Silver Deputy

Silver Deputy
SireDeputy Minister
GrandsireVice Regent
DamSilver Valley
DamsireMr. Prospector
SexStallion
Foaled1985
CountryCanada
ColourDark bay/brown
BreederInternational Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.
OwnerWindfields Farm
TrainerMacdonald Benson
Record2: 2-0-0
EarningsCan$41,820
Major wins
Swynford Stakes (1998)
Honours
Silver Deputy Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack

Silver Deputy (February 25, 1985, in Ontario – October 4, 2014)[1] was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known as a top sire in North America. He was a son of Deputy Minister, who was an Eclipse and Sovereign Award winning runner and the 1997/98 Leading sire in North America. His dam was Silver Valley, a daughter of Mr. Prospector, the 1987/88 Leading sire in North America and nine-time Leading broodmare sire in North America.[2]

Silver Deputy was purchased for $200,000 by Windfields Farm of Oshawa, Ontario at the Fasig-Tipton July 1986 select yearling auction in Kentucky. After he won the Grade III Swynford Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack, an injury ended his racing career and he began stallion duty in 1989. He initially stood at stud Windfields Farm in Canada, but his immediate success led to demand from United States breeders and he was sent to stand at Brookdale Farm near Versailles, Kentucky, where he became one of the most consistent stallions in the state.[3]

  1. ^ "Major Sire Silver Deputy Euthanized at Age 29 - News,". www.cthsont.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08.
  2. ^ Pedigree Query
  3. ^ February 4, 2009 spotlight on silver deputy