American Pharoah became the first horse since Affirmed to win the Triple Crown last Saturday at the Belmont Stakes, but American Pharoah’s final time around the 1.5-mile track was a full two seconds behind the record set by Secretariat in 1973. The Wall Street Journal made this amazing side-by-side video to show Secretariat against American Pharoah, and the race was over by the 1/4-mile mark.
1/4-mile
American Pharoah: 24.06
Secretariat: 23.6
1/2-mile
American Pharoah: 48.83
Secretariat: 46.2
3/4-mile
American Pharoah: 1:13.41
Secretariat: 1:09.8
1-mile
American Pharoah: 2:02.33
Secretariat: 1:59
Finish
American Pharoah: 2:26.65
Secretariat: 2:24
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