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Is 28,326,846,407,826 inches per hour as fast as Secretariat?

It's about 10,000,000 times as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 2,380,000 inches per hour.
(at Belmont Stakes, 1973)
Setting a record finish, Secretariat ran the Belmont Stakes — a 12 furlong race length — in 2:24, for an average speed of 2,380,000 inches per hour in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
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