Great Lady M. (USA)
March 23, 1975 – 1997
Icecapade (USA) x Sovereign Lady (USA), by Young Emperor (GB)
Family 22-d
March 23, 1975 – 1997
Icecapade (USA) x Sovereign Lady (USA), by Young Emperor (GB)
Family 22-d
Great Lady M., was not a great racehorse, but she was a more than useful sprinter about as good as anything her tail-female line had produced in several generations. She passed on her own speed, toughness, and soundness in full measure to her champion daughter Lady's Secret and had a number of other daughters that made significant contributions to Thoroughbred breeding.
Race record
58 starts, 14 wins, 9 seconds, 7 thirds, US$332,008
1978:
1979:
1980:
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American female sprinters of 1980, 10 pounds below highweighted Candy Eclair.
As an individual
A small, feminine gray mare, Great Lady M. was sound and tough. She handled both dirt and turf well.
As a producer
Great Lady M. produced 14 named foals, of which 12 started and won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Great Lady M. was bred by Sal Tufano. She was owned by Robert Spreen and was trained by D. Wayne Lukas. In 1984, Great Lady M. was consigned to the Keeneland November mixed sale, in foal to Seattle Slew, and sold for US$2.7 million to Michael Stavola; she was afterward owned by Joseph and William Stavola, Inc.
Pedigree notes
Great Lady M. Is inbred 3x5 to two-time English/Irish champion sire Nearco, an unbeaten champion on the race course. She is also inbred 4x5x5 to six-time English/Irish champion sire Hyperion, winner of the 1933 Derby Stakes and St. Leger Stakes. She is a half sister to Flip’s Little Girl (by Flip Sal), dam of 1991 Ashland Stakes (USA-G1) winner Do It With Style (by Pancho Villa) and stakes winners Rattenburys Bank (by Verbatim), So Unforgettable (by Bucksplasher), and Angelina Capote (by Capote).
Great Lady M. was produced from the winner Sovereign Lady (by 1965 English and Irish champion 2-year-old male Young Emperor), a half sister to stakes winners Favorite Beau (by Beau Brummel), Bridewell (by Roberto), and Queen of Cornwall (by Cornish Prince). The last-named mare is the second dam of Australian Group 2 winner Newquay and Australian Group 3 winner Civil List and the third dam of multiple Australian Group 1 winner Gold Edition and multiple Swiss champion Ma Petite Folie.
Sovereign Lady and her siblings are out of Sweety Kid (by Olympia), whose full sister Londonderry Air is the second dam of Canadian Grade 3 winner Arcadian Stag. Produced from the English-bred My Babu mare Trustworthy II, Sweety Kid is also a half sister to Grade 3 winner Ferly (by Traffic Judge), dam of stakes winners Bally Knockan (by Exclusive Native) and Ecstatic Pride (by J. O. Tobin) and second dam of 1983 Venezuelan champion 2-year-old male The Iron and Grade 3 winner River Traffic.
Last updated: April 7, 2024
Race record
58 starts, 14 wins, 9 seconds, 7 thirds, US$332,008
1978:
- Won Mission Viejo Stakes (USA, 6FD, Los Alamitos; new track record 1:09-4/5)
- 2nd Thanksgiving Day Handicap (USA, 6.5FD, Los Alamitos)
- 3rd Rockette Stakes (USA, 6FD, Rockingham Park)
- 3rd Las Flores Handicap (USA, 6FD, Santa Anita)
1979:
- Won La Brea Stakes (USA, 7FD, Santa Anita)
- Won Orange Coast Handicap (USA, 6FD, Los Alamitos; equaled track record 1:09-4/5)
- 2nd A Gleam Handicap (USA, 6FD, Hollywood)
- 2nd Manta Handicap (first division) (USA, 8.5FD, Santa Anita)
- 2nd Autumn Days Handicap (USA, about 6.5FT, Santa Anita)
- 3rd Aprisa Handicap (USA, 5.5FD, Pomona)
1980:
- Won Autumn Days Handicap (USA, about 6.5FT, Santa Anita)
- Won Rancho Bernardo Handicap (USA, 6FD, Del Mar)
- Won Las Cienegas Handicap (USA, about 6.5FT, Santa Anita)
- Won A Gleam Handicap (USA, 6FD, Hollywood)
- 3rd Morvich Handicap (USA, about 6.5FT, Santa Anita)
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American female sprinters of 1980, 10 pounds below highweighted Candy Eclair.
As an individual
A small, feminine gray mare, Great Lady M. was sound and tough. She handled both dirt and turf well.
As a producer
Great Lady M. produced 14 named foals, of which 12 started and won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Lady’s Secret (1982, by Secretariat) was the 1986 American Horse of the Year. She is the second dam of Japanese Group 2 winner Sound Barrier and the third dam of Japanese Group 2 winner Sound Chiara and Japanese Group 3 winner My Style.
- Missy Slew (1985, by Seattle Slew) won the 1989 Philadelphia Handicap. She is the dam of restricted stakes winner Vow (by Rahy).
- Great Lady Sharon (1986, by Alydar) won one of her 14 starts. She is the dam of stakes winner Baldy’s Dream (by Green Dancer) and the second dam of multiple French Group 3 winner Slew the Red. She is also the third dam of 2018 American champion female sprinter Shamrock Rose and Canadian Grade 2 winner Loyalty.
- Great Christine (1987, by Danzig) won one of nine starts. She is the dam of 2003 Japanese champion older female Believe (by Sunday Silence) and the second dam of 2022 Sprinters Stakes (JPN-G1) winner Gendarme.
- Mary’s Spirit (1989, by Mr. Prospector) won her only start. She is the second dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Leah’s Secret and Canadian Grade 3 winner Bear Tough Guy. She is also the third dam of Grade 3 winner Nicodemus.
- One Great Lady (1990, by Fappiano) won two of her 18 starts. She is the third dam of 2019 Gran Premio General San Martin (ARG-G1) winner Glorious Moment and of 2024 Gran Premio Gilberto Lerena (ARG-G1) winner Ballado's Beach.
- Star My Life (1994, by Storm Cat) won one of six starts. She is the second dam of Japanese Group 3 winner Trend Hunter and the third dam of 2021 Japanese champion 2-year-old filly Circle of Life.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Great Lady M. was bred by Sal Tufano. She was owned by Robert Spreen and was trained by D. Wayne Lukas. In 1984, Great Lady M. was consigned to the Keeneland November mixed sale, in foal to Seattle Slew, and sold for US$2.7 million to Michael Stavola; she was afterward owned by Joseph and William Stavola, Inc.
Pedigree notes
Great Lady M. Is inbred 3x5 to two-time English/Irish champion sire Nearco, an unbeaten champion on the race course. She is also inbred 4x5x5 to six-time English/Irish champion sire Hyperion, winner of the 1933 Derby Stakes and St. Leger Stakes. She is a half sister to Flip’s Little Girl (by Flip Sal), dam of 1991 Ashland Stakes (USA-G1) winner Do It With Style (by Pancho Villa) and stakes winners Rattenburys Bank (by Verbatim), So Unforgettable (by Bucksplasher), and Angelina Capote (by Capote).
Great Lady M. was produced from the winner Sovereign Lady (by 1965 English and Irish champion 2-year-old male Young Emperor), a half sister to stakes winners Favorite Beau (by Beau Brummel), Bridewell (by Roberto), and Queen of Cornwall (by Cornish Prince). The last-named mare is the second dam of Australian Group 2 winner Newquay and Australian Group 3 winner Civil List and the third dam of multiple Australian Group 1 winner Gold Edition and multiple Swiss champion Ma Petite Folie.
Sovereign Lady and her siblings are out of Sweety Kid (by Olympia), whose full sister Londonderry Air is the second dam of Canadian Grade 3 winner Arcadian Stag. Produced from the English-bred My Babu mare Trustworthy II, Sweety Kid is also a half sister to Grade 3 winner Ferly (by Traffic Judge), dam of stakes winners Bally Knockan (by Exclusive Native) and Ecstatic Pride (by J. O. Tobin) and second dam of 1983 Venezuelan champion 2-year-old male The Iron and Grade 3 winner River Traffic.
Last updated: April 7, 2024