The &amp;#8216;Chocolate Soldier&amp;#8221; Equipoise, enjoying his retirement at owner C.V. Whitney&amp;#8217;s Kentucky farm
Equipoise stood only four seasons at stud before his untimely death at the age of 10 in 1938. Nevertheless, he managed to sire 1942 Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner Shut Out, as well as stakes winners Bolingbroke, Equifox, Attention, Level Best, and Swing and Sway