Washington, PA — Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.

The Meadows and its sister track in Grantville, Pa., Penn National Race Course, hosted their first cross-breed Pick-4 this past Friday night, and the results made some bettors quite happy. The payoff for the winning combination was more than $3,100 for a 50-cent ticket.

Featuring a low 12 percent takeout, the wager consists of two races from each track, starting with the first race from Penn National, followed by race four at The Meadows. The third leg is Penn National’s second race, while The Meadows’ fifth race concludes the wager.

The Pick-4 begins at 6 p.m., which is first post at PNRC. The Meadows’ post time on Fridays is 5:10 p.m. The cross-breed wager will continue through August.

The Meadows will draw Tuesday for our portion of this week’s Meadows-Penn Pick-4.

ADIOS ENTRANTS SOON TO BE KNOWN

The draw will take place this Wednesday for the eliminations of this year’s Delvin Miller Adios Pace. The entry box closes at 9 a.m. and the draw will take place later that morning. This year will mark the 57th edition of the track’s top event.

FRESHMEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT

While the Adios for 3-year-olds is the main event on the racing calendar the next few weeks, plenty of 2-year-olds will have their opportunity to shine. Arden Downs Grand Circuit stakes for freshmen will also be featured on the Adios Week cards, but the action has already started for the young horses.

This past Saturday, the Brian Brown-trained Special Menu put in a special performance in the first Pop Up Series final of the summer. The Stay Hungry colt, driven by Dave Palone for Hutchison Harness, went wire-to-wire in a blistering 1:51.1, with a :55.1 final half.

More freshmen will be featured this week, as the Pop Up Series finals will take place on Thursday for colt and filly trotters. Saturday’s card will feature colt pacers in Pennsylvania Sire Stake and Stallion Series action.