Dancin’ Renee, a graded stakes winner and 1997 New York Horse of the Year, has died.

The 22-year-old Thoroughbred mare lost a long battle with laminitis and was euthanized Jan. 11 at Old Friends, a Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., where she was pensioned.

"It’s been a tough month," said Old Friends president Michael Blowen in a release. "We lost Patton and Sunshine Forever in the last week, and now Renee. I mourn the losses but thank all of their fans for their support. "

A homebred for owner Sanford Bacon, New York-bred Dancin’ Renee, by Distinctive Pro, won seven straight races in 1997 including the Honorable Miss Stakes (gr. III) at Saratoga Race Course. Out of three-time New York Broodmare of the Year Lolli Lucka Lolli, Dancin’ Renee won six other stakes races in her three seasons of racing