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Is 652 miles per minute as fast as Secretariat?

It's about 1,000 times as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 0.6260 miles 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 0.6260 miles per minute in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
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