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.
Secretariat won the 1973 Belmont by 31 lengths in 2:24 flat.
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.
Race horse; winner of the triple crown 40 years ago. Very famous. won by 31 lengths.
31 lengths.
Two lengths
Yes! When he ran his race for the triple crown in 1973, he won by a record breaking 31 lengths! one length is the length of one horse. 31 of those! the last half mile of the race was ran in 43 seconds! he was traveling at a thundering 40 mph! imagine having to ride that! Even with today's advanced breeding and technology, no horse has been able to pass his astonishing margin of victory. He is still the fastest horse in the world.
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.
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.
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Numbers have a unique value so it is equivalent to 31.
Animal Kingdom won that Derby in 2:02.4 Secretariat's win was 1:59 4/5 Secretariat wins by nine lengths.