Correction for the speed of Secretariat
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How fast is 240 meters per hour?
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 60,500 meters per hour.
(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 60,400 meters per hour in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.