00:05legendary racehorses speed records and the champions who made history nine legendary
00:11horses turned racetracks into speed records from kentucky dirt tracks to australian turf
00:16the fastest horses of all time used powerful legs deep lungs and explosive strides winning
00:22brew blasted down a pennsylvania track in 2008 reaching about 43.97 miles per hour over two
00:28furlongs secretariat charged through the 1973 belmont stakes finishing 31 lengths ahead while
00:34setting a record that still stands man o' war thundered across american tracks in the 1920s
00:40winning 20 of 21 races with long commanding strides black caviar sprinted across australian turf staying
00:46undefeated through 25 races while blowing past rivals in short distance finishes american pharaoh
00:53surged through churchill downs pimlico and belmont park in 2015 winning the triple crown with
00:58smooth front-running speed seabiscuit raced through depression era america beating war admiral in
01:031938 and turning a small horse into a national sports icon frankel powered across british turf with
01:1014 straight wins using huge acceleration that left elite racehorses chasing empty grass zenyatta swept
01:16wide around california tracks stretching her long stride late as crowds watched her chase leaders from
01:21behind eclipse dominated 18th century england winning every race and later shaping thoroughbred bloodlines
01:27through generations of fast ascendance these famous horses turned speed into history through records
01:33unbeaten streaks triple crowns and races that packed grandstands one pounding hoofbeat on dirt or turf can
01:40make a champion impossible to forget
01:40unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:40unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:41unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:41unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:41unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:41unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:41unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:42unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:42unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget
01:43unbeaten streaks to make a champion impossible to forget