Secretariat's Son D'Accord Euthanized

D'Accord, a grade II winner by Secretariat who developed into a successful New York stallion, was euthanized Oct. 3 at Akindale Farm near Pawling, N.Y., because of complications from old age.

“He had troubled standing,” said farm manager Kate Feron about the pensioned 32-year-old stallion. “He couldn’t even get in a steady position to try to stand.”

“He was here 11 years,” said Feron, who remembered D’Accord as playful sort. “He’d stick his tongue out and was always playful. He’d push you around but wasn’t mean. He passed that behavior to his foals. The reason he lived so long was because of the care proved by his groom, Karin Mallard.”