The son of Hal Dale and the mare Adioo Volo, the horse named Adios was born on January 3, 1940, at Two Gaits Farm, in Carmel, Indiana.

[2] In 1948 Adios was bought by harness racing driver, Delvin Miller, to stand in stud at his Meadow Lands farm near Washington, Pennsylvania.

[6] The horse was buried at Meadow Lands farm under his favorite apple tree near the paddock that had been his home for seventeen years.

Since the first Delvin Miller Adios in 1967, it has evolved into one of the important events in the harness racing season.

[1] Two Gaits Farm in Carmel, Indiana, where Adios was foaled, was purchased in 2011 by Jeffrey and Beth Weisgerber.