Secreto

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Sire:	Northern Dancer
Grandsire:	Nearctic
Dam:	Betty's Secret
Damsire:	Secretariat
Sex:	Stallion
Foaled:	1981
Country:	United States
Colour:	Bay
Breeder:	E. P. Taylor
Owner:	Luigi Miglietti
Trainer:	David O'Brien
Record:	4: 3-0-1
Earnings:	$326,537 (in UK)
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Tetrarch Stakes (1984) Epsom Derby (1984)
Infobox last updated on: March 1, 2007.

Secreto (February 12, 1981-1999) was a Maryland bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

A son of Northern Dancer, Secretro's damsire was the U.S. Triple Crown champion, Secretariat. He was bred by E. P. Taylor at the Maryland branch of his Windfields Farm. He was purchased by Luigi Miglietti and trained in Ireland by David O'Brien.

In the 1984 Epsom Derby, Secreto defeated the odds-on favourite El Gran Senor, trained by David Obriens's father Vincent, by a short-head. He never ran again after his Derby success and was retired to stud at Calumet Farm in Kentucky before being sent to Japan in 1992 where he died in 1999. His most notable offspring was the 1991 English Two Thousand Guineas winner Mystiko. Secreto's half brother Istabraq won the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham's National Hunt Festival in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Pedigree of Secreto

Sire Northern Dancer	Nearctic	Nearco	Pharos
			Nogara
		Lady Angela	Hyperion
			Sister Sarah
	Natalma	Native Dancer	Polynesian
			Geisha
		Almahmoud	Mahmoud
			Arbitrator
Dam Betty's Secret	Secretariat	Bold Ruler	Nasrullah
			Miss Disco
		Somethingroyal	Princequillo
			Imperatrice
	Betty Loraine	Prince John	Princequillo
			Not Afraid
		Gay Hostess	Royal Charger
			Your Hostess

[edit] References

• Secreto's pedigree and partial racing stats