Secretariat won the 1973 Belmont by 31 lengths in 2:24 flat.
Secretariat holds the track record for the fastest time in the Belmont Stakes, which he set in 1973 with a time of 2 minutes and 24 seconds for the 1.5 mile distance.
the best horse they say is Secretariat because in a race he was up by 36 lengths Many believe Secretariat is the finest Thoroughbred racehorse we've seen. He won the Triple Crown in 1973. Actually, the final race in the Triple Crown is the Belmont Stakes (which may be what was ref'd above). He won the Belmont by 32 lengths & set the Track record for 1.5 miles in 2:24. This record still stands - no horse has run it faster.
A 'length' in horseracing is appoximately 8', the distance from the horse's nose to his tail. Secretariat's Belmont Stakes win put him at 31 lengths or 248 ft. in front of the 2nd place horse, Sham. He was clocked at the wire travelling 52 fps, or 52 feet per second. To this day Secretariat's record at the Belmont Stakes has never even been approached and is considered the greatest racehorse of all time.
The largest margin of victory recorded in a horse race was by Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes in 1973, where he won by 31 lengths.
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The horse that holds the official pulling record in the world is Belgian Draft horse named Smokey. Smokey set the record by pulling 15,333 pounds over 7.5 feet in 2010.
It depends on the distance the race is run over and the track conditions but generally 5 lengths to the second is a good guide.
Belmont Park
Kelso who also holds the record for winning horse of the year with 5 wins in a row
The Belmont Stakes horse race is run at the race track at Belmont, New York.
Of what i have heard Phar Lap was one of No.1 race horse in the world That's what you've heard pal, but haven't you heard the great "Secretariat"? He holds the record in the Kentucky Derby the first leg of the American Triple Crown. He holds the record in the Belmont Stakes race the last jewel of the American Triple Crown with a margin of 31 lengths. Triple Crown Champion of 1973. Ranked #1 in the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. ~Well I'd like to add my two cents...Secretariat, Seabiscuit, Man O' War, War Admiral, and current horses...Curlin, Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, (Papa Clem?)~
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