Born in 1934 Billy Direct broke the world record of 1:58 mile making him the fastest harness horse in the world, after his retirement from the track he was a stallion at stud based at Peninsular Farms in Freemont, Ohio and then later Hanover Shoe Farms until his death in 1947. Below you can watch some archive footage of Billy Direct from when he broke the world record.
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