Kentucky Derby 2017: One-eyed Patch aiming for glory in $2.4 million race By Matias Grez, ... meaning the gradual decline of sight in one eye made the post-operation transition more manageable.

Pletcher has had other one-eyed horses run in Triple Crown races – Pollard's Vision, who had been blind in one eye since he was a foal, finished 17th in the 2004 Derby.

Patch had to have surgery to remove his eye in July 2016. While no one knows exactly what happened, what is clear is Patch has become an inspiration to fans across the country.

Patch is not the first one-eyed horse to race in the Derby, however. “Three prior horses with one eye have raced in the Kentucky Derby,” said Edwards. “None have won.

Patch doesn’t wear a prosthesis, but some one-eyed horses do. There are two kinds for equine eyes, Scherrer said. One is an implant that a surgeon puts in the sunken hole, and then closes skin ...

“Patch” is 15 years old and 3 feet tall. He only has one eye. He was born with a birth defect, so they removed his eye. He is also an emotional support animal for the other horses in the ...

The New Orleans Police Department now has a new one-eyed, miniature horse, named “Patch,” now part of its Mounted Unit.