Adios Butler

The horse Adios Butler, also known as "The Butler" (1956–1983), was a North American harness racing champion.^[1]

Sired by the great Standardbred Adios and out of an obscure broodmare named Debby Hanover, Adios Butler was trained and driven by Clint Hodgins. 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.

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 "Harness Horse of the Year" in 1960 and 1961 by the U.S. Trotting Association and the U.S. Harness Writers Association. After his racing career, he was retired to stud.

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