Deputy Minister (horse)

Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister
Sire	Vice Regent
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Mint Copy
Damsire	Bunty's Flight
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1979
Country	Canada
Colour	Dark Bay
Breeder	Centurion Farm
Owner	Centurion Stables; Kinghaven Farms; Due Process Stable
Trainer	Bill Marko (1981); John J. Tammaro Jr. (1981-2); Reynaldo H. Nobles (1983)
Record	22: 12-2-2
Earnings	US$696,964
Major wins
	Colin Stakes (1981); Clarendon Stakes (1981); Youthful Stakes (1981); Laurel Futurity (1981); Young America Stakes (1981); Tom Fool Handicap (1983); Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship (1983); Donn Handicap (1983)
Awards
	American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (1981); Canadian Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1981); Canadian Horse of the Year (1981); Leading sire in North America (1997, 1998); Leading broodmare sire in North America (2007)
Honours
	Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1988); Deputy Minister Handicap at Gulfstream Park; Deputy Minister Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack

Deputy Minister (May 17, 1979 – September 10, 2004) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred horse racing Champion. At age two, he won eight out of his nine starts and was voted both the Sovereign and Eclipse Awards for Champion 2-Year-Old in Canada and the United States respectively. He also received Canada's Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year. Although his three-year-old campaign was restricted by injury, Deputy Minister rebounded at age four with several major wins.

Retired to stud in 1984, Deputy Minister became an outstanding sire, leading the North American sire list in 1997 and 1998. His most famous offspring were Hall of Fame fillies Go For Wand and Open Mind, Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold and Breeders' Cup Classic winner Awesome Again. Deputy Minister was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1988.

^ "Deputy Minister Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[EquibaseProfile-1] "Deputy Minister Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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