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Is 655 kilometers per minute as fast as Secretariat?

It's about 650 times as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 1.01 kilometers 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 1.01 kilometers per minute in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
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