Breeders’ Favorite Is Retired

One of the perils of future betting was made apparent again earlier this week. Street Cry, the favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic which will be run Oct. 26 at Arlington Park near Chicago, was retired because of a problem in his right front ankle, so all of those who bet on him in recent months are out of luck.

Street Cry, the 4-year-old son of Machiavellian who is owned by Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum’s Godolphin Racing, was scheduled to make his next start in the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept. 28 at Belmont.

Second behind Left Bank, who has also since been retired after a near-fatal bout with colic, in the Whitney on Aug. 3 at Saratoga, Street Cry earned his biggest win in the $6-million Dubai World Cup this year.

Trained by Saeed bin Suroor, Street Cry finishes his career with five wins, six seconds and a third in 12 starts and earnings of more than $5.15 million.

Race of the day: Nepenthe is among eight fillies and mares going 1 3/8 miles on turf in the $75,000 Thoroughbred Owners Of California Handicap at Del Mar.

Who’s hot: Vladimir Cerin. The trainer has won with seven of 28 runners.

Who’s not: Bruce Jackson. The trainer, who has Excellentcharacter in today’s first and Sheza Gladiator in the eighth, is winless at Del Mar.

Exotically speaking: A place pick all singling Dog Days in the first, the entry of Dream Day-Speed To Speed in the second, using Magic Mission and Quick To Please in the third, singling Tejan in the fourth, using Groom On The Run and the entry of Noble Kinsman-Scotty Wotty in the fifth, Honest Answer and Red Hot Kitty in the sixth, Tropical Lady, Nepenthe and L’Emeraude in the seventh and singling Life Estate in the eighth.

Winners: Previous day/meet total: 3/74. Money: Previous day/meet total: $16/$427.80. Total money bet: $634.