Most Impressive World Record

[Samarta]

Two things that really separate two of these records from all others imo....

Dr. Fager's because of the weight he was carrying....didn't know that, thanks Steve....he was carrying 19 lbs more than the horse he shares it with....

Secretariat for a whole lot of reasons, but the biggest one imo is that he did it by himself....he had no pressure and Turcott just let him go and for a horse to go that distance in that time without any horse hooked is the thing that makes this record simply amazing....

[Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by Samarta

Secretariat for a whole lot of reasons, but the biggest one imo is that he did it by himself....he had no pressure and Turcott just let him go and for a horse to go that distance in that time without any horse hooked is the thing that makes this record simply amazing....

I believe the second, third, and fourth fastest Belmonts were run by Point Given, Risen Star, and Easy Goer, in what order I don't remember. Not that it means anything, but that trio won by 12, 15, and 8 lengths respectively. The fastest of this group, however would still have been 10 lengths behind Sec.

[Slewbopper]

AP Track records
1 M Dr. Fager 4 134 August 24, 1968 1:32 1/5
1 1/8 M Spectacular Bid 4 130 July 19, 1980 1:46 1/5

It would have taken the great Bid 14 seconds carrying a "feather" to run that last furlong against the good Doctor

[Danzig]

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_4520189

just went to equidaily and they had an article a guy wrote about the top ten records in the sport. sec, bid and dr fager all made the list, as did cigar. no mention of najran, mister frisky or hallowed dreams! whatdya know.