Mr. Light holds the record for the fastest (officially recorded) mile ever run by a horse. The horse was 6 years old and 118lbs. It was recorded at Gulfstream Park 1/03/2005. The time was 131.41 seconds. The race was run on turf.
Note: The previous record was held for more than 30 years (1968) by Dr. Fager on a dirt track and a time of 132.20. See Web Links for more horse racing records
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The answer is makibi Diva won Melbourne cup 3 times in a row
I don't believe that is the case. Yes she won 3 Melbourne Cups but does that mean she is the fastest? I don't think so. I think it might be either Man O' War or Secretariat. But Secretariat did win the Belmont Stakes in record time but I don't think there is any record of the fastest horse. Even if there was we would believe differently
The fastest horse ever recorded was Big Racked, who reached 43.26 MPH in a quarter mile race in Mexico City, Mexico.
The fastest mile by a horse was ran by the great Thoroughbred racehorse, Salvador. Salvador ran a mile in 1 minute and 35 and a half seconds (1:35 1/2).
The fastest horse ever recorded was Big Racked, who reached 43.26 MPH in a quarter mile race in Mexico City, Mexico.
Secretariat ran the 1973 Belmont Stakes in a time of 2.24 flat...a record that still stands today and may never be beatean...his winning margin was 31 lenghts
The world record for a horse galloping over a short, sprint distance is 88 kilometres per hour (55 mph).