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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.

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Secretariat holds the record for fastest time in the Kentucky Derby at 1:59.40 (in 1973).

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The fastest horse to win the Kentucky Derby was Secretariat (1973). The next fastest horse was Monarchos, who competed in 2001.

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One of course was the winner 'Carry Back'.

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