He ran it in the second-fastest time ever. He also had the third-largest winning margin ever (for a Triple Crown winner).
Excellent observation.
As an aside, some people have commented that American Pharoah's name is spelled wrong.
It's not.
He was unintentionally misspelled when he was named, but they kept the spelling.
So his misspelt name is actually the correct spelling.
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