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

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

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

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No, he didn't.

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laminitis

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i think

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