Sheikh Mohammed’s homebred Street Cry, winner of the 2002 Dubai World Cup and G1 Stephen Foster Handicap, was retired to Jonabell in 2003.
He truly epitomised what everyone at Darley strives to achieve, being sired by a Darley stallion, out of a Darley mare, raced by Sheikh Mohammed at the highest level and then retired to stand at stud at Darley.
Following his career on the track, success came quickly as a sire for Street Cry with a first crop that included the brilliant race mare and Horse of the Year Zenyatta, Street Sense, the first horse ever to win both the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the Kentucky Derby, and multiple G1 winner Street Boss.
Zenyatta, who won 19 of her 20 starts, remains the only female to have won the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic. If not for a nose defeat to Blame when defending her title in the 2010 renewal, she would have retired undefeated.
Street Cry’s Classic winner Street Sense not only carries the distinction of being the first horse to win both the G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and G1 Kentucky Derby, but also went on to win the G1 Travers Stakes. At stud, he has continued Street Cry’s influence through a host of top-level performers.
Street Cry also shuttled to Darley in Australia, where his influence was extraordinary. Most notably, he sired Winx, one of the greatest racehorses of the modern era. Winx won 33 consecutive races, including a world-record 25 G1 victories and an unprecedented four consecutive Cox Plates. His other leading Australian runners included Melbourne Cup winner Shocking and G1 Caulfield Guineas winner Whobegotyou.
Street Cry sadly passed away in 2014 at age 16, but his influence continues through his daughters, runners and stallion sons, including Street Sense and Street Boss.
