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Yes, I believe you are right. In the Belmont, Secretariat’s time is a full 2 seconds faster than the next fastest winner. Recent winner Justify would have lost to Secretariat by 25 lengths!

No doubt about it: Triple Crown victory by Secretariat in 1973. Set two of the course records that still stand. In the Belmont, the longest and final race, Secretariat went wire to wire for the largest margin of victory in a major race. The track announcer said it was 18-21 length victory...