Street Cry video
 

Here are videos of the two excellent 2-year-old races between Street Cry and Flame Thrower. (Del Mar Futurity and Norfolk Stakes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hj-URFpIz4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S25uEggMSA

Street Cry, is of course the sire of Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense. He lost both races in narrow fashion to Flame Thrower...both in hanging fashion with an Alydar-esque action.

Both races yielded strong triple digit Beyer Speed figures....and are two of the most exciting 2yo races run this decade.

Thanks for posting these. Two fine races.

It wasn't really to press any issue. They were two great races---and I'm sure many people haven't seen them before.

But you are right---I wouldn't have posted a link to them if they had no connection with last week. Still....what does it hurt?

Good races, tx...i see no connection between these and recent races.

if anything, Flame Thrower has more in common with Curlin and Spectacular Bid in that all 3 horses outrun their pedigree. all 3 have weak families that may have or will adversely affect them at stud.

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.

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.

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.

No, I will not let it die!

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

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

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..

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.

Pretty sure he was retired to Saudi Arabia. I liked that horse a lot considering that move he made at Keeneland, and I thought he ran pretty strong until the final 1/16 of the Juvy. I was looking forward to seeing him run on the TC trail in '01, but I never heard a thing from him again.

Another one showcasing Street Cry's amazing determination...

2001 UAE Derby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1wk0yVp0P4

My personal favorite Street Cry race was the loss to Left Bank in the Whitney. That was a battle for the ages, and one that is STILL used on the cover of the DRF "Players Edition", if I recall correctly from my latest trip to Vegas.

If someone could find a video link to it I'd appreciate it.

It's on this page... http://www.nyra.com/Saratoga/Broadcast/Video/2002.html

Second column, three down...

both horses last races i think.. a shame.. I remember talking to Tabor after the loss of Left Bank and he was devestated..

Yes, I believe you are correct. Left Bank died of colic a couple months after (got the Eclipse for Older HOY posthumously) and I don't remember offhand what happened to Street Cry but he didn't make it to the JCGC or the BCC.

They probably would have been the two favorites in the BCC that year.

I am calling shenanigans on that in bold. While you were truthful in your second and third statements, your first was an outright bold face lie.

I feel you are a smart person, but also a bullheadedly cheeky person, who boundlessly tries to make his opinion known. If you stepped off your internal gas pedal 15%, I think more people, than already do, would respect you and your suasive assessments.

Either way, these are awesome links guys thanks.

I didn't really start following racing until 2003ish, and to be able to look back into the recent past is a treat.

Thanks for posting!

Someone should start a thread/page of all the video available online of great/important races.

Thanks for that one...I hadn't seen it in a while.


on the TVG coverage through the Dubai feed that day---they had an overhead view of the race and showed it in the replay afterwards---Street Cry actually surged to about a neck-to-half length lead, and Express Tour came back very late. It was an amazing camera angle. It was a lot more dramatic than the pan view.

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Krispy sir.




How is Don doing?

Good thread here, with some really fine video look backs.
Street Cry and Street Sense have really given some memorable performances.

Also, how good was Left Bank in the Whitney?

I havent spoken to Don since DRF shut down....

Hopefully he's doing well, he was always a nice guy...

Thanks. He sure is and I hope so,too.