Lady’s Secret, 1986 Horse of the Year and the richest female at one time, died March 4 from complications from foaling a General Meeting colt at Jack Liebau and Tom Capehart’s Valley Creek Farm near Valley Center, Calif. The Thoroughbred mare’s colt is fine and healthy, according to John Glenney, who owned the 21-year-old Secretariat mare with his wife, Kim.

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