American Pharoah is the horse of the moment in the US but this footgae shows he’d have been no match for Secretariat
The legendary colt completed the Triple Crown in 1973 with an unprecedented 31-length victory in the Belmont Stakes in a record time that still stands.
American Pharoah finished off his own Triple Crown – the first seen since 1978 – last weekend at Belmont Park, and though he was mighty impressive, his performance pales in comparison to that of Secretariat.
And this split-screen video shows just how big a gap that 2.6second time difference would have been between the two.
[Video: Wall Street Journal]
