Son of Mr. Prospector’s champion son Machiavellian is one of the world’s most important sires as he continues to sire runners consistently at the highest level in major races around the globe
From a top racehorse to a top sire. While no one could have predicted the meteoric rise of Street Cry’s post-race career, there’s no doubt at present that the son of Mr. Prospector’s champion son Machiavellian is one of the world’s most important sires as he continues to sire runners consistently at the highest level in major races around the globe.
John Ferguson recently made this summation on the sire of Zenyatta: “Street Cry was a top two-year-old, arguably the second-best of his generation in the U.S., and he progressed from year to year, developing into an outstanding performer. All his racing was on dirt but I have absolutely no doubt that he would have been equally as good on turf. His greatest attribute was his fierce determination. He’s a fantastic combination of the brilliance of Machiavellian and the sobriety of Troy. His own progeny tend to have great temperaments; that and their determination are their defining characteristics. Street Cry is well capable of producing far better-looking horses than himself – the best example, to my mind, is Street Sense, a horse who is not only conformationally correct but who also has great presence and athleticism.”
Champion Street Sense, from the first crop of Street Cry, set the stage for many great acts to follow during a two-year-old campaign that included a victory in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. The following spring, he became the only horse to ever complete the Kentucky Derby/Breeders’ Cup Juvenile double. All totaled, 13 Group or Graded winners hailed from this sensational first crop – four in G1 company. In addition to Street Sense, Horse of the Year Zenyatta, multiple G1 winner and record-setter Street Boss, and European G1 winner Majestic Roi all made their marks at the highest level.
With Street Cry, you will find both quality and quantity, across all surfaces, all distances and all ages. This is exemplified on a variety of fronts, including the leading sires by Average-Earnings Index. Only two other stallions besides Street Cry have occupied the top two slots over the past five years.
Furthermore, he was the leading sire in 2010 by percentage of overall stakes winners to runners; a phenomenal 9.8%. The list of runners that propelled him to the top of the list is expansive and includes the aforementioned Zenyatta and Street Boss, in addition to G1 winner Here Comes Ben. And if you take a look “down under,” look no further than previous G1 winners Shocking and Whobegotyou who continue to make their presence felt in Australia’s premier racing events.
His presence as a truly worldwide influence is further exemplified by the overall earnings of his progeny. He is one of the very few stallions to lead the General Sire list in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Fast forward to 2011 and you’ll see his current crop of two-year-olds – the first conceived after Street Sense’s Kentucky Derby – are showing great potential and are providing yet again a sign of great things to come; he already has the Group winner Discourse making her mark in the young racing season.
Lastly, if you view the results of the just-completed Saratoga Select Yearling Sale, where he lead all sires by average, you can’t help but feel confident that Street Cry is a sire for the ages. Stay tuned for more updates from this truly Blue Chip stallion.