Vintage Amber Dan Patch Harness Horse Race Bottle READ Start Price USD 39.99 Current Price USD 39.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 07, 2008 Location Lansing, Michigan See more about 'Vintage Amber Dan Patch Harness Horse Race Bottle READ' Description   Be sure to add me to your favorites list!  Welcome to my General Store where items are plenty, choices are terrific, flaws are told, lots of pictures and prices are great!!! Here I have a Vintage Amber Dan Patch Harness Horse Race Bottle up for sale or auction. This is the most famous horse in America. There are many more great, old and unique items in my store and more coming up. This is a unique bottle of a winning harness race horse. My feedback speaks for itself. Buy with confidence. Please leave feedback, we all need a track record for our buyers. I will leave feedback after I receive it. That way I know that you have received the item. This is a machine blown Dan Patch bottle in excellent condition with no marks on it. On the front is the horse Dan Patch and the name under it. On the back it looks like straw, a rake and something else. It has a design where the neck starts to narrow. It is highly embossed. This bottle used to have a cork in it. I am not quite sure how old it is but it is definitely a collectors bottle for any race fan. It had whiskey in it at one time. The bottle is amber and the size is 9 1/4" tall, 5" wide and 2 1/2" deep. So if you are a harness race fan ...  this bottle would be a great item for your collection. I do not know how old this bottle is but it is definitely a collectors item. Here is some history about the horse. If not interested please scroll down. The Story of Dan Patch Dan Patch earned the title of being the "World's Champion Harness Horse" and the “greatest harness horse in the history of the two-wheel sulky”. These titles and this crown he won when he set the world of 1.55 for the mile in a record that has been equaled once but never broken.   Dan Patch was born at Oxford Indiana and grew up into a fine colt in the stables of Dan Messner. Dan was sired Joe Patchen. Messner named the colt after himself, “Dan” and Patchen, "Patch". John Wattles was the devoted trainer. Dan Patch was four years old before he was felt worthy of his first race entry fee.   The date of birth of Dan Patch was April 29, 1896.  In 1900, Dan Patch was sold by Messner for $20,000 to M. E. Sturgis of New York City.  Dan was already recognized as a horse of unusual potentials and the sum paid for him by Mr. Sturgis set a record at that time. Two years later, 1902, a new owner entered the life of this great horse, Marion W. Savage of Minneapolis who was to guide this horse to the pinnacle in harness racing and to earn for him the title "King of Pacers". Mr. Savage paid the then fabulous price of $60,000 for Dan Patch. Marion Savage was a great lover of horses and he was quick to detect the remarkable qualities of the new horse which had come into his possession. He set about to fully train and guide those qualities holding forth in his vision the day when his beloved horse would write harness racing history.   That occasion came on September 8, 1906 in a race against time on the Minnesota State Fair race track. Here Dan Patch electrified the turf world with his record of 1.55 for the mile to set a new world mark for pacers.   On that day Sept. 8, 1906 some 93,000 people gathered on a sizzling hot day at the Fair grounds. They were all expectant. Mr. Savage had announced in advance that Dan would try and give a record breaking performance. Therefore the crowd sensed that something unusual was to happen. It did. Dan swept around the track in 1.55. The crowd went wild. And Dan himself seemed to understand what both he and the crowd was there for—as he passed the finish line Dan, in his characteristic way, turned his head toward the  Grandstand as if to say—"Thanks folks. I knew you were pulling for me and I just had to come through."   The record Dan set that day defied pacers and trotters for almost half a century. Dan's mark was finally equaled only once by Billy Direct, also a pacer, in 1938. The fastest time by a trotter is 1.55 1/4 set by Greyhound, also in 1938.   Dan, during his racing day’s fame and when he retired, was kept at the famous Savage Racing Stables 20 miles from Minneapolis. This was a 600 acre farm with a luxurious mansion and several large and handsome barns. On the place were two race tracks. In the summer Dan practiced on the one mile outdoor track—in the winter on the half mile track which was entirely covered by a roof.   During his fame and retirement years thousands came to view the wonder horse and to gaze upon him as if he were George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Many also came to the stables to buy colts sired by Dan.   Dan Patch's earnings from races and exhibitions totaled more than a million dollars.  Dan's purses for each race against time ranged from $10,000 to $20,000.   Dan traveled in a special car, gaily decorated with pictures of the great horse—trips were made throughout the United States. Dan went lame after an exhibition mile at Los Angeles in 1909 and was retired the following year. AND THE STORY GOES ON. Thank you for stopping - Good luck bidding or shopping. TERMS OF SALE SHIPPING: See shipping calculator below for cost and options. Delivery Confirmation is included for all USA packages. Insurance is optional but recommended. 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