The death of leading sire, Street Cry, has rocked the breeding industry, and Darley, where he stood in the Hunter Valley, following on from the demise of Commands just a few months earlier.

His services were in great demand; he commanded the attention of leading breeders, standing at a fee of $110,000.

Street Cry was an exceptional sire and a highly talented racehorse; he was the highest earning stakes sire to stand in the southern hemisphere, he was never out of a place in 12 starts, earning $9,876,456 in prize money.

Seven of his progeny have earned in excess of a million dollars in stakes, including Shocking, Whobegotyou and Zenyatta, her 19 wins yielded $8,510,139 in stakes.

Street Cry has been an international phenomenon, his progeny have raced in 25 different countries, winning in 23, he has sired 1901 winners, including 157 stakes winners that have earned $92,764,749 in stakes.

Foaled in 1998 Street Cry was a world class sire, he was by Machiaellian, the champion European two year old, he won both the Prix Morny Group1 at Deauville and the Prix Salamandre Group1 at Longchamp.

His dam, Helen Street, won the Irish Oaks, she by the Derby winner, Troy.

Street Cry - A great sire