Secretariat won the Triple Crown, and his Derby and Belmont times are still the record ones. He started out dead last in the Preakness and made a jaw-dropping sweep to end the race alone and uncontested. In second place was Sham, a pretty good horse in his own right. Only four people dared enter their horses against him in the Belmont. Sham once again tried to catch him and they raced head-to-head for part of the race, way ahead of the rest of the pack, but Sham got so tired he eventually had to drop back and finished last. Secretariat ended up racing by himself and won by 31 lengths. He'd run 1 and 1/2 miles in 2 minutes and 24 seconds.
Here's a video of his Belmont performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMzYJjgwOg4&feature=player_embedded
And here are some pics:
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