Strait of Dover, who captured the 2012 Queen’s Plate in his final start, was euthanized on Sunday, July 14 due to complications following surgery for a twisted large colon at Milton Equine Hospital.
Trained by Dan Vella and ridden confidently by Justin Stein, the Canyon Farms homebred made every pole a winning one while taking the $1-million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, in Plate record time.
“I’m shocked and heartbroken that he’s gone,” said Stein. “He had a true racehorse heart. He knew how to win. He was getting better and better with every start.”