2012 Triple Crown

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1973 Kentucky Derby still standing record of 1:59.40


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1973 Preakness (The timer fouled up otherwise this would also be a record)

(Exerpted from Secretariat.com)
After breaking the Derby time record, sportswriters were keen to see if Secretariat could break Canonero II’s 1:54 for the 1 3/16th miles Preakness in 1971. A time of 1:55 glowed in the lights of the electronic timer in the infield.

That was far from the final “Official” time of the race.

Minutes after the race, the track’s clocker informed Pimlico officials that he had timed the race faster than the timer, with a clocking of 1:54 2/5. Also speaking up were two Daily Racing Form clockers, both veterans, who both had timed the event in 1:53 2/5 which would have broken the track record. In the days following the Preakness, CBS television entered the controversy and offered to allow officials to time the race on a video-tape replay. The network showed fans side-by-side replays of Secretariat’s Preakness and Canonero’s Preakness, and Secretariat got to the line first on TV.

Finally, the Maryland Jockey Club decided to toss out the electronically-recorded time, and go with the Pimlico’s clocker’s 1:54 2/5 as the official time. The Daily Racing Form felt so strongly about the discrepancies that it noted both the new official time and its own clocking: 1:53 2/5.

The race:

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1973 Belmont still standing world record 2:24.00

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Although I'll Have Another's times (Derby 2:01.83 and Preakness 1:55.94) are quick, they aren't comparatively close to Secretariat's.

IHA does have a very strong finishing sprint and if ridden correctly by Mario Gutierrez there is a very good chance we will have the first Triple Crown winner in 34 years.