American Pharoah was the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed pulled off the elusive sporting feat in 1978.

Secretariat holds the record for fastest Triple Crown horse. The Wall Street Journal released a video showing a side-by-side comparison of the Belmont race between the two horses, to see which champion would claim victory in a dream matchup.

Check out the video to see which horse would have an easy victory, beating out the other horse by a full two seconds.

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