Dan Patch was born a crooked-leg colt in Indiana in 1897 with a gift for speed. As a 9-year-old, he paced a mile in 1 minute, 55 seconds. The record would stand for 32 years. His average mile in ...

Dan Patch, the recently dethroned pacing king, regained his lost laurels, and did it so handily that horsemen old in the business are wondering at what notch in the watch the phenomenal flights ...