Trot Insider has learned that O Brien Award winning millionaire pacer Secrets Nephew has passed away at the age of 19. It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that Faith Valley Ranch announces the passing of Alberta stallion Secrets Nephew, said the farm in a statement, noting that the stallion passed away in late March. [He] was fine in the morning and we found him that afternoon laying in his paddock. Our vet is confident that Secrets Nephew suffered an Aneurysm. We are devastated. Although Secrets had only been with us here in Alberta for one year, he was certainly one of the farm favourites from the get go, the statement continued. We loved him dearly and really enjoyed his sweet personality. He will be forever missed. We have buried Secrets here on the farm underneath his favourite tree.
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The Life and Times of Mac Lilley
News Highlights: The Life and Times of Mac Lilley
Released: Jan 30, 2021 3:18 PM ET
Harry Malcom ‘Mac’ Lilley was born on January 29, 1941, and 80 years later, the old rider is still part of the harness racing industry.
Ruleen Lilley wrote the following release on behalf of Mac Lilley Farms in honor of the breeding’s namesake.
It was a cold and windy day when Mac was born. It was -10 degrees Celsius and the snow from the night before had gathered in tiny chunks on his mother and father’s windowsill in the bedroom.
His mother, Cassie, had felt the familiar stinging of the early stages of labor as she packed the children’s lunch packs. She and her husband Harry already had nine children: three boys (Alen, Cliff and Don) and six girls (Flossie, Ella, June, Martha, Sadie, Peggy)