Thoroughbred Art Oil Painting of Lady’s Secret, by Fred Stone to be sold at the beginning of the Thoroughbred Sale.Oklahoma-bred Lady’s Secret raced for Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein and trainer D. Wayne Lukas during the time the couple won three Eclipse Awards in the outstanding owner category. Lady’s Secret won a career total of 22 stakes, including 10 in both 1985 and 1986. Her Horse of the Year season was fashioned around such grade I wins as the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, Beldame Stakes, Ruffian Handicap, Maskette Stakes, Shuvee Handicap, Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap, La Canada Stakes, and the Whitney Handicap over males. She started three other times against males that year and placed in all three.
A future Hall of Famer, Lady’s Secret raced sparingly in 1987 and without as much distinction that she had showed earlier. She was retired that fall with 25 wins from 45 starts and earnings of $3,021,325.
Lady’s Secret, 1986 Horse of the Year and the richest female at one time, died March 4, 2003 from complications from foaling a General Meeting colt at Jack Liebau and Tom Capehart’s Valley Creek Farm near Valley Center, Calif.