Deceit Dancer (foaled 1982 in

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) is a Canadian Champion

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Background

Bred by

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, owner of her sire,

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, and her dam,

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, Deceit Dancer was purchased by

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racing stable owner Bahnam K. Yousif. Deceit Dancer was conditioned for racing by future

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trainer Gil Rowntree from a base of

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Racing career

In 1984, the two-year-old Deceit Dancer won five of her six starts including three stakes wins. Racing for her owner's ''

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'', B.K.Y. Stables, she won the

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. For new owner,

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Maktoum Al Maktoum of the

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, who reportedly paid $1 million for her, she won the

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and Glorious Song Stakes. Deceit Dancer's performances earned her the 1984

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for

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. On February 13, 1985, Deceit Dancer made her three-year-old debut in a division of the Joe Namath Stakes at

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running a distant third to winner, One Fine Lady. She went on to run third in the Canadian Oaks and win her only significant race of the year, the

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at her Woodbine Racetrack home base.''Toronto Star'' - April 28, 1986
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References

Deceit Dancer's pedigree and partial racing stats
{{reflist 1982 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Canada Racehorses trained in Canada Sovereign Award winners Thoroughbred family 18