My father often talked about Dan Patch, the great harness racing horse. His father saw him race, and he grew up hearing about him. We had a love of horses in common and often watching horse racing on TV (I began following the Kentucky Derby in 1970) and we tried to attend the harness races every summer at the Pembina County Fair in Hamilton, ND...
9.08.2010
MN90: The Greatest Minnesota Athlete to Run on Four Legs
MN90: The Greatest Minnesota Athlete to Run on Four Legs
My father often talked about Dan Patch, the great harness racing horse. His father saw him race, and he grew up hearing about him. We had a love of horses in common and often watching horse racing on TV (I began following the Kentucky Derby in 1970) and we tried to attend the harness races every summer at the Pembina County Fair in Hamilton, ND...
My father often talked about Dan Patch, the great harness racing horse. His father saw him race, and he grew up hearing about him. We had a love of horses in common and often watching horse racing on TV (I began following the Kentucky Derby in 1970) and we tried to attend the harness races every summer at the Pembina County Fair in Hamilton, ND...
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http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1990/5/1990_5_98_print.shtml explains is better than most about Dan's burial, why it is not known where he's buried, etc. I hope someone can figure it out someday and give him a proper memorial stone, etc...
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