NO one seems to remember that the great horse broke, yes broke the existing track record for the Preakness ! Four separate judges on their on stopwatches picked that up. The "official clock for the track, had him at a much slower time, the clock was checked at the days end of racing and found to be incorrect and had to be recalibrated !!
How ?? could that happen ! accident or not the existing record holder at that time was a MARYLAND STATE BRED ...
Track officials refused to alter the winning time
Secretariat would have broken all existing legs of the Triple Crown a racing feat indeed. Too bad he had an aging bumbling trainer who thought that Riva Ridge was the best of the two horses in his stable...
