Goldsmith Maid (1857 – September 23, 1885) was a prominent Standardbred racemare in the 1870s that was called the "Queen of the Trotters" and had a harness racing career that spanned 13 years.

While Old Ab may have been gentle and even tempered, her first foal was a wild, fiery-tempered filly that jumped and crashed through Decker's fences and ran through the corn fields of his neighbors.

[1] Though she was untamed, one of Decker's hired hands secretly rode Maid in several local horse races, and she became known as a fast, albeit ill-tempered, runner.

[1][2] Decker in turn sold Maid to William Tompkins, a harness racer, a few days later for $400 while en route to his home in Newburgh, New York.

[1] In the spring of 1865, Goldsmith Maid was 8 years old, was unbroken, and had a persistent upper respiratory infection that lasted throughout her maiden season.

[2] Bodine and Goldsmith decided not to use check reins, a martingale, blinders, or a whip with her, instead treating her with kindness and allowing her to set her own pace.

[1] Goldsmith, believing that the 11-year-old mare was nearing the end of her career, sold her to Budd Doble, a popular harness racer and trainer, in 1868 for $20,000.

[1] From 1869 to 1874, Goldsmith Maid became immensely popular with the American public, attracting thousands of spectators to special match races that pitted her against the nation's top harness racers.