Strait of Dover wins the Queen's Plate.
Photo: Michael Burns Photography
Strait of Dover wins the Queen's Plate at Woodbine.
Photo: Michael Burns Photography
Strait of Dover wins the Queen's Plate.
Photo: Michael Burns Photography
Strait of Dover wins the Queen's Plate.
Photo: Michael Burns Photography
Strait of Dover - Woodbine June 18, 2012.
Photo: Michael Burns
Strait of Dover - Woodbine June 18, 2012.
Photo: Michael Burns
Straight of Dover wins the 2012 Marine Stakes.
Photo: Michael Burns
Strait of Dover, who won the 2012 Queen's Plate at Woodbine and earned the Sovereign Award for champion 3-year-old male, was euthanized July 14 due to complications following surgery for a twisted large colon.
Seventy-three horses have been made eligible for the 154th edition of the historic Queen's Plate, to be held July 7 at Woodbine.
Uncaptured, a contender on the Triple Crown Trail until his 10th-place finish in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I), was honored April 19 as Canada's 2012 Horse of the Year during the Sovereign Awards ceremony.
Dixie Strike, impressive winner of the Prince of Wales last month, is the 5-2 morning line favorite from a field of 14 entered for the Breeders' Stakes, the final jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine Aug. 5.
Queen's Plate winner Strait of Dover, who would have been favored in the Breeders' Stakes on turf at Woodbine Aug. 5, is out for the season with a leg injury.
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Now the winner of four consecutive races, Strait of Dover not only went gate to wire to defeat Irish Mission but set a new Woodbine track record of 2:01.99 for the Polytrack surface.
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The result hardly seemed in doubt as Strait of Dover led from the outset en route to capturing the prestigious 153rd Queen's Plate in track-record time June 24 at Woodbine.
Strait of Dover, on a three-race win streak for trainer Dan Vella, has been installed as the slight 3-1 morning line favorite for the 153rd renewal of the Queen's Plate, Canada's most famous race.
Strait of Dover, whose career has taken off since arriving in trainer Daniel Vella's barn at Woodbine, emerged as an early Queen's Plate favorite with his 6 1/2-length romp in the $156,206 Marine Stakes May 12.
| Trainer | Daniel J. Vella |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Justin Stein |
| Owner | Canyon Farms |
| Breeder | Canyon Farms |
| Strait of Dover View Five-Cross Pedigree | English Channel | Smart Strike |
| Belva | ||
| Bahrain Star | Danzig | |
| Antigua Rose (GB) |
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| Upstart |
| California Chrome |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| Texas Red |
| Bodemeister |
| International Star |
| Far Right |
| Buddy's Saint |
| Dortmund |
| Main Sequence |
