Details
| Name / Japanese | Heart’s Cry / ハーツクライ |
| Birth Year | 2001 |
| Sex | male |
| Earnings | 555,731,000 yen (only JRA) |
| Races-Win / G1-Win | 19-5 / 13-2 |
| Sire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam (Sire) | Irish Dance (Tony Bin) |
| Other site link | JBIS / Umanity / netkeiba |
| Awards | JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (2005) |
All G1 races + grade race he won
| Y D/M |
Track | Race | No. | Pl. |  |
| 2004 18/04 |
Nakayama T2000 |
Satsuki Sho (G1) | 16 | 14 | ◆ |
| 2004 08/05 |
Kyoto T2200 |
Kyoto Shimbun Hai (G2) | 11 | 1 | G |
| 2004 30/05 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) (G1) | 5 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2004 24/10 |
Kyoto T3000 |
Kikuka Sho (G1) | 10 | 7 | ◆ |
| 2004 28/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 3 | 10 | ◆ |
| 2004 26/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 5 | 9 | ◆ |
| 2005 01/05 |
Kyoto T3200 |
Tenno Sho (spring) (G1) | 16 | 5 | ◆ |
| 2005 26/06 |
Hanshin T2200 |
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) | 4 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2005 30/10 |
Tokyo T2000 |
Tenno Sho (autumn) (G1) | 10 | 6 | ◆ |
| 2005 27/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 16 | 2 | ◆ |
| 2005 25/12 |
Nakayama T2500 |
Arima Kinen (G1) | 10 | 1 | ◆ |
| 2006 25/03 |
Nad Al Sheba T2410 |
Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) | 5 | 1 | G |
| 2006 29/07 |
Ascot T2414 |
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) | 4 | 3 | G |
| 2006 26/11 |
Tokyo T2400 |
Japan Cup (G1) | 1 | 10 | ◆ |
- In the Satsuki Sho, the first classic race, Heart’s Cry lost by a large.
- In the Kyoto Shimbun Hai, he won defeating Suzuka Mambo.
It was his first grade race win. - In the Tokyo Yushun, the second classic race, he stayed off the pace and came from behind.
He showed a good run.
But King Kamehameha had a much better run.
After that, he could not win for a while. - In the Takarazuka Kinen, he lost to Sweep Tosho by a neck.
- In the Japan Cup (2005), he lost to Alkaased by 3cm.
- In the Arima kinen, his jockey changed his racing style.
He ran third or fourth from the front.
He took the lead early and won without being overtaken by Deep Impact.
It was a first G1 win for him.
(It was Deep Impact’s first lose and the only lose in a Japanese race.)
His connections announced that he would be running in a foreign race in 2006. - In the Dubai Sheema Classic, he won easily by 4 lengths.
- In the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, he and Electrocutionist competed hard in the home stretch.
Hurricane Run took a chance and overtook the two horses.
Heart’s Cry finished in 3rd place
The crowd got a lot of excitement.
The British press also praised the race, saying it was the most exciting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in a long time.
- Before the Japan Cup (2006), his connections announced that he had wheezing.
In the race, he finished in 10th place.
He retired due to the illness.
Stud Career
- His crops is such as Just a Way, One and Only, Nuovo Record, Cheval Grand, Suave Richard, Yoshida (USA) and Lys Gracieux, Salios.
- In 2014, Nuovo Record won the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) and One and Only won the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby).
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