Secretariat ran the Belmont Stakes in 2:24. Not only a Belmont Stakes record, but a world record for a mile and a half that still stands today and may never be broken. Usually, this race and its distance is run between 2:26 and 2:30ish. read more
In the Belmont, In the stretch, Secretariat opened a 1/16 mile lead on the rest of the field. At the finish, he won by 31 length, the fastest 1½ miles on dirt in history, 2:24 flat, which broke the stakes record by more than 2 seconds. read more