Adios draws field of 18
Washington, PA--A total of 18 top 3-year-old pacers, including four trained by George Teague Jr. as he tries to capture his second consecutive blanket of orchids, will compete in the 45th edition of the $650,000 (est.) Delvin Miller Adios, which begins this Saturday, July 23, at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino with three $50,000 eliminations.
The Top three finishers in each elim return for the $500,000 final Saturday, July 30, when the card will offer more than $1 million in purses. First post July 30 is 12:55 p.m.
Teague, who took last year’s Adios with Delmarvelous, sends out a foursome headed by Custard The Dragon, winner of the $500,000 Hoosier Cup, and Wink N Atcha, a close third in last week’s $1 million Meadowlands Pace. Teague also will be represented by Feel Like A Fool and Wind Me Up.
“It’s tough enough to win one Adios let alone two,” said Teague, who would become the first trainer since Brett Pelling in 2004-05 to go back-to-back, “but I think we’re powerful enough to make some noise. Ultimately, it will come down to trip and who’s able to do his thing.”
Other trainers with multiple Adios entrants are Ron Burke (Hugadragon, Real Special), Dr. Ian Moore (Rockabillie, Eighteen) and Jimmy Takter (Rollwithitharry, High Noon).
Fields in post position order, trainers and morning line odds for the eliminations, which will go as races 4, 6 and 8:
Delvin Miller Adios 1st Elimination
PP-Horse-Driver-Trainer-Morning Line Odds
1-Hugadragon-Dave Palone-Ron Burke-5/1
2-Odysseus Bluechip-Daniel Dube-Benoit Baillargeon-5/2
3-Rollwithitharry-Ron Pierce-Jimmy Takter-3/1
4-Roadside Delight-George Brennan-Steven Bryden-7/2
5-Wink N Atcha-Yannick Gingras-George Teague, Jr.-2/1
6-Feel Like A Fool-Dave Palone-George Teague, Jr.-2/1
Delvin Miller Adios 2nd Elimination
PP-Horse-Driver-Trainer-Odds
1-Real Special-Dave Palone-Ron Burke-7/2
2-Something For Doc-Dave Palone-Brian Brown-8/1
3-Pan From Nantucket-Corey Callahan-Casie Coleman-5/1
4-Alsace Hanover-Dave Palone-Tony O'Sullivan-2/1
5-Rockabillie-Brett Miller-Ian Moore-4/1
6-Wind Me Up-Montrell Teague-George Teague, Jr.-10/1
Delvin Miller Adios 3rd Elimination
PP-Horse-Driver-Trainer-Odds
1-Keystone Velocity-Eric Ledford-Frank Kamine-5/1
2-Custard The Dragon-Montrell Teague-George Teague, Jr.-3/1
3-Westwardho Hanover-Brett Miller-Tim Pinske-5/2
4-High Noon-Ron Pierce-Jimmy Takter-10/1
5-Powerful Mist-Dave Palone-Wayne Givens-8/5
6-Eighteen-Brett Miller-Ian Moore-12/1