Halter worn by Deputy Minister. 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 the 1981 Sovereign and Eclipse Award winner as North American Champion 2-Yr-Old, and was also voted Canada's Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year. He is also the sire of Dehere, 1993 Juvenile Champion and one of only a few horse to sweep Saratoga's top two-year-old races: the Sanford, Saratoga Special and Hopeful. Halters worn Dehere and by his dam, Sister Dot, are also available in this auction. Sister Dot was a daughter of Triple Crown winner Secretariat.