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.
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.
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?
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
b7jay357 Says:
7/04/2012 9:17:15 AM
that's exactly what i've been thinking. zenyatta's amazing, but why diminish lady's accomplishments...?
TheExoticAnimal Says:
25/11/2011 1:02:13 PM
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.
dolcevitausa Says:
14/06/2011 12:43:06 PM
I agree the 80's was chock full of good fillies and mares on both coasts...
d9y8l7a6n5 Says:
21/03/2011 2:25:57 PM
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 Says:
15/12/2010 2:02:17 PM
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 Says:
13/11/2010 2:55:52 PM
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 Says:
13/10/2010 5:17:22 PM
I am listening to the names of the other horses in the race-that is one HELL of a field of mares!!!!!
horses887 Says:
13/05/2010 1:00:12 PM
AND THE THEY'RE OFF! lol! listen to the begining! poor lady's secret! Why don't they find a different one for zenyatta!
cf1970 Says:
5/12/2009 1:33:13 AM
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.
Wiseguyintraining Says:
4/12/2009 4:41:47 PM
I think it is tragedy that they are going to rename the Lady Secret Handicap to the Zenyatta Handicap
lengua92 Says:
3/08/2009 11:54:15 AM
She ran 15 races that year. You don't see that any more.
thackery12 Says:
22/06/2009 12:23:44 AM
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.
thackery12 Says:
22/06/2009 12:21:04 AM
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 Says:
15/05/2009 11:02:35 AM
Lady's Secret...top five greatest filly/mare in the last 100 years.
jhordanian Says:
4/02/2009 5:54:10 PM
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.
jhordanian Says:
4/02/2009 5:41:30 PM
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 Says:
20/01/2009 12:09:42 PM
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
badumpy Says:
27/10/2008 2:24:58 AM
i agree with you alydar star (by the way i wished alydar could have beat affirmed)
ilovehorses096 Says:
28/09/2008 2:58:17 PM
lady's sercet is beautiful i love she is just like her father secretariat and won easily
dolcevitausa Says:
11/07/2008 6:30:48 AM
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.