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Originally Posted by BarryRX

I just think that the toughest trophy to win in sports should only go to a super horse. For me, the beauty of the Triple Crown is that it requires both speed and endurance. Nowadays horses are mainly bred for speed alone, which makes sense because most races are shorter than The Belmont. The winning times for the 1.5 mile Belmont Stakes have been getting slower and slower. Who knows if any horse will ever break Secreteriat's record of 2:24, but shouldn't a triple crown winner be able to finish within 15 lengths (about 3 seconds) of that time? Tonalist would have been about 20 lengths back of Big Red.

https://espn.go.com/sportscentury/fe.../00016464.html

Interesting statistic. 2:24. Great movie, too.