Jul 15, 2019 3 min read

Adios Week, The Meadows Racetrack & Casino’s annual celebration of world-class harness racing, giveaways, contests, and family-oriented activities, kicks off Saturday with eliminations for the $400,000 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids.

First post on the card is 1:05 p.m.

The Adios final is Saturday, July 27, with a card featuring six Grand Circuit stakes underway at the special post time of 11:25 a.m. It’s the 53rd edition of the track’s signature event, a prestigious test for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers, won last year by Dorsoduro Hanover.

Over Adios Week’s eight days, The Meadows and Meadows Standardbred Owners Association will offer a variety of events for all ages. The schedule includes:

• Saturday, July 20. In addition to Adios elims, the card features a $165,000 Pennsylvania Sires Stake and a $60,000 Pennsylvania Stallion Series event, both for freshman filly pacers. The first 100 fans to visit the MSOA table in the Racebook receive free T-shirts.
• Monday, July 22. Harness Racing Bingo is the order of the day. mychoice cardholders may compete for a $25 voucher. Live racing gets underway at 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 23. The live card begins 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 gets $25 in mycash.
• Friday, July 26. Live racing begins at 5:30 p.m. and features a pair of Arden Downs Grand Circuit stakes for 2-year-olds, with combined purses expected to exceed $100,000. Food trucks will patrol the apron while disc jockey A.J. Fresh spins platters from 6-8 p.m. and the MSOA stages 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 D
• ay card is wall-to-wall with Grand Circuit action headlined by the Adios final and the $121,000 Quinton Patterson Adioo Volo for sophomore filly pacers. The other four Grand Circuit stakes will offer combined purses projected to top $200,000. The program will include a $50,000 Invitational Pace and th
• ree guaranteed pools: $20,000 for the Adios Pick 4 (races 12-15), $10,000 for the Adios Pick 5 (races 11-15) and $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 Standa
• rdbred Breeders Association of PA. The Adios goes as race 15 on the 16-race program.