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Is 522 yards per minute as fast as Secretariat?

It's about half as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 1,100 yards per minute.
(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 1,100 yards per minute in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
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