Deceptive (Clever Trick), the dam of two-time Breeders' Cup champion Mizdirection (Mizzen Mast), died July 17 at Glencrest Farm at 27.
Owned and bred by Joseph J. Perrotta, Deceptive was out of the stakes winner Subtle Wave (Wavering Monarch), making her a half-sister to MSP The Big Wave and SP Madame Diva (Mr. Greeley). The latter was the mother of MSW & MGSP Captain Serious. Her female family also included a branch that ultimately yielded MSW Takethemoneyhoney (Golden Lad), already a two-time stakes winner in 2026 and with four total black-type victories to her name.
As a broodmare, Deceptive's most accomplished offspring by far was the aforementioned Breeders' Cup winner Mizdirection. Claiming the 2012 GI Turf Sprint as a seasonal cap, the grey daughter of Mizzen Mast was nigh untouchable in 2013 save for an uncharacteristic fifth in the GI Just a Game Stakes. She ended her career with a title defense in the Turf Sprint, where she and Reneesgotzip (City Zip) topped the boys against a 13-strong field at Santa Anita.
Mizdirection would sell to Al Shaqab Racing in that year's FTKNOV sale for $2.7-million. She's since become the mother of three French winners with a juvenile filly in the wings.
“We can't say enough about Mr. Perrotta and his wonderful mare,” said Glencrest Farm partner and manager, John W. Greathouse III. “She was one of the nicest mares on the farm, and Mr. Perrotta has always been a wonderful Glencrest client.”
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