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Matt Barr - The Hollywood Reporter Portrait 2022 ATX Festival

“Dan Patch (April 29, 1896 – July 11, 1916) was a noted American Standardbred pacer. At a time when harness racing was one of the largest sports in the nation, Dan Patch was a major celebrity. He was undefeated in open competition and was so dominant on the racetrack that other owners eventually refused to enter their horses against him. Instead, he ended his racing career performing time trials and traveled extensively on exhibition, earning millions of dollars in purses, attendance gate receipts and product endorsements. Dan Patch broke world speed records at least 14 times in the early 1900s. In 1905, he set a world's record for the fastest mile by a harness horse (1:551⁄4 – 1 minute, 55 1⁄4 seconds) that stood unmatched for over 30 years. Unofficially, Dan Patch broke this record in 1906 with a clocking of 1:55. He died on July 11, 1916. His owner Marion Willis Savage died just one day later.

Dan Patch was inducted into the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in 1953 and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2019” - The Morning Feed.

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Today's Horse Is:

The legendary harness racer, Dan Patch!

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The Political Dan Patch

September 19, 1904

Doc. Taggart and Doc. Gorman speak to Democratic Presidential candidate Alton Parker about the sick Democratic donkey, who is hanging in a sling.

The caption reads 'He Has Eaten Up His Free Silver and Free Trade Bedding and Is a Mighty Sick Animal'

Taggart and Gorman were two of the top Democrats in the country. The Democratic Party had abandoned some of its principle platform from previous years, and had suffered a loss of support. Dan Patch was a famous racehorse of the time.

See Also: Alton Parker; Arthur Gorman; Tom Taggart

From Hennepin County Library

Original available at: https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/Bart/id/4651

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Minnesota State Fair Goes to the Movies

In 1947, Hollywood came to the Minnesota State Fair--about a month late. Camera operators, actors, and horses took over the state fairgrounds in late September to film a movie about the life of famous Minnesota racehorse Dan Patch. Dan Patch, the prized steed of local businessman Marion Savage, set a world record at the fairgrounds in 1906, and the film crew chose to recreate his success on that same racetrack. Two of Dan Patch’s descendants--Brownie Patch and Herbert Patch--were among the animal actors brought in for the movie’s race. Frank Bundy, Dan Patch’s old driver, and Harold Savage, Marion’s son, appeared as drivers.

Local residents were also invited to join in the fun. A call went out in the newspaper for about 400 extras to fill the stands for the race. Crews were surprised when 1,000 people showed up! Among them was Mrs. Louis N. Berry of Minneapolis, wearing the same green, wool dress she had worn to Dan Patch’s 1906 victory. For those locals less appropriately attired, the film crew supplied period costumes and vehicles that “brought sighs and memories to old timers on hand,” according to the Minneapolis Tribune.

The Great Dan Patch had its world premiere at the State Theater in Minneapolis on July 20, 1949.