Secretariat was most assuredly a speed horse, who possessed the ability to carry that speed over a distance. In the 1973 Belmont Stakes, each quarter he ran was faster than the previous one, which was phenomenal.

In 8 of Secretariat's races, he ran the first quarter in :22 and change. That is a speed horse by anyone's standards.



1973 Bay Shore - :22.1
1972 Laurel Fut. - :22.4
1972 Champagne S - :22.4
1972 Futurity - :22.3
1972 Hopeful - :22.4
1972 Sanford - :22.4
1972 (Jul 15) Maiden Spec. Wgt @ Aqueduct - :22.1
1972 (Jul 4) Maiden Spec. Wgt @ Aqueduct - :22.3

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