http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/winners-circle/archive/2012/07/03/strait-stuff-by-david-schmitz.aspxWally and Terry Leong come up with a Queen's Plate winnerenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/winners-circle/archive/2012/07/03/strait-stuff-by-david-schmitz.aspx#223711Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:54:53 GMTb1464f20-99eb-45e5-b651-41da03ecff36:223711Yukon<p>Thank God Strait of Dover was sent to Woodbine! &nbsp;There are few better pedigrees to be found than his dam&#39;s and his sire was proven time and time again not only over turf but over a distance. &nbsp;It was unlikely this horse with a classic pedigree could ever have fulfilled his promise on a six furlong track like Hastings Park. &nbsp;Strait of Dover needed a much longer track with wide sweeping turns. &nbsp;</p> <p>Even more miraculous is that Strait of Dover wasn&#39;t gelded which so often happens to colts in western Canada regardless of their pedigree. &nbsp;It&#39;s always the same rationale. &nbsp;Too hard to handle. &nbsp;What a terrible waste that would have been. &nbsp;Now the Leongs have a classic-winning three year-old with a classic pedigree from one of the best families in the stud book. It&#39;s just too bad they had not realized earlier how successful the Mr. Prospector cross with Northern Dancer has been, especially his son Smart Strike with Northern Dancer-line mares. &nbsp;I&#39;ll be pulling for Strait of Dover for the upcoming Breeder&#39;s Stakes and other lucrative Woodbine stakes. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <img src="http://cs.bloodhorse.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=223711" width="1" height="1">