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Is 486.180 meters per second as fast as Secretariat?

It's about thirty times as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 16.80 meters per second.
(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 16.80 meters per second in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
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