Sired by the great StandardbredAdios and out of an obscure broodmare named Debby Hanover, Adios Butler was trained by Paige West and driven by Clint Hodgins in 1959.
Racing career
In 1959, Adios Butler won the Cane Pace, then the Little Brown Jug, where he was the first horse to win with a sub-two-minute mile, and finally the Messenger Stakes, doing it in track and stake record time to become the first pacer to capture the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. In 1960 Adios Butler was sold in part to Ohio interests and while he remained in the care of Paige West he was driven throughout the rest of his career by Eddie Cobb. He stood at stud at Fair Chance Farms in Washington Court House, Ohio.
The following year, he lost only one race on a muddy track and later recorded a 1:54.3 mile, the then-fastest time in harness racing history. Adios Butler was named "United States Harness Horse of the Year" in 1960 and 1961 by the U.S. Trotting Association and the U.S. Harness Writers Association.
Stud record
After his racing career, he was retired to stud. Adios Butler went on to sire such notable pacers as Honest Story, Pantry Man, El Patron, Escondido, Van Kirk, Uncle Frank, Ocean Mouth, Dean Butler, Lord Butler, Trial Lawyer, Starboard Butler and many others. This despite facing fertility problems throughout his career as a stallion.
adios, butler, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2010, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Adios Butler news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The horse Adios Butler also known as The Butler 1956 1983 was a North American harness racing champion 1 Adios ButlerBreedStandardbredSireAdiosDamDebby HanoverSexStallionFoaled1956TrainerClint HodginsRecord1 54 3 mileHonors1960 61 USTA Horse of the Year Contents 1 Background 2 Racing career 3 Stud record 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground EditSired by the great Standardbred Adios and out of an obscure broodmare named Debby Hanover Adios Butler was trained by Paige West and driven by Clint Hodgins in 1959 Racing career EditIn 1959 Adios Butler won the Cane Pace then the Little Brown Jug where he was the first horse to win with a sub two minute mile and finally the Messenger Stakes doing it in track and stake record time to become the first pacer to capture the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers In 1960 Adios Butler was sold in part to Ohio interests and while he remained in the care of Paige West he was driven throughout the rest of his career by Eddie Cobb He stood at stud at Fair Chance Farms in Washington Court House Ohio The following year he lost only one race on a muddy track and later recorded a 1 54 3 mile the then fastest time in harness racing history Adios Butler was named United States Harness Horse of the Year in 1960 and 1961 by the U S Trotting Association and the U S Harness Writers Association Stud record EditAfter his racing career he was retired to stud Adios Butler went on to sire such notable pacers as Honest Story Pantry Man El Patron Escondido Van Kirk Uncle Frank Ocean Mouth Dean Butler Lord Butler Trial Lawyer Starboard Butler and many others This despite facing fertility problems throughout his career as a stallion See also EditList of historical horsesReferences Edit Sport The Butler Time 1961 06 30 Archived from the original on February 4 2011 Retrieved 2010 08 12 This article about a racehorse is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adios Butler amp oldid 1137605329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
