Jane Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard (née Mills; July 19, 1883 – January 30, 1972) was an American-born heiress, social leader, and thoroughbred horse racer.
[5] Her paternal grandparents were Jane Templeton Cunningham and Darius Ogden Mills,[6] a highly successful banker and investor worth over $36 million at his death.
Beatrice's sister Gladys and her brother Ogden would establish Wheatley Stable that would become one of the preeminent Thoroughbred racing and breeding operations in the United States.
Bold Lad II was bred by Lady Granard and raced in England and Ireland where it too won Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors.
Her husband's wealth was limited and she provided the funds to finish restoring the family's historic Castleforbes in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland.
Together, Beatrice and Bernard were the parents of four children: A widow for more than twenty-three years, Lady Granard died at her Paris residence on 30 January 1972.