Fastest Racehorses in History: Ranked by Distance and Verified by the Clock
The fastest racehorses in history vary by distance. Winning Brew holds the official sprint speed record at 43.97 mph over 2 furlongs, while Secretariat holds the fastest 1.5-mile time with his 1973 Belmont Stakes record of 2:24 flat — still unbroken. No single horse holds all speed records because sprint speed and sustained classic distance …