Hard Cry (USA) Horse
About
Hard Cry is a 4yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by Merlin Marechal. He is by Hard Aces out of Artist Cry. Hard Cry has yet to break his maiden, failing to win in three starts. In his most recent race at Fair Grounds on 10 January 2026, he was ridden by Jose Riquelme and finished seventh behind the winner Roadside Banker.
Raced At
Fair GroundsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Grounds 10-Jan-26 1106m R1 Md (of $14,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:07.430, SP: 26.00 tracked the pace four wide, backed up off the pace through the turn, made no progress in the stretch. 1st Roadside Banker ( H Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Runner Runner ( J Mudd 124 , Cd 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Ocean Voyager ( E Murray 124 ) 2.00L 7th Hard Cry ( J Riquelme 124 ) 17.00L See full results | J Riquelme 56.2kg 17.00L | 7 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 21-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R10 Md (of $13,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.360, SP: 34.00 broke slowly, raced towards the rear along the inside and got outrun. 1st Deal Of Faith ( A Concepcion 125 ) 2nd Mister Dennis ( J Loveberry 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Knight's Gold ( M J Pedroza 125 ) 4.50L 9th Hard Cry ( F Astudillo 117 , Cd 122 ) 13.75L See full results | F Astudillo 53.1kg, Cd 55.3kg 13.75L | 9 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 09-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md (of $15,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:14.290, SP: 21.00 leaned inwardly and brushed a rival while off a step slow, raced off of the pace in the three path, bore out to the eight path entering the lane, then flopped back to his left lead and lugged inwardly at the furlong grounds while tiring. 1st Mardi Gras Mambo ( J Guerrero 117 ) 2nd Scootin' Boots ( C Hernandez 117 ) 0.15L 3rd Temple Of Peace ( J Barbosa 125 ) 0.75L 7th Hard Cry ( F Astudillo 117 , Cd 122 ) 6.65L See full results | F Astudillo 53.1kg, Cd 55.3kg 6.65L | 7 (8) |
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