Kip Deville was an American Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racehorse whose most important win came at age four in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Mile

Breeders' Cup Mile

The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984...

. Bred in Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

 by Dr. Warren Center, Kip Deville was an Eclipse Award

Eclipse Award

The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...

 finalist for American Champion Male Turf Horse in 2007.

In 2008, Kip Deville won his second straight edition of the Maker's Mark Mile Stakes

Maker's Mark Mile Stakes

The Maker's Mark Mile Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky...

 at Keeneland Race Course. Though he was not scheduled to race again until early September, when he would be sent to Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...

 in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 to compete in the Woodbine Mile

Woodbine Mile

The Woodbine Mile is a Grade I stakes race on turf for Thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up held annually in mid September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada...

, a race in which he ran second in 2007. Dutrow decided to try the Poker Handicap

Poker Handicap

The Poker Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it is raced on turf at a distance of one mile ....

. Kip Deville won. He returned to defend his title in the Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...

 in October, 2008. In a thrilling finish, he came in second.

On August 8, 2008, the Oklahoma Thoroughbred Association named Kip Deville its Horse of the Year for 2007. He also won the Older Male and Turf Runner awards. Kip Deville is now the all-time leading accredited Oklahoma-bred runner. Klodike Kaytie (now deceased), the dam of Kip Deville, was named broodmare of the year.

Kip Deville, who won the 2007 NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), finished second in the 2008 Breeders' Cup Mile losing to Goldikova

Goldikova

Goldikova is a champion Thoroughbred racemare based in France, although she has raced in North America and England. She has won fourteen group one races, with nine victories over colts and geldings. This puts her above the great Miesque as the only European-trained horse to have won more than 10...

 . He captured the 2008 Maker's Mark MIle Stakes (gr. IT) and the Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT).

Again, on August 15, 2009, the Oklahoma Thoroughbred Association named Kip Deville as Horse of the Year and best turf runner and older male.

On December 10, 2009, Kip Deville was suffering from laminitis

Laminitis

Laminitis is a disease that affects the feet of ungulates. It is best known in horses and cattle. Symptoms include lameness, and increased temperature in the hooves...

in both front feet and has been given a 20 percent chance to survive.

Kip Deville's owners reported that he was recovering from laminitis and has "improved significantly" in a January 27, 2010 article.

March 2, 2010, Bloodhorse reported that Kip Deville was ready to leave the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital to continue his convalescence in a layup facility.

June 11, 2010, Bloodhorse announced that Kip Deville was euthanized after suffering severe setbacks.