The fastest time was Secretariat's 31 length win in 1973 of 2:24.
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β 9y agoThe second fastest time in the Belmont stakes belongs to Easy Goer who won the 1989 Belmont Stakes in 2:26:00.
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β 11y agoSecretariat, who won the 1973 Belmont by 31 lengths in 2:24 flat.
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β 15y agoSecretariat(1973) 1:59 2/5
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β 12y agoEasy Goer, 2:26 in 1989.
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β 13y agoSecretariat
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Secretariat holds the record for fastest time in the Kentucky Derby at 1:59.40 (in 1973).
It is now actually second, with *getting drunk at the Kentucky Derby* being the fastest.
Secretariat holds the record for the fastest Kentucky Derby time, running the race in 1:59 2/5 in 1973.
1:59.4 was he fastest and was a record set by Secretariat "The Greatest Horse That Ever Lived" at the Kentucky Derby.
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The Kentucky Derby is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, which is in the Eastern Time Zone.
Secretariat's time at the Kentucky Derby was 1 minute, 59 seconds and 2/5.
The time zone at the time and place of the Kentucky Derby (Louisville in May) is Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT), which is UTC - 4 hours.
From the first Kentucky Derby of May 17, 1875 until the most recent Derby of May 1, 2010, the best time has been just under 2 minutes. That record has been met only two times thus far. The first and best running time was the 1 minute 59-2/5 second win by Secretariat [March 30, 1970 - October 4, 1989] in 1973. The second and next best running time was the 1 minute 59-4/5 second win by Monarchos [b. 1998] in 2001.
Kentucky Derby was created in 1875.
Kingman won the Kentucky Derby in 1891 at a time of 2:52.25 but the distance during that time was run at 1 1/2
Thoroughbreds compete in the Kentucky Derby.