[1] Sired 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.
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.
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, despite facing fertility problems throughout his career as a stallion.