Spring Premier Auction 2018
Wed, Mar 7, 2018 04:00PM EST - Sat, Mar 24, 2018 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 507
LADY'S SECRET WORN HALTER FROM COLLECTION OF OWNER EUGENE V. KLEIN (SDHOC COLLECTION)
Sold for
$565.20
Sold Price includes BP
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“Lady’s Secret” was an American Eclipse Award-winning thoroughbred race mare that was bred by Robert H. Spreen at the Lucas Farm in Oklahoma. She was listed in the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Spreen sold her for $200000 to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein (the former owner of the San Diego Chargers) and she was prepared for racing by Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. She was a small horse weighing no more than about 900 pounds. But she was a winner. Sired by U.S. Triple Crown champion “Secretariat” and out of Great Lady M. Lady's Secret’s dam was the daughter of the great sire “Icecapade” who although a very fast horse could never compare to his full half sister “Ruffian” the greatest filly of the century. Additionally Lady's Secret was also closely related to Ruffian on her sire’s side since Secretariat was a brother to “Reviewer” (Ruffian's sire) who is considered the second fastest son of “Bold Ruler.” With a pedigree following closely on both sides to Ruffian it is not hard to see where Lady's Secret’s front running style and speed came from for Ruffian was always on the lead.
This lot features Lady Secret’s worn halter from the prestigious collection of the late Eugene V. Klein. Made of woven thick brown leather the halter reveals some wear and includes a specially engraved gold plaque on one of its extensions that reads: “NYRA LADY’S SECRET” featuring the acronym for the New York Racing Association. It’s original buckle remains intact. Lady's Secret won 25 of her 45 races and had nine second-place finishes. The daughter of Secretariat dominated the fillies she raced against and was also competitive against males. In fact after winning the Moccasin Stakes at age two Lady's Secret won three important races at age three including two Grade I events and ran second to stable-mate “Life’s Magic” in the 1985 Breeder’s Cup Distaff. In 1986 four-year-old Lady's Secret defeated the nation's best male horses four times winning 10 of her 15 starts that season all graded stakes races. Eight of these stakes wins were Grade 1 events a single-season Grade 1 winning record only equaled by the champion “Cigar” during his undefeated 1995 campaign. Her lifetime earnings equaled $3021325.
Includes Letter of Provenance from the Klein Family.
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