Lady's Secret - 1986 Breeders Cup Distaff

[TheExoticAnimal]

lady's secret will ALWAYS be better than zenyatta. I dont under stand why they bred lady secret when she was still able to race..... they should of waited till she retired.

[TheExoticAnimal]

she takes after her father :)

[d9y8l7a6n5]

Great race. Almost wish she ran in the Classic that year, she would have won easily, I'm sure of it. This was too easy for her. The Classic would have been spectacular with her in there. Its a shame her campaign the following year after this would turn out to be nothing short of a disaster.

[chels2315]

wow this is the first time i have ever heard of lady's secret and the first race i have ever watched of her! i like her alot...how many races did she win?

[LilyBme]

whose lame brain idea was it to change the name of the race? Switch it back to the original namesake, Lady's Secret. It's a disgrace...racing fans will always remember the Iron Lady!

[downhomesunset]

I am listening to the names of the other horses in the race-that is one HELL of a field of mares!!!!!

[dolcevitausa]

@downhomesunset

I agree the 80's was chock full of good fillies and mares on both coasts...

[horses887]

AND THE THEY'RE OFF! lol! listen to the begining! poor lady's secret! Why don't they find a different one for zenyatta!

[Wiseguyintraining]

I think it is tragedy that they are going to rename the Lady Secret Handicap to the Zenyatta Handicap

[cf1970]

I completely agree. What an insult to the memory of the great daughter of Secretariat. I love Zenyatta, but they could have named a new race for her.

Take care.

[ThePixiePoet]

WOW!!! She is cool!!! (And HOT at the same time!)

[lengua92]

She ran 15 races that year. You don't see that any more.

[thackery12]

Lady's Secret was great, just like her daddy. What a shame that her foals weren't as good as she was. Guess they picked the wrong stallions for her.

[dahoss65]

Lady's Secret...top five greatest filly/mare in the last 100 years.

[householdersss]

Wow! The Distaff at 1 1/4. Pretty impressive fractions 46 and change 110 flat 134 change.

[jhordanian]

Lady's Secret was very very good as a 3 year old, sweeping New York's fall championship for fillies and mares. But she was absolutely GREAT at 4. She won 10 of 15 starts(at 4), winning 8 grade 1 races. Thtat's the most grade 1s any horse has ever won in a single year since the grading system was created in 73'. She was 9 for 11 against females. And though she was only 1 for 4 vs. males, she won the grade 1 Whitney, ran a monster 2nd to Precisionist in the Woodward, and was 3rd in the Met Mile.

[jhordanian]

Lady's Secret was very very good as a 3 year old, sweeping New York's fall championship for fillies and mares. But she was absolutely GREAT at 4. She won 10 of 15 starts(at 4), winning 8 grade 1 races. Thtat's the most grade 1s any horse has ever won in a single year since the grading system was created in 73'. She was 9 for 11 against females. And though she was only 1 for 4 vs. males, she won the grade 1 Whitney, ran a MONSTER 2nd to Precisionist in the Woodward, and was 3rd in the Met Mile.

[dreamershavemorefun]

i never knew she was a grey i always though she was chestnut like her father. She is amazing by far in the select group of fillies

[ilovehorses096]

lady's sercet is beautiful i love she is just like her father secretariat and won easily

[dolcevitausa]

Lady's Secret could do not wrong that season! Lukas had her perfectly trained. Said it in another post but great decade for fillies and mares with two HOTY and two Derby winners.

[ALYDARSTAR]

Lady´s Secret was, without any doubt, one of the greatest ever... She belongs to the very select group of Ruffian, Gallorete, Personal Ensing, Busher... The "Iron Lady" faced and beat so many good horses and fillies... yes, those were unforgetable years...

[badumpy]

i agree with you alydar star (by the way i wished alydar could have beat affirmed)

[thackery12]

Me too. I loved Alydar. My dad, who's been a handicapper since I was a kid, told me that Alydar would never change leads. You can see it in the Triple Crown races. If Alydar had changed leads, he might've had the stamina to beat Affirmed.

[ReubenJamez]

Lady's Secret is a beautiful horse with a mind of her own ! In one race she decided to stop running and watch the crowd. She must have had a headache that day ! She is a beautiful lady with colors of lavender gray with black tail and mane.

[Jazzgirl8888]

What a stunningly beautiful horse and exciting race!

Thank you so much for posting this race cf1970!I will be back often to watch it!I hope you will have a great day cf!Talk to you later!

Jazzy

[losarman]

I was there when for this race and I rememember that it was the race of the day. The one that the crowd which the crowd was waiting. The card started early in the day facilitate ECT. The crowd started cheering and clapping as she approached the club house turn onthe 1st circuit. As she crossed the line there was a huge surge to get to see her come in. The rest of the day was an anti climax after that as everybody knew they had seen the horse of the year and that she was thetrue start ofthe day.

[shellpen10]

She reminded me of her daddy---she put it into another gear at the top of the stretch.....

[cf1970]

I agree. Doesn't she though?

I love it when Durkin also says: "..and it's the gray daughter of Secretariat", and "Lady's Secret in front by four!", and "...and here is a BRILLIANT champion! Lady's Secret, another FLAWLESS performance!"

My mom adores this horse and race too.

Have a wonderful day!

[shellpen10]

Thank you...She had class and she had a big body for a mare....did you notice...I like how she mentioned the grey daughter of Sec too....I would love to see those videos if you get them...I also liked it when Smarty Jones won because they mentioned his lineage back to Big Red...

[cf1970]

Yeah, The Iron Lady wasn't the tallest or longest horse, but she was sure was THICK, just like daddy!

I'm really hoping it pans out that I get those races, it would make my month!

Smarty Jones...I love that horse too. What a talent he was. Agreed. A fine descendant of our boy, Secretariat!

Thanks so much for your time and continued support.

God bless and talk to you soon.

[shellpen10]

Lady's Secret her own boss..did you notice her hind quarters????? WOW......kinda sounds like the only reference is himself....

[cf1970]

She had huge hind quarters, didn't she?

Runs in the family... ;-)

Take care.

[bon1042]

I wonder if they weighed her heart?

[shellpen10]

She had that x-tra gear like her old man.....

[shellpen10]

Hand-ridden like her old man too!!!!

[atreju1979]

In 1986 Lady's Secret raced the boys in some races too, and won. One of those I think was the Whitney Stakes. Can anyone post that video, or any of her other races?

[cf1970]

Hi. Funny you should say that.

I might have obtained The Iron Lady's '86 Whitney and Personal Ensign's '88 Whitney, where she also beat the boys.

I've got my fingers crosssed. I'm DYING to see both of them!

Here's to hoping! Thanks for watching.

[shellpen10]

Thanks for the video on Secs daughter...So nice to see someone else looks for his offspring also...Anyone have video on General Assembly??? He also looked like his pappy and won either the Preakness or the Belmont?

[cf1970]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

Yeah, General Assembly looked just like his daddy, but sadly he never won any of the Triple Crown races. The Bid dominated the 3 year old season that year, save the Belmont.

Take care.

[alexiacutaia]

Yah she is a beatuy, looks just like her.

[cf1970]

Sweet. Have a good day.

[alexiacutaia]

She is a great horse

Grandma to my 6 year old mare

[cf1970]

That's wonderful!

Your horse must be a beauty.

Take care.

[scandblue]

Oh she did her Daddy proud! What a great filly! Thank you so much!

[cf1970]

She sure did. I love Lady's Secret too. She's awesome. You are quite welcome and thank YOU for viewing. Take care.

[ruffian72]

One of my favorite videos on youtube. Amazing filly,thanks so much for this!

[cf1970]

You are so very welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting. I love Lady's Secret to pieces. God bless.

[k7m4]

you are correct on she did die during foaling, but keep in mind that she did give birth to eleven foals before her death. incuding seven money earners. two of them made near or over 100,000 and her best philly was by mr.prospector made over 500,000, her name was good looks in 1992.

[cf1970]

Yes indeed, Lady's Secret did have success in the breeding shed. I see where my above statement is worded inaccurately. My actual intent was: "She was bred [which I meant as success in giving birth, oops] but sadly died while foaling, [which I should have said came later]." Hope that clears things up. What did you think of the race she ran here? Wasn't she terrific? Take care.

[k7m4]

simply brilliant, it was delightfully reminiscent of her father wasnt it? im just curious as to why she didnt run in the oaks or any of the philly crow races, or did she? and finish off the board? i do see she made 45 starts and finished off the board only eight times, pretty impressive.

[jhordanian]

Her trainer D Wayne Lukas kept her sprinting until the fall of her 3 year old season in 1985, so she did not run in races like the Kentucky Oaks, Mother Goose, and Coaching Club American Oaks. Evidently, Lukas did not feel Ladys Secret could rate when she was younger.

[XxemoxqueenxX]

o_o....

WOW

She took the lead on the BC's Distaff right form the begginning and kept it throughout the whole race.

And she still won it looking like she could go even faster everytime! What a glorious filly! Thanks a lot for posting this running diamond!

[cf1970]

Ah yes, I love Lady's Secret too. She's just like her daddy, in many ways. So glad you liked it! God bless.

[1jazzsinga]

Was she ever bred?

Nice win! Thanks to Carly for tubing this one.

[cf1970]

She was bred, but sadly died while foaling. What a magnificent horse she was. Thanks to Carly? Take care.

[dickclarkfan1]

Lady's Secret was one in a million when it comes to racing fillies. She was destioned for great things.

[cf1970]

She was a rare treasure, I agree. A beautiful girl. Take care.

[bon1042]

Oh.... MY !!!!

[cf1970]

LOL. Enberg couldn't have said it better! You hit the nail on the head, bon! Thanks for the great post.

[gfn02]

A Ha! The daugher of SECRETARIAT! Leave it to cf to post a true gem!

[cf1970]

Glad you enjoyed it, gf! She was a true "Iron Lady"! What a beauty! Take care