Adios Week – the Meadows’ annual celebration of world-class harness racing, giveaways, contests, food-and-beverage delights and family-oriented activities – will kick off this Saturday (July 20) with eliminations for the $400,000 (est.) Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids. First post will be at 1:05 p.m.
The Adios final is scheduled for Saturday, July 27 and will headline a blockbuster card that will feature six Grand Circuit stakes. The card will get underway with a special post time of 11:25 a.m. The 2019 edition of the race will be the 53rd edition of the track’s signature event, a prestigious test for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings that was won last year by Dorsoduro Hanover.
Please note that the entry box for the Adios Stakes will close on Tuesday (July 16) at 9 a.m. For more information, click here.
Over Adios Week’s eight action-packed days, the Meadows and the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) will offer a dazzling variety of events for fans of all ages. The schedule includes:
Saturday, July 20: In addition to Adios elims, the card will feature a $165,000 (est.) Pennsylvania Sires Stakes and a $60,000 (est.) Pennsylvania Stallion Series event, both for juvenile pacing fillies. The first 100 fans to visit the MSOA table in the racebook will receive free T-shirts.
Monday, July 22: Harness Racing Bingo will be the order of the day and ‘mychoice’ cardholders may compete for a $25 voucher. Live racing will get underway at 1:05 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23: The live card will begin at 1:05 p.m. Each Meadows Tuesday race program includes a ‘Trifecta Challenge’ game card, with $50 vouchers as the top prizes.
Wednesday, July 24: In addition to live racing beginning at 1:05 p.m., mychoice members may try their luck in a free handicapping contest on Meadows races. The winner will receive $25 in ‘mycash.’
Friday, July 26: Live racing will begin at the special time of 5:30 p.m. and will feature a pair of Arden Downs Grand Circuit stakes for two-year-olds, with combined purses expected to exceed $100,000. Food trucks will patrol the apron while disc jockey A.J. Fresh will be on the wheels of steel from 6 - 8 p.m. and the MSOA will stage a ‘Family Fun Night.’ Activities include a bounce house, a balloon artist, a face painter, a stilt walker, paddock tours and starting gate rides.
Saturday, July 27: The Adios Day card will be wall-to-wall with Grand Circuit action, headlined by the Adios final and the $121,000 (est.) Quinton Patterson Adioo Volo for sophomore pacing fillies. The other four Grand Circuit stakes will offer combined purses projected to top $200,000. In addition, the program will include a $50,000 Invitational Pace and three guaranteed pools: $20,000 for the Adios Pick 4 (races 12-15), $10,000 for the Adios Pick 5 (races 11-15), $7,500 for the Early Pick 5 (races 2-6). North of Mason-Dixon (NOMaD) will perform on the apron from 6 - 8 p.m., while the Miller Lite Brewhouse and the BBQ Tent will be open throughout the races. The MSOA will sponsor a T-shirt toss, and an Apple iPad will be raffled courtesy the Standardbred Breeders Association of PA. The Adios will take to the track for Race 15 on the 16-dash program.
(MSOA)