Is 20 yards per second as fast as Secretariat?
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 18.40 yards per second.
(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 18.30 yards per second in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
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