Deceit (horse)

Deceit (foaled May 3, 1968, in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racemare bred by Leslie Combs II and Charles H. Wacker III, and owned by E. P. Taylor's Windfields Farm. Deceit was sired by Prince John, a four-time leading broodmare sire in North America, and out of the mare Double Agent, a daughter of Double Jay who was the 1946 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and also a four-time leading broodmare sire in North America.[1]

Deceit
SirePrince John
GrandsirePrincequillo
DamDouble Agent
DamsireDouble Jay
SexMare
Foaled1968
CountryUnited States
ColourDark Bay
BreederLeslie Combs II & Charles H. Wacker III
OwnerWindfields Farm
TrainerDel W. Carroll
Record27: 14-6-4
EarningsUS$291,230
Major wins
Astarita Stakes (1970)
Colleen Stakes (1970)
Fashion Stakes (1970)
Polly Drummond Stakes (1970)
Acorn Stakes (1971)
Matchmaker Stakes (1971)
Mother Goose Stakes (1971)

Trained by Del Carroll, Deceit raced successfully from age two to four, winning several of the important U.S. northeast races for her gender including the Astarita[2] and Fashion Stakes[3] at age two and the first two legs of the Triple Tiara, the Acorn and Mother Goose Stakes at three.[4]

Dam of a Champion

When her racing career ended, Deceit was sent to stand at the Windfields Farm Maryland division. She was bred first to E. P. Taylor's super-stallion, Northern Dancer then to other important stallions such as Herbager, Graustark, The Minstrel, Nijinsky, Assert and Deputy Minister, among others. However, it was a match with Taylor's Vice Regent which produced Deceit Dancer, the 1984 Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.[5]

Deceit was buried at E.P. Taylors Oshawa Ontario Windfields Farm which is now defunct. The status of the gravesite area, shared with other important Windfields horses, remains in question since a residential subdivision is to be built in close proximity to the gravesite area.

Pedigree
Pedigree of Deceit
Sire
Prince John		 Princequillo Prince Rose Rose Prince
Indolence
Cosquilla Papyrus
Quick Thought
Not Afraid Count Fleet Reigh Count
Quickly
Banish Fear Blue Larkspur
Herodiade
Dam
Double Agent		 Double Jay Balladier Black Toney
Blue Warbler
Broomshot Whisk Broom
Centre Shot
Conniver Discovery Display
Ariadne
The Schemer Challenger
Granny

References
  1. Deceit's pedigree and partial racing stats
  2. New York Times - September 17, 1970
  3. Baltimore Sun - June 28, 1970
  4. Schenectady Gazette - June 17, 1971
  5. Deceit's progeny
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