Done Well, Dorsoduro Hanover installed as Adios elims favorites
July 18, 2018,by Evan Pattak, for The Meadows
Washington, PA — Done Well and Dorsoduro Hanover have been installed as the 5-2 and 2-1 morning line favorites, respectively, in Saturday’s eliminations for the $450,000 (est.) Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows.
Done Well was second in the final of the North America Cup but followed that up with a pair of fourth-place finishes in the Max Hempt Memorial elimination and consolation. He’ll go from post seven in the first elimination for Tim Tetrick and trainer Brian Brown.
Dorsoduro Hanover turned in a huge performance from post 10 to grab second in the Meadowlands Pace final in his most recent outing. The Ron Burke trainee leaves from post three in the second elimination with Matt Kakaley piloting.
The first four finishers in each elimination, plus the fifth-place finisher with higher career earnings, return for the final. Elimination winners will choose their post positions for the final — their selection order will be determined by draw — with all other post positions determined by random draw on Tuesday (July 24).
The Adios final headlines a blockbuster Saturday (July 28) card that also features five other Grand Circuit stakes. The Adios Day program begins at noon.
The eliminations go as races 12 and 13. Here are the fields in post position order with drivers, trainers, and morning line odds:
Race 12/Elimination 1
Post-Horse-Driver-Trainer-Morning Line
1-Summer Travel-David Miller-Andrew Harris-10/1
2-No Easy Day-Matt Kakaley-Ron Burke-8/1
3-American History-Yannick Gingras-Tony Alagna-7/2
4-Shadow Cat-Brett Miller-John Butenschoen-6/1
5-Bambino Joe-Aaron Merriman-Greg Wright Jr.-10/1
6-Gd Western Joe-Dave Palone-Ron Burke-8/1
7-Done Well-Tim Tetrick-Brian Brown-5/2
8-Wes Delight-Corey Callahan-Mark Harder-9/2
Race 13/Elimination 2
Post-Horse-Driver-Trainer-Morning Line
1-Springsteen-Simon Allard-Rene Allard-6/1
2-Larry Karr-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke-4/1
3-Dorsoduro Hanover-Matt Kakaley-Ron Burke-2/1
4-Hitman Hill-Brett Miller-Chris Oakes-10/1
5-Thinkbig Dreambig-Jordan Stratton-Jimmy Takter-9/2
6-Odds On Lauderdale-Andy McCarthy-Tony Alagna-8/1
7-Western Beachboy-Jim Pantaleano-Christen Pantaleano-10/1
8-Babes Dig Me-David Miller-Tony Alagna-8/1
- Field of 16 set for Delvin Miller Adios at The Meadows (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)
Max Hempt Memorial winner Springsteen, North America Cup runner-up Done Well and Meadowlands Pace runner-up Dorsoduro Hanover lead a field of 16 into the 52nd edition of the $450,000 (est.) Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows. Eliminations are set for Saturday (July 21) with first post at 1:05 p.m., while the final headlines a blockbuster Saturday (July 28) card that also features five other Grand Circuit stakes. The Adios Day program begins at noon.
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Brian Brown is ready to get a renewed look at a refreshed Done Well, who returns to action for the first time in three weeks as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s first of two eliminations for the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows. Done Well, who was second to Lather Up in mid-June’s North America Cup, got time off following a fourth-place finish in the consolation division of the Max C. Hempt Memorial on June 30.
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