answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Secretariat developed Laminitis from the rich pasture grass and oats he was being fed. eventually the pain became too much and he was put to sleep.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How did the famous race horse secretariat die?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What year did Secretariat die?

Secretariat died on October 4th, 1989 in Paris Kentucky.


How did the race horse jockey George Woolf die?

He had medical problems that he had been ignoring to make weight, and he passed out atop a horse in a race. He wasn't using his lucky saddle.


Best race horse ever?

Secretariat by a mile!!! Won Kentucky Derby 1973 - broke the track record with a time of 1:59 2/5...still the record in 2008. In that race he ran each 1/4 mile faster than the one before, an unheard of feat. He ran the last 1/4 mile in 23 seconds. Won Preakness 1973 - broke the track record with a time of 1:53 2/5, which is still the record in 2008. Won Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown - broke the WORLD record for 1 1/2 miles on a dirt track with a time of 2:24, which is still the record in 2008. Also, he won this race by 31 lengths!!!


Did Afleet Alex the famous racing horse die yet?

nope


What do race horses vs regular horses eat?

Race horses are feed a diet of high energy foods such as oat, however feeding a horse before they work is not a good idea is it can cause colic so they are not feed before they race as they could die.


When did seabuscuit die seabuscuit is a race horse?

Yes, Seabiscuit was a race horse, an ancestor of Man'o'War who died 6 months after Seabiscuit at 26 years of age. Seabiscuit died at the age of 14 in 1947. I believe it was the month of April.


How Did Secretariat Die?

He was euthanized in 1989 for complications related to laminitis.


How can horses be harmed in a horse race?

some horses get pulled tendons and stuff like that in their legs, if a horse stumbles it can fall and die of a broken leg/neck/back.


What metal are race horse shoes made of?

Horse shoes for racing are often die cast aluminum with cast-in steel cleats.


What are things all about Race Horses?

Well race horses can only race for about 5 years, because there heart cant take much of it eventually t a certain point. if the horse is not well rested or has been worked to long while its running on the track the heart could burst.And the horse would die. I have a race horse his name is Jackie Lad hes fast but he still could have some problems along the way.


Was a horse injured in the Kentucky Derby race?

a horse has died this horse won but broke all 4 of its legs they had to put it down (die)


At what famous southern speedway could you see the Winston Cup Race and the Die Hard 500?

That would be The Talladega Superspeedway.