It is believed that Ensign Hanover is the first horse to have ever flown in an airplane, when he flew, crosstied in the aisle of a DC-3 cargo plane from Indiana to New York where he won a stake race at Roosevelt Raceway (the idea was put forth by famed aviator Wiley Post). On September 27, 1940, Mrs. Johnson set the record for trotting under saddle, riding Greyhound, completing a mile in 2:01.3/4 at Lexington, Kentucky's famous Red Mile. This record stood for 54 years, until broken by Moni Maker, a trotter bred by Mrs. van Lennep's daughter, Fredericka Caldwell.
It is thought that Ensign Hanover was the first horse to fly in an airplane; he was tied across the aisle of a DC-3 cargo plane from Indiana to New York where he won a race at Roosevelt Raceway (the idea originated with aviator Wiley Post). On September 27, 1940, Mrs. Johnson set the record for trotting under saddle, riding Greyhound, completing a mile in 2:01.3/4 at Lexington's famous Red Mile. This record remained intact for 54 years until Moni Maker, bred by Mrs. van Lennep's daughter Fredericka Caldwell, broke it.