The movie "Secretariat" was on TV earlier in the day, and I remember that race. American Pharoah won the triple crown, and was amazing, but the Belmont started off a little slow and never really got super-fast. I think the other riders thought they'd wear him down, and that didn't happen. But Secretariat set the 1.5 mile Belmont Stakes record at 2:24, and American Pharoah ran it in 2:26:65, the 6th fastest time. I don't think another horse is likely to ever out-do Secretariat's time, or win by 31 lengths.
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