# Strike Out
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{{Short description|American Standardbred racehorse}}
{{For|the [baseball](/source/baseball) term|Strikeout}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox racehorse
|horsename= Strike Out
|image=
|caption=
|breed= [Standardbred](/source/Standardbred)
|sire= [Bret Hanover](/source/Bret_Hanover) (US)
|grandsire= [Adios](/source/Adios_(horse)) (US)
|dam= Golden Miss (US)
|damsire= Ensign Hanover (US)
|sex= [Stallion](/source/Stallion)
|foaled= 1969
|death_date= July 4, 1998
|country= United States
|colour= [Chestnut](/source/Chestnut_(coat))
|breeder= [Castleton Stud](/source/Castleton_Lyons)
|owner= [Beejay Stable](/source/John_Hayes_(harness_racer))
|trainer= [John Hayes](/source/John_Hayes_(harness_racer))
|record= 44: 29-9-1
|earnings= $454,064
|wins= Roosevelt Futurity (1971)
Florida Breeders (2YO) (1971)
Hanover Stakes (2YO) (1971)
[Adios Pace](/source/Adios_Pace) (1972)
[Prix d'Été](/source/Prix_d'%C3%89t%C3%A9) (1972)
Battle of Saratoga (1972)
Best of All (1972)
Geers Stakes (1972)
Hanover Stakes (3YO) (1972)
Reynolds Memorial (1972)
Gaines Memorial (1972)
Tattersalls (1972)
Beaver Pace (1972)
Florida Breeders (3YO) (1972)
[Little Brown Jug](/source/Little_Brown_Jug_(horse_racing)) (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](/source/Canadian_Horse_Racing_Hall_of_Fame) (1976)
|updated=}}
'''Strike Out''' (1969–1998) was a [Standardbred](/source/Standardbred) North American [Harness racing champion](/source/Harness_racing).
==Background==
Strike Out was foaled in 1969 at [Castleton Farm](/source/Castleton_Farm) in [Lexington, Kentucky](/source/Lexington%2C_Kentucky), and is by [Bret Hanover](/source/Bret_Hanover) out of the mare Golden Miss.
He was purchased at a yearling auction for $15,000 by Beejay Stables of [Oshawa, Ontario](/source/Oshawa%2C_Ontario), a partnership between harness-racing trainer/driver [John Hayes](/source/John_Hayes_(harness_racer)) and [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/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 [United States Trotting Association](/source/United_States_Trotting_Association) (USTA) as the top harness horse his age in North America. In 1972 he became the first horse to win a Canadian harness race with a $100,000 purse. That year he went on to race in the United States, capturing the important [Adios Stakes](/source/Adios_(racehorse)) in a dead heat with Jay Time,[[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u2BVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oj4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4490,3389644&dq=strike+out+adios+stakes&hl=en Rare dead heat in Adios Stakes]] the Fox Stake, the Roosevelt Futurity,[[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/02/archives/strike-out-wins-81216-futurity-silent-majority-1110-pick-fourth-in.html Strike Out wins $81,216 Futurity]] the Beaver Pace and other major races all over North America, including the [Prix d'Été](/source/Prix_d'%C3%89t%C3%A9) at Montreal's [Blue Bonnets Raceway](/source/Blue_Bonnets_Raceway). By the end of the summer, his owners had set their sights on the most prestigious race of all, the [Little Brown Jug](/source/Little_Brown_Jug_(horse_racing)) in [Delaware, Ohio](/source/Delaware%2C_Ohio). Strike Out, was trained by [Bruce K. Nickells](/source/Bruce_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 [Keith Waples](/source/Keith_Waples), Strike Out became the first [Canadian](/source/Canadians) owned horse to win the [Little Brown Jug](/source/Little_Brown_Jug_(horse_racing)). Not only did he do it in straight heats, but he won setting a world record[[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ysYdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2752,1139870&dq=strike+out+little+brown+jug&hl=en Strike Out wins Little Brown Jug]] 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, [Striking Image](/source/Striking_Image) became the first 2 year old [Standardbred Horse](/source/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](/source/Hot_Hitter).
In 1976 Strike Out was part of the inaugural class inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[[http://www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/standardbred/1976/Strike_Out.html Strike Out at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908012207/http://www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/standardbred/1976/Strike_Out.html |date=September 8, 2008 }}]
Strike Out died on July 4, 1998, and was buried in the horse cemetery at Castleton Farms.
==Pedigree ==
{{Pedigree
|name = Strike Out, chestnut colt, 1969[{{cite web|url= https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/strike+out2 |title=Strike Out |publisher=Select Web Ventures, LLC. |date=2021-10-11 |access-date=2021-10-11}}]
|f = [Bret Hanover](/source/Bret_Hanover)
|m = Golden Miss
|ff = [Adios](/source/Adios_(horse))
|fm = Brenna Hanover
|mf = Ensign Hanover
|mm = Miss Pluto Scott
|fff = Hal Dale
|ffm = Adioo Volo
|fmf = [Tar Heel](/source/Tar_Heel_(horse))
|fmm = Beryl Hanover
|mff = Billy Direct
|mfm = Helen Hanover
|mmf = McKinney Scott
|mmm = Lu Dene Pluto
|ffff = Abbedale
|fffm = Margaret Hal
|ffmf = Adioo Guy
|ffmm = Sigrid Volo
|fmff = Billy Direct
|fmfm = Leta Long
|fmmf = Nibble Hanover
|fmmm = Laura Hanover
|mfff = Napoleon Direct
|mffm = Gay Forbes
|mfmf = Dillon Volo
|mfmm = Helen Dillon
|mmff = Peter Scott
|mmfm = Diabla McKinney
|mmmf = Peter Pluto
|mmmm = Morganetta
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
Category:1969 racehorse births
Category:1998 racehorse deaths
Category:American Standardbred racehorses
Category:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Racehorses trained in Canada
Category:Horse racing track record setters
Category:Little Brown Jug winners
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