Midnight Martini lands Cranbourne Cup

Midnight Martini led home a Street Cry trifecta when dashing away in the home straight to win Sunday’s Listed Cranbourne Cup over 2025m and become the 57th Stakes winner for her sire.

Poised to challenge into the home straight, Midnight Martini produced an impressive turn of foot to race clear, eased towards the finish to score over Streets Away and Streaky Fella in a 1,2 3 for finish for Street Cry.

“She’s certainly deserved this, blinkers today made all the difference.” winning trainer Mark Kavanagh said. Kavanagh, who trained Street Cry Group 1 winners Shocking and Whobegotyou, added, “She is by my favourite sire you know.”

Midnight Martini was bred by Mill Park Stud who still share in the ownership of the five-year-old, whose granddam Sawatdee won the 1997 New Zealand Oaks.

Street Cry is the sire of 13 Group or Grade 1 winners, headed by Champion mare Zenyatta and his sons Street Boss, who is standing at Darley Northwood Park for $11,000 incl GST in 2012 and Street Sense, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Kentucky Derby and standing alongside his sire in 2012 at $38,500.

Steet Cry is standing at Darley Kelvinside in 2012 at a fee of $110,000 incl. GST.