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- may or may not have set a
- record. The official track
- clock had not worked
- properly, and Secretariat
- was deprived of the record.
- But he had won race number two.
-
- He had only to win the Belmont three weeks
- later to win the Triple Crown. Before the
- Belmont Stakes, SecretariatΓÇÖs picture
- appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated,
- Time, and Newsweek magazines. He didnΓÇÖt
- let anyone down. SecretariatΓÇÖs effort in the
- Belmont Stakes is widely regarded as the
- greatest performance in horse racing history.
- He covered the mile and a half in 2:24
- and won by an astounding 31 lengths.
- His time shattered the track record by
- 2 3/5 seconds, and still stands.