Okay, I read the story. Where was 1:53 ever mentioned as a time?
It says the official time was 1:55 and hand timers had it at 1:53 2/5. After review the official time was set at 1:54 2/5
I loved watching Secretariat back in the day but where did 1:53 come from?
Guess I don’t get it.
From another article:
“We had five analysts look at the video, and all five said that it was 1:53 flat,” Lusky said. “We are cautiously optimistic [the new mark will be recognized]. We definitely felt fortunate that everyone was saying the same thing.”
http://www.drf.com/news/secretariat-awarded-preakness-record-153-after-review