Strike Out

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Strike Out
Breed
Little Brown Jug (1972)
Awards
1971 USA 2 Year Old Colt Pacer of the Year
1971 CTA 2 Year Old Colt Pacer of the Year
1972 USA 3YO C&G Pacer of the Year
Honors
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976)

Strike Out (1969–1998) was a Standardbred North American Harness racing champion.

Background

Strike Out was foaled in 1969 at

Castleton Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and is by Bret Hanover
out of the mare Golden Miss.

He was purchased at a yearling auction for $15,000 by Beejay Stables of

Oshawa, Ontario, a partnership between harness-racing trainer/driver John Hayes and Montreal, Quebec
, textile executives, the Shapiro brothers, Robert, Conrad, and Leo. For Hayes, who recognized the horse's talent, it was an opportunity for which he had been waiting a long time.

Racing career

As a two-year-old pacer, Strike Out earned more money than any horse in his age group and was named by Harness Tracks of America (HTA) and the

Little Brown Jug in Delaware, Ohio. Strike Out, was trained by Bruce K. Nickells
for two months the previous winter, before he won the Jug with a time of 1:56.3 which set a world record for a three-year-old pacer on a half mile track.

On September 21, 1972, driven by

Little Brown Jug. Not only did he do it in straight heats, but he won setting a world record[3]
over a half-mile track for a 3-year-old pacer in a time of 1:56 3/5. Strike Out was named by the HTA and USTA as top three-year-old.

Stud career

After compiling a 29-9-1 record in 44 races, Strike Out was retired to stud at the end of the 1972 season. While retaining a half interest in him, Beejay Stables sold the $15,000 bargain-basement colt for $1.5 million. His son,

Standardbred Horse ever to run a mile in the time of 1:55. Strike Out also went on to sire 1979 Jug winner Hot Hitter
.

In 1976 Strike Out was part of the inaugural class inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[4]

Strike Out died on July 4, 1998, and was buried in the horse cemetery at Castleton Farms.

Pedigree [5]

Pedigree of Strike Out, chestnut colt, 1969
Sire
Bret Hanover
Adios Hal Dale Abbedale
Margaret Hal
Adioo Volo Adioo Guy
Sigrid Volo
Brenna Hanover Tar Heel Billy Direct
Leta Long
Beryl Hanover Nibble Hanover
Laura Hanover
Dam
Golden Miss
Ensign Hanover Billy Direct Napoleon Direct
Gay Forbes
Helen Hanover Dillon Volo
Helen Dillon
Miss Pluto Scott McKinney Scott Peter Scott
Diabla McKinney
Lu Dene Pluto Peter Pluto
Morganetta

References

  1. ^ Rare dead heat in Adios Stakes
  2. ^ Strike Out wins $81,216 Futurity
  3. ^ Strike Out wins Little Brown Jug
  4. ^ Strike Out at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Archived September 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Strike Out". Select Web Ventures, LLC. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.