Deceit (horse)

Deceit
Sire	Prince John
Grandsire	Princequillo
Dam	Double Agent
Damsire	Double Jay
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1968
Country	United States
Colour	Dark Bay
Breeder	Leslie Combs II & Charles H. Wacker III
Owner	Windfields Farm
Trainer	Del W. Carroll
Record	27: 14-6-4
Earnings	US$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)

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]

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 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