"Eclipse first, the rest nowhere," reflects the fact that the great 18th-century champion routinely left his opponents outside the distance pole (beyond which no placings were made) on the four-mile courses typical of his time. Modern racing no longer uses a distance pole, but some champions have still had some amazingly long margins recorded in the record books. What horse holds the 20th-century record for the greatest recorded margin in a major stakes race in North America, and in what race was the record set?
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