Fall Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 04:00PM EDT - Sat, Nov 4, 2017 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 183
1986 BREEDERS' CUP (SANTA ANITA PARK) DISTAFF CHAMPION TROPHY WON BY 'LADY'S SECRET' (SDHOC COLLECTION)
Sold for
$3,894
Sold Price includes BP
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In 1986 the third Breeders’ Cup was held for the first time under the San Gabriel Mountains at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia California. A record Breeders’ Cup crowd of 69155 were on hand to witness the 4-year-old “Lady’sSecret” go wire to wire to win the Distaff and become the first Breeders’ Cup champion to be named Horse of the Year. Owner Eugene Klein’s four-year-old filly had finished second to her year-older stablemate “Life’s Magic” in the 1985 Distaff at Aqueduct for trainer D. Wayne Lukas but the 1986 Distaff clearly belonged to the ‘Lady’ as she went wire-to-wire to win by 2 ½ lengths a performance that sealed an EclipseAward campaign and Horse of the Year honors. A roan/gray filly by 1973 Triple Crown hero Secretariat Lady’s Secret was purchased privately by Klein as a weanling. Her victory in the Distaff was her fourth straight in a major stakes after facing top male rivals four times earlier in the year including a 4½ lengths win in the historic Whitney Handicap at Saratoga. After winning two of four starts in a limited campaign in 1987 Lady’s Secret was retired with career earnings of $3021325 a record for a filly or mare at the time.
This lot features the beautifully crafted trophy that Lady’s Secret’s owners earned that day at the Breeders’ Cup. Standing 8.5” wide by 13.5” tall the elegant trophy includes a large red-and-white marble base that stretches 4.25 inches high and 8.5 inches wide. A sculptured nine-inch tall prancing horse made of solid bronze is featured on top and is called an écorché which means it shows the muscles of the horse in vivid detail. Thetrophy includes a wraparound gold band that has been engraved on both sides with important information about the event as well as the winning horse. The front side reads: “MR. & MRS. EUGENE V. KLEIN’S LADY’S SECRET Secretariat Great Lady M by Icecapade – WINNER – THIRD RUNNING BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF Santa Anita Park November 1 1986.” The second engraving which appears on the opposite side reads: “LADY’S SECRET Gray Filly – 1982 Bred by: Robert H. Spreen Trainer – D. Wayne Lukas Jockey – Pat Day.” The trophy weighs just over 17 pounds.
Includes Letter of Provenance from the San Diego Hall of Champions.
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