A horse is a corpse, of course, of course

As the obits page continues to be a little lean and we continue to aimlessly jockey for position on the leaderboard, I tracked down an interesting tidbit. Spectacular Bid, contender for the 1978 Triple Crown, died of a heart attack at the age of 27 at his farm in upstate New York. Further study revealed that after stunning victories at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, a safety pin became lodged in his hoof at the Belmont and the injured horse lost his bid for horsetory. After his career, he became a manestay on the stud circuit, earning $4,000 a pop, and producing 49 stakes winners. I know, enough horsing around with this stuff.