Ha ha... an "uphill" horse is a definite beauty mark in my book too Must be all the dressage shows i've seen But it would seem to help with racing and staying balanced, too...
S.S. is going to be an absolute BANG-UP sire of sires... i believe 3 or 4 of the top 5 Japanese studs are by him, if I'm not mistaken.
I think you're right. It's a shame he didn't stay here at stud.