The Wall Street Journal has put together a video comparing American Pharoah’s wire-to-wire Belmont run with Big Red’s 31-length win from 42 years ago. While American Pharoah posted the sixth-best time ever in the 1 and 1/2-mile race at its current distance, he was still more than 2.5 seconds behind Secretariat’s record of 2:24 — and an estimated 13 lengths.
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Even with the sixth-fastest time ever, American Pharoah had no chance. Anytime you compare a horse or race to Secretariat, though, it’s implied the other party won’t stand a chance.
Source: Wall Street Journal
