Hot Hitter
| Hot Hitter | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Strike Out (USA) |
| Grandsire | Bret Hanover (USA) |
| Dam | Timely Queen (USA) |
| Damsire | Good Time (USA) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1976 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Castleton Farms & Anthony Tavolacci |
| Owner | 1) Alterman Stables, Inc./SAJ Ranch, Ltd./Soloman Katz 2) Louis P. Guida & Morton Finder |
| Trainer | Louis Meittinis |
| Earnings | $963,574 |
| Major wins | |
| Little Brown Jug (1979) Messenger Stakes (1979) Prix d'Été (1979) Adios Pace (1979) | |
| Awards | |
| 1979 USA 3 Year Old Colt Pacer of the Year | |
| Last updated on 29 September 2016 | |
Hot Hitter (foaled 1976), a bay Standardbred Champion racehorse, won two of the Pacing Triple Crown races in 1979 while on his way to setting a single-season earnings record of $826,542 for a harness horse.
Purchased as a yearling by trainer Lou Meittinis for the bargain-basement price of $21,000, Hot Hitter eventually was sold to various investors for $6 million.