The Meadows: It's My Show heads Adios eliminations
Pepsi North America Cup winner It's My Show headlines a field of 17 top 3-year-old pacers for the $450,000 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Two $25,000 eliminations (races 7 and 8) are set for Saturday when the card begins at 12:45 PM, while the final goes on Adios Day, Saturday, July 29, with a first post of 11:45 AM.
It's My Show (Sweet Lou-Put On A Show) is undefeated in six starts this year, including that impressive 1:47 4/5 North America Cup victory. He leaves from post 3, race 8, with Scott Zeron driving. He'll be joined in the field by his stablemate Fulton (race 7, post 7, Dexter Dunn), last year's Pennsylvania juvenile champion. It's My Show and Fulton give trainer Linda Toscano a formidable one-two punch..
Meadows-based trainer Ron Burke, the sport's all-time leading conditioner, will be represented by four horses: Gung Ho (race 7, post 4, Yannick Gingras), Act Fast (race 7, post 9, Chris Page), Ervin Hanover (race 8, post 5, Gingras) and Loubet, race 8, post 8, Gingras).
Also sending out multiple hopefuls is trainer Per Engblom, who has entered Strengthfromabove (race 7, post 8, Gingras) and Just Bet It All (race 8, post 1, Tim Tetrick).
The Adios eliminations card also features PA Sires Stake action, while the blockbuster Adios Day program offers five Grand Circuit stakes in addition to the Adios final.
Here are the elimination fields in post position order with trainers and preliminary driver designations:
Race 7
1. Seven Colors Brian Brown Tim Tetrick
2. Hungry Man Tomy Alagna Todd McCarthy
3. Lyons Surfing Jim King, Jr. Tetrick
4. Gung Ho Ron Burke Yannick Gingras
5. Cannibal Nancy Takter Gingras
6. Redwood Hanover Anthony Beaton James MacDonald
7. Fulton Linda Toscano Dexter Dunn
8. Strengthfromabove Per Engblom Gingras
9. Act Fast Burke Chris Page
Race 8
1. Just Bet It All Engblom Tetrick
2. For Once Inmy Life Noel Daly Andrew McCarthy
3. It's My Show Toscano Scott Zeron
4. Flite Craft Norm Parker Mike Wilder
5. Ervin Hanover Burke Gingras
6. Ken Hanover Roland Mallar David Miller
7. Bamboozler Virgil Morgan Miller
8. Loubet Burke Gingras
-edited release (by Evan Pattak)