Avdulla, who found the back of race favourite Ballistic Boy in the run. Avdulla angled Black On Gold towards the centre of the track at the top of the straight and, once balanced, the gelding let down with a sharp turn of speed to reel in Parry Sound and Elaborate.

The win was the second leg of a double for Avdulla who said he had a soft spot for Black On Gold, aboard whom he’s now won five races. 

“He’s such a pleasure to ride and he responds well to me,” Avdulla said.

“Chris Waller has such a knack with these horses, a lot of credit has to go to him and also to the owners, BK Racing, who do a great job and are big supporters of mine.”

Black On Gold, who was purchased for $200,000 by BK Racing and Breeding at the 2015 Gold Coast Yearling Sale from the Bylong Park Thoroughbreds draft, has now won more than $1.5 million in prizemoney and bonuses.
Black on Gold as a yearling.
The win was Waller’s ninth win on Magic Millions Raceday and third in the staying feature after the success of Tumultuous in 2018 and 2019. 
 
Waller teamed up with Coolmore on several occasions during the first four days of the 2021 Magic Millions Yearling Sale to purchase several standout lots, including Lot 115, a Snitzel colt out of Bonny O’Reilly offered by Widden Stud that was secured for $1.9 million. 
Advertisment

Race Result - $1m Frizelle S'shine Subzero 2400m

Gold Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 2:30.19
1
Black On Gold
- 7g Sebring (AUS) x Fools Gold (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: B Avdulla 58.5
2
0.3
Parry Sound
- 5g Pierro (AUS) x Aqua D'Amore (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: A Mallyon 54
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $200,000
Seller: Coolmore Stud, Jerrys Plains, NSW
Buyer: Ontrack Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd
3
1.3
Elaborate
- 5g Excelebration (IRE) x Laurinel Argie (AUS) (Palace Music (USA))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: Craig Williams 54
4
2.3
Commander Bell
- 5g Pierro (AUS) x Hi Belle (AUS) (Clangalang (AUS))
Tnr: B A Partelle Rdr: R Fradd 54
5
3.3
A Man To Match
- 5g High Chaparral (IRE) x Pregrada (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: M R Du Plessis 54
6
3.8
Primitivo
- 6g Sebring (AUS) x Classic Quest (USA) (Coronado's Quest (USA))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: G Boss 55.5
7
4.8
Decroux
- 6g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Mimes (AUS) (Desert King (IRE))
Tnr: J C Deamer Rdr: M J Dee 54
8
6.3
Ballistic Boy
- 4g Smart Missile (AUS) x Magical Mist (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Chris Anderson Rdr: M Mc Gillivray 59
9
8.8
Sokudo
- 5h Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Imoto (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: L D Kelly Rdr: Ben Thompson 54
10
13.3
Skiddaw
- 4g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Hidden Message (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: L Currie 54
11
15.6
Pure Deal
- 3g Dundeel (NZ) x Elegant Attire (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: S B Laming Rdr: M Cahill 54
12
16.1
So You're Magic
- 4g So You Think (NZ) x My Precious (AUS) (Belong To Me (USA))
Tnr: J D Wilson Rdr: B El-Issa 54
More Reading...
Sires With Winners - Friday October 24
Here is the full list of 60 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Doubtland 2YO All On Red Smashes Them Again at Ascot
Widden Stud's Doubtland has a potential 2YO topliner in Perth in the shape of exciting WA colt All On Red, who remains undefeated from two starts after another comprehensive Ascot Saturday win.
Undefeated 3YO King of Light Wins Listed Belgravia
Dan Morton's exciting three year old King Of Light (Earthlight) remains unbeaten in three starts, as the gelding graduated to stakes company with a scintillating first up victory in the Listed Belgravia Stakes on Cox Plate Day at Ascot.
Cream Rises at Trentham
A half-sister by Hello Youmzain (Fr) to dual Group I winner Mustang Valley, exciting filly Cream Tart is set to line up in one of the major three-year-old races over New Zealand Cup Week following her impressive win in Sunday’s Upper Hutt Car Sales LTD Three-Year-Old (1400m) at Trentham.
A Century of NZB National Yearling Sales Success: Cox Plate
Moonee Valley’s A$6m Group One WS Cox Plate (2040m) is known as the weight-for-age championship of Australasia and has been won by many of Australia and New Zealand’s greatest thoroughbreds.
Wootton Bassett Colt Leads Coolmore G1 Trifecta
The last British Group I race of the flat season was run overnight at Doncaster with Aidan O’Brien producing a trifecta of two year-old colts led by a son of the late Wootton Bassett (GB) in Hawk Mountain, who was too good for a pair of Frankel colts.
Hi Yo Sass Bomb Wins G3 on Sunday
Kim Reid bypassed a Group One in favour of Sunday’s Gr.3 Gee and Hickton Funeral Directors Thompson Handicap (1600m) at Trentham with Hi Yo Sass Bomb, a decision that paid dividends when the mare led from the outset to claim her third stakes success.
Second Wootton Bassett Son Added to Coolmore Stallion Roster for 2026
Set to join Camille Pissarro as the second G1 winning son of Wootton Bassett on the stallion roster for Ireland in 2026 is Henri Matisse, who this time last year was about to claim his first G1 victory at the Breeders Cup meeting at Del Mar.
Pedigree Watch - Powerhouse Godolphin 3YOs Dominate
The current crop of three year-olds running for Godolphin lay claim to being the best they have ever produced in Australia and three of those colts won Group races in Australia on Saturday so let’s take a look at those pedigrees.
Sale Cup Winner Adds to Fastnet Rock Super Weekend
It’s been quite the weekend for the late great champion sire Fastnet Rock with a Cox Plate quinella on Saturday and then on Sunday he produced a new stakes-winner when seven year-old gelding El Rocko captured the $200,000 Listed Sale Cup (1600m).