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In the fall of 1989, Secretariat was afflicted with laminitis, a painful and often incurable hoof condition.

When his condition failed to improve after a month of treatment, he was euthanized on October 4 at the age of 19.

Popular both as a Triple Crown champion and in retirement, Secretariat was mourned by millions and buried at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, given the rare honor of being buried whole ; usually only the head, heart, and hooves of a winning race horse are buried, and the rest of the body is cremated.