Street Cry son to stand at Dunvegan Stud  

Lindsay Ward • October 23, 2019

Spokesperson for Dunvegan Stud, Natalie Nikiforuk said that, with the retirement of their stallion Brunswick, True Sense is a very exciting and welcome addition for stallion duties.

TRUE SENSE , son of Street Cry and full brother to Kentucky Derby and Breeders cup Juvenile Winner Street Sense, has relocated to Alberta. One of Manitoba's leading sires has been moved to the Dunvegan Stud at Fairview, Alberta Canada.

His sire, Street Cry United Arab Emirates Horse of the Year, is best known as Sire of: Winx (Three times Australia’s Horse of the year and voted Longines 2018 Worlds Best Race horse) and as the sire of America's Horse of the Year 2010 Zenyatta.

True Sense sired four crops in Manitoba including 29 foals, 20 starters, 11 winners of 28 races, 2 stakes winners and earnings of $239,838, Berazzle ($42,011), Truly N Terrific ($40,016), Smart Sense ($25,009), True Louie ($21,794), Sintalena ($20,373), True Kommando ($19,780), Sweet Indulgence ($16,096), Give Me That Wink ($10,486), Trading Game ($9,465).

Spokesperson for Dunvegan Stud, Natalie Nikiforuk said that, with the retirement of their stallion Brunswick, True Sense is a very exciting and welcome addition for stallion duties.

True Sense will be standing at Dunvegan Stud in Fairview, Alberta for an introductory stud fee of $1500.

Inquiries to Ray Nikiforuk 780-835-4890 or rnikiforuk@gmail.com.

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