Street Cry video

The Indomitable DrugS · #1 05-25-2007, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I'm busting your balls. But let me play Devil's Advocate, Flame Thrower was pretty good. At that point in their careers he was IMO better than Street Cry and seemed to come alive when met with a challenge. Isn't it possible he was just better?

They were both really awesome 2-year-olds. I guess Flame Thrower was the more precocious of the two---and certainly seemed to have more heart of the two.

However--Street Cry got a dream setup in the Del Mar Futurity...as FT was out there battling with three wickedly fast horses. He really shouldn't have lost that one.

They were certainly two very different kind of horses. Flame Thrower was actually just a $27K September yearling, and resold for $270K just about a half a year later at OBS April....after working the outright fastest 1/4 mile.

Street Cry was bred in Ireland---and his mother won the Group one Irish Oaks in Europe as a 3-year-old.

sumitas · #2 05-25-2007, 12:57 AM

She did, but my point was Flame Thrower. Just looking at families over the generations I'd say all 3 have a weakness there. Overall, Curlin probably has a deeper family than Flame Thrower or Spectacular Bid, but still I'd be wary of him at stud until he proves himself.

The Indomitable DrugS · #3 05-25-2007, 01:08 AM

Here was Street Cry's finest moment of glory.......winning the 2002 Dubai World Cup in blowout fashion...after getting a dream rail-skimming ride from Calvin Bo....oops...that was Jerry Bailey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM86TrZH_to

If anyones curious, he followed this race up with a 6 1/2 length 118 Beyer romp in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster...and he wasn't even the favorite. Congaree was.

I don't know---I'm probably in the minority...but I see a lot of Street Cry in Street Sense when I watch the two of them on film. I steadfastly believe the sire was the better horse of the two--but, Street Sense can still get better, and prove me wrong about that.

The Indomitable DrugS · #4 05-25-2007, 01:14 AM

No, I will not let it die!

I was trying to resist the last post---but I couldn't. Sorry man.

docicu3 · #5 05-25-2007, 01:55 AM

And the rest of us are just richer for the history lesson!!!!

brockguy · #6 05-25-2007, 05:53 AM

Street Cry was 2nd fav for that Dubai World Cup race as well (at British odds). He was 9/2 2nd choice behind the 2/5 favourite Sakhee..He beat him 9 lengths..

Pointg5 · #7 05-25-2007, 05:59 AM

Whatever happened to Arabian Light? He won the Breeders Futurity in impressive fashion at KEE and was never heard from again. He circled the field and won, something not easy to do at KEE with the shortened stretch for 1 1/16th races.