# Adios Pace
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{{Short description|Horse race held in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Infobox horseraces
| class =
| horse race = Adios Pace
| image =
| caption =
| location = [Hollywood Casino at The Meadows](/source/The_Meadows_Racetrack_and_Casino), [North Strabane Township](/source/North_Strabane_Township%2C_Pennsylvania), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania)
| inaugurated = {{start date and age|1967}}
| race type = [Standardbred pacers](/source/Standardbred)
| website = {{URL|http://www.meadowsgaming.com/racing}}
| distance = {{convert|1|mi|furlong}}
| surface = Dirt
| track = Left-handed
| qualification = 3-year-olds
| weight =
| purse = $400,000 (2016)
| bonuses =
}}
The '''Adios Pace''' is a horse race for three-year-old [Standardbred](/source/Standardbred) colts and geldings run annually since 1967 at a distance of one mile at [Meadows Racetrack](/source/The_Meadows_Racetrack_and_Casino) in [North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania](/source/North_Strabane_Township%2C_Pennsylvania).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.meadowsgaming.com/racing|title=Horse Racing|The Meadows Casino|Washington Pennsylvania|website=www.meadowsgaming.com}}]
==Historical race events==
The 1972 race final was the only time the Adios Pace ended in a [dead heat](/source/Glossary_of_North_American_horse_racing).
In 1997 the race was renamed the Delvin Miller Adios Pace to honor the legendary Hall of Fame driver/trainer [Delvin Miller](/source/Delvin_Miller). 1997 also saw the only winner disqualification in the race's history when Dream Away finished first by five lengths but was disqualified for interference.
In 1985, [Nihilator](/source/Nihilator) won a division of the Adios Pace but was withdrawn from the final which would have been a match race against Marauder. To win, Marauder merely jogged around the track alone.
For 2008 the race was moved to [Pocono Downs](/source/Pocono_Downs) in [Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania](/source/Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pennsylvania) due to construction work at The Meadows.[http://www.harnessracingupdate.com/2016/07/29/50-years-adios-memories/ ''HarnessRacingUpdate.com'' article titled "50 years of Adios Memories" by Dean A. Hoffman][{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161006041134/http://www.theharnessedge.com/story.asp?Mode=View&Story=64233 Article title]}} ''The Harness Edge'' article titled "Most Memorable Adios Paces"]
==Records==
'''Speed record:''' (1 mile on a 5/8 mile oval)
*1:47 4/5 - [Bolt The Duer](/source/Bolt_The_Duer) (2012) (New world record) [[http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/5-16-13/i-think-he-s-ready-go-big-mile.html] Standardbred Canada - Published: May 16, 2013 Retrieved September 17, 2016]
'''Most wins by a driver:'''
*8 - [John Campbell](/source/John_Campbell_(harness_racing)) (1984, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003) [[http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20030810adios0810p4.asp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005205239/http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20030810adios0810p4.asp |date=2016-10-05 }} ''Pittsburgh Post Gazette'' - August 10, 2003]
'''Most wins by a [trainer](/source/Horse_trainer):'''
*4 - [Brett Pelling](/source/Brett_Pelling) (1995, 1996, 2004, 2005) [{{Cite web|url=http://media.harnesslink.mycms.co.nz/News/ELECTRIFYING-EFFORT-FROM-VILLAGE-JOLT-28078|title=ELECTRIFYING EFFORT FROM VILLAGE JOLT|first=Harness|last=link|website=media.harnesslink.mycms.co.nz|access-date=2016-10-05|archive-date=2020-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717173135/http://media.harnesslink.mycms.co.nz/News/ELECTRIFYING-EFFORT-FROM-VILLAGE-JOLT-28078|url-status=dead}}]
==Adios Pace winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:35px" | Year
! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:130px"| Winner
! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:150px"| Driver
! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:140px"| Trainer
! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:340px"| Owner
! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:45px"| Time
! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:45px"| Purse
|-
|-
|1967
|[Romulus Hanover](/source/Romulus_Hanover)
|[Billy Haughton](/source/Billy_Haughton)
|Billy Haughton
|Farmstead Acres Farm
|2:00 3/5
|$85,510
|-
|1968
|Bye and Large
|[George Sholty](/source/George_Sholty)
|Billy Haughton
|Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Lloyds
|2:00 1/5
|$93,320
|-
|1969
|[Laverne Hanover](/source/Laverne_Hanover)
|Billy Haughton
|Billy Haughton
|Thomas W. Murphy, Jr.
|2:01 0/0
|$88,970
|-
|1970
|[Most Happy Fella](/source/Most_Happy_Fella)
|Stanley Dancer
|Stanley Dancer
|Egyptian Acres Stable
|2:19 1/5
|$86,740
|-
|1971
|[Albatross](/source/Albatross_(horse))
|[Stanley Dancer](/source/Stanley_Dancer)
|Stanley Dancer
|Amicable Stable
|1:58 3/5
|$88,800
|-
| 1972
''([dh](/source/List_of_dead_heat_horse_races))''
| [Strike Out](/source/Strike_Out)
Jay Time
| [Keith Waples](/source/Keith_Waples)
[Gene Riegle](/source/Gene_Riegle)
| [John Hayes](/source/John_Hayes_(harness_racer))
Gene Riegle
| [Beejay Stable](/source/John_Hayes_(harness_racer))
Mr. & Mrs. Carl C. Bass
|1:58 1/5
|$92,110
|-
|1973
|Ricci Rennie Time
|Harold Dancer, Jr.
|Harold Dancer, Jr.
|
|2:00 2/5
|$86,780
|-
|1974
|[Armbro Omaha](/source/Armbro_Omaha)
|Billy Haughton
|Billy Haughton
|[Armstrong Bros.](/source/J._Elgin_Armstrong)
|1:58 0/0
|$104,350
|-
|1975
|[Nero](/source/Nero_(horse))
|Joe O'Brien
|Joe O'Brien
|R. Derveas, Jr., J. Massau, J. Crane, [Stoner Creek Stud](/source/Stoner_Creek_Stud)
|1:57 3/5
|$111,645
|-
|1976
|Armbro Ranger
|Joe O'Brien
|Joe O'Brien
|[J. Elgin Armstrong](/source/J._Elgin_Armstrong)
|1:56 0/0
|$124,141
|-
|1977
|[Governor Skipper](/source/Governor_Skipper)
|[John Chapman](/source/John_Chapman_(harness_racing))
|H. "Bucky" Norris
|[Ivanhoe Stable](/source/Bill_Wirtz)
|1:54 4/5
|$120,450
|-
|1978
|[Abercrombie](/source/Abercrombie_(horse))
|[Glen Garnsey](/source/Glen_Garnsey)
|Glen Garnsey
|L. Keith Bulen & Shirley A. Mitchell
|1:55 0/0
|$128,663
|-
|1979
|[Hot Hitter](/source/Hot_Hitter)
|[Hervé Filion](/source/Herv%C3%A9_Filion)
|Louis Meittinis
|Alterman Stables, Inc./SAJ Ranch, Ltd./Soloman Katz
|1:57 0/0
|$150,000
|-
|1980
|Storm Damage
|[Joe O'Brien](/source/Joe_O'Brien_(harness_racing))
|Jerry Smith
|Jerry & Betty Smith & [Castleton Farm](/source/Castleton_Lyons)
|1:53 2/5
|$150,000
|-
|1981
|Landslide
|Ed Lohmeyer
|Ed Lohmeyer
|Landslide Stable
|1:57 2/5
|$155,000
|-
|1982
|Higher Power
|Myles "Mickey" McNichol
|[Ron Gurfein](/source/Ron_Gurfein)
|Peter Rhulen & Pearl Kapz
|1:54 0/0
|$206,000
|-
|1983
|[Ralph Hanover](/source/Ralph_Hanover)
|[Ron Waples](/source/Ron_Waples)
|[Stewart Firlotte](/source/Stewart_Firlotte)
||Ron Waples, [Pointsetta Stables](/source/Pointsetta_Stables_(Stewart_Firlotte)), Grants Direct Stables
|1:54 4/5
|$242,000
|-
|1984
|Andrel
|John Campbell
|James Crane
|James & Pauline Crane
|1:54 2/5
|$250,586
|-
|1985
|Marauder
|Dick Richardson, Jr.
|Dick Richardson, Jr.
|Alvin Tolin
|2:27 1/5
|$242,400
|-
|1986
|[Barberry Spur](/source/Barberry_Spur)
|[Richard Stillings](/source/Richard_Stillings)
|Richard Stillings
|Roy Davis & Barberry Farms
|1:53 1/5
|$233,450
|-
|1987
|Run The Table
|John Campbell
|Jim Campbell
|Dalona Stables
|1:53 2/5
|$240,076
|-
|1988
|Camtastic
|[William O'Donnell](/source/Bill_O'Donnell_(harness_race_driver))
|Robert Bencal
|Dreamaire Racing Corp.
|1:53 3/5
|$277,055
|-
|1989
|[Goalie Jeff](/source/Goalie_Jeff)
|Michel Lachance
|Tom Artandi
|Centre Ice Stable
|1:54 2/5
|$275,045
|-
|1990
|[Beach Towel](/source/Beach_Towel_(horse))
|[Ray Remmen](/source/Ray_Remmen)
|Larry Remmen
|Uptown Stable
|1:51 4/5
|$493,176
|-
|1991
|[Precious Bunny](/source/Precious_Bunny)
|Jack Moiseyev
|William Robinson
|R. Peter Heffering
|1:50 4/5
|$428,880
|-
|1992
|Direct Flight
|John Campbell
|Kelvin Harrison
|Joe Alflen
|1:52 0/0
|$256,308
|-
|1993
|Miles McCool
|John Campbell
|Thomas Haughton
|Thomas Walsh, Jr.
|1:51 2/5
|$254,160
|-
|1994
|Cam's Card Shark
|John Campbell
|William Robinson
|Jeffrey Snyder
|1:51 1/5
|$256,512
|-
|1995
|[David's Pass](/source/David's_Pass)
|John Campbell
|Brett Pelling
|RJS Stable
|1:51 4/5
|$264,768
|-
|1996
|Electric Yankee
|Michel Lachance
|Brett Pelling
|Charles E. Keller III, et al.
|1:52 1/5
|$163,852
|-
|1997
|Legacy of Power
|Dan Ross
|Jerry Ross, Sr.
|Ross family
|1:52 1/5
|$196,248
|-
|1998
|Artist Stena
|[Luc Ouelette](/source/Luc_Ouelette)
|Ross Croghan
|Ecurie Stena
|1:51 1/5
|$200,000
|-
|1999
|Washington VC
|[Dave Palone](/source/Dave_Palone)
|Ronald Coyne, Jr.
|Richard Bolte
|1:52 3/5
|$284,331
|-
|2000
|Riverboat King
|Mark Kesmodel
|Steve Elliott
|Golden Touch Stable
|1:51 4/5
|$257,115
|-
|2001
|Pine Valley
|Brian Sears
|David Knight
|Edward Franz, John Knight, Daniel Miller, et al.
|1:51 4/5
|$272,547
|-
|2002
|Million Dollar Cam
|John Campbell
|William Robinson
|Jeffrey Snyder & R. Peter Heffering
|1:50 4/5
|$300,000
|-
|2003
|Armbro Animate
|[John Campbell](/source/John_Campbell_(harness_racing))
|Jim Campbell
|Arlene & Jules Siegel
|1:52 2/5
|$265,416
|-
|2004
|Timesareachanging
|Ronald Pierce
|Brett Pelling
|Perfect World Enterprises
|1:49 3/5
|$350,350
|-
|2005
|Village Jolt
|Ronald Pierce
|[Brett Pelling](/source/Brett_Pelling)
|Jeffrey Snyder & Arlene & Jules Siegel
|1:52 1/5
|$321,800
|-
|2006
|Cactus Creek
|[Michel Lachance](/source/Michel_Lachance_(harness_racing))
|[Ervin M. Miller](/source/Ervin_M._Miller)
|Brittany Farms, Val D'or Farms, Stanley Friedman
|1:50 2/5
|$300,000
|-
|2007
|May June Character
|[George Brennan](/source/George_Brennan_(harness_racing))
|Mickey Burke
|Sandy Goldfarb & A Bunch Of Characters II
|1:51 1/5
|$320,125
|-
|2008
|[Shadow Play](/source/Shadow_Play_(horse))
|David Miller
|[Mark Ford](/source/Mark_Ford_(harness_racing))
|Ian Moore, R G McGroup Ltd, [Serge Savard](/source/Serge_Savard)
|1:50 4/5
|$350,000
|-
|2009
|Vintage Master
|Daniel Dubé
|Jimmy Takter
|[Brittany Farms](/source/Brittany_Farms) & Estate of Brian Monieson
|1:49 2/5
|$677,664
|-
|2010
|Delmarvalous
|[Brian Sears](/source/Brian_Sears)
|[George Teague, Jr.](/source/George_Teague%2C_Jr.)
|George Teague, Jr., Badlands Racing, et al.
|1:49 4/5
|$500,000
|-
|2011
|Alsace Hanover
|[Ronald Pierce](/source/Ronald_Pierce_(harness_racing))
|Tony O'Sullivan
|John Fielding
|1:48 3/5
|$500,000
|-
|2012
|[Bolt The Duer](/source/Bolt_The_Duer)
|[Mark J. MacDonald](/source/Mark_J._MacDonald)
|Peter Foley
|All Star Racing Inc.
|1:47 4/5
|$500,000
|-
|2013
|Sunfire Blue Chip
|[Yannick Gingras](/source/Yannick_Gingras)
|[Jimmy Takter](/source/Jimmy_Takter)
|Christina Takter, John & Jim Fielding, et al.
|1:48 3/5
|$500,000
|-
|2014
|McWicked
|[David Miller](/source/David_Miller_(harness_racing))
|[Casie Coleman](/source/Casie_Coleman)
|SSG Stables
|1:49 1/5
|$400,000
|-
|2015
|Dudes The Man
|Corey Callahan
|Jessica Okusko
|M&L of Delaware & Victoria Dickinson
|1:48 4/5
|$400,000
|-
|2016
|[Racing Hill](/source/Racing_Hill)
|Brett Miller
|[Tony Alagna](/source/Tony_Alagna)
|Tom Hill
|1:48 4/5
|$400,000
|-
|2017
|[Fear The Dragon](/source/Fear_The_Dragon)
|David Miller
|[Brian Brown](/source/Brian_Brown_(racehorse_trainer))
|Emerald Highlands Farm
|1:49 1/5
|$400,000
|-
|2018
|[Dorsoduro Hanover](/source/Dorsoduro_Hanover)
|Matt Kakaley
|[Ron Burke](/source/Ron_Burke_(racehorse_trainer))
|Burke Racing Stable LLC, Silva, Purnel & Libby, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Wingfield Five LLC
|1:50 1/5
|$400,000
|
|-
|2019
|[Southwind Ozzi](/source/Southwind_Ozzi)
|Brian Sears
|[Bill Mackenzie](/source/Bill_Mackenzie)
|Vincent Ali and Alma Iafelice
|1:48
|$400,000
|}
==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUkcbRhaVw4 Video of Bolt The Duer's World Record in the 2012 Adios Pace]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1967
Category:Harness races in the United States
Category:Harness races for three-year-old pacers
Category:1967 establishments in Pennsylvania
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