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There are conflicting stories for the cause of Secretariat's laminitis. Some say obesity, others Cushings, and still others theorize the constant pounding of racing on his hooves may have been the cause. Access to his necropsy report may clear things up but until then we can only speculatel.

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12y ago

Thoroughbreds are high- stress horses. His hormones were changing because he was getting older.

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12y ago

He was put to sleep because he had a very painful hoof problem

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12y ago

Secretariat never broke his leg, so no. He died of laminitis in 1989.

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13y ago

No, he didn't.

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14y ago

laminitis

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13y ago

i think

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