![]() ![]() Secretariat’s grave is located in an understated horse cemetery, past two brick pillars with granite roosters atop them, behind Claiborne’s main office. After his racing career, Secretariat stood at stud at Claiborne until he was 19, when he died of laminitis, an incurable condition affecting a horse’s hooves. In existence since 1910, Claiborne has bred, raised and sired some of the most important thoroughbreds in history. Claiborne is the Fenway Park of Kentucky horse farms, one of the oldest and most respected operations. He was a folk hero plastered on magazine covers and voted one of the top athletes of the century by ESPN.Įvery year, hundreds of people come to the Bluegrass to visit a landmark known primarily only to horse people: Secretariat’s grave at Claiborne Farm in Paris, just outside Lexington. ![]() Secretariat, a shining chestnut colt with three white socks, gave a country struggling with the Vietnam War and the Watergate political scandal hope and joy. ![]() Thoroughbred owners, trainers and jockeys, and anyone else connected to racing – from fans to equine veterinarians – have a phrase that is reserved for the rare horse with a combination of grace, guts and talent: “That horse has heart.” One of those horses was Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown winner who smashed the Belmont by a record 31 lengths. ![]()
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