Tinted Cloud has always had a handicap as a sire. One of the bigger sons of In The Pocket you will find, Tinted Cloud passes that size on to his progeny. Big is a word that is used a lot when you talk to breeders about Tinted Cloud.
So not surprisingly his stock have never been the the get up and go two-year-old types. More often than not they appear as late three-year-olds and just get better as they get older which is a hard sell in today's stallion market.
Imported to NZ by Michael House, he served a large book in excess of 120 mares in his first season but those numbers slowly declined from that point on with most breeders not prepared to wait for his stock to mature . Not that his stock haven't shown from day one they are the real deal. Anna Livia -Chromatic - Chief Red Cloud are early examples of his siring ability. They are tough and durable and as the record shows, when you get a good Tinted Cloud, you get a beauty.
This is a series of stallion reviews that Harnesslink are doing with a view to sheading some light on some of the "forgotten"sires in Australasia.
Santanna Blue Chip - On the up and up!
Mr Feelgood - Dual hemisphere champion