Background
Nijinsky's Secret was bred by Oxford Stable, he was a son of the 1970 English Triple Crown champion, Nijinsky.
Purchased by Ralph C. Wilson, the prominent American owner of the Buffalo Bills National Football League team, Nijinsky's Secret was sent to the training center at Chantilly Racecourse in France where he was conditioned by trainer John Cunnington, Jr.
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