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.

[3] The horse proved to be a tremendous stud, considered by many to be the greatest in harness racing history.

[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.

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