Meadow Lands, Pa - John Campbell won a record seventh Adios trophy
Saturday afternoon at The Meadows, but not with the horse that most
expected. The $500,000 Coors Delvin Miller Adios, for three-year-old
pacing colts, drew a record 24 entries for the 36th edition.

Campbell teamed up to win the coveted "Pace for the Orchids" with
Million Dollar Cam, a son of Cam's Card Shark. Campbell won the 1994
Adios with Cam's Card Shark, and Million Dollar Cam is his son.
Jeffrey Snyder of New York, New York, owned both.

Going into the elims, it appeared that Campbell's best shot of his
three drives was with Red River Hanover in the second elim. But that
colt, the North America Cup winner who is just short of being a
millionaire, was flat and finished fifth as the 2-5 favorite.

The 23 colts [Rounder was a late scratch] battled for nine spots in
the final, with the top three from each elimination advancing to the
15th race final.

When the gate left in the final, driver Dan Dube blasted Third
Straight for the lead from the outside post nine and led through an
opening quarter in :26.1. Divisional winner Soho and driver Ritchie
Silverman nabbed the lead soon after, while Million Dollar Cam and
Campbell were content to settle in the three position. The half went
in :54.1.

As the field approached the three-quarters in 1:22.1, Campbell came
out and passed the tiring Third Straight. He was able to give his
colt a breather behind Soho turning for home, as that pair pulled
away from the rest of the field.

It was an epic battle down the stretch, and at the wire, Million
Dollar Cam prevailed by three-quarters of a length over Soho in
1:50.4. It was another 11 and three-quarter lengths back to Kilowatt,
who closed from ninth to grab third. Locally-based Jo Pa's Bench Mark
was fourth, and Western Resolve rounded out the top five.

The 1:50.4 clocking tied the world record for a second heat, matching
Precious Bunny's 1991 effort in the Adios. The win was the seventh in
14 starts this year for Million Dollar Cam.

"If Soho had gotten an easy half, he would have been really tough to
beat," said Campbell of that rival. "The key to the race was being
able to follow him around the turn. It's an exciting race to win,
with the atmosphere, the horses, the tradition. Being with Jeff, it's
a little bit of déjà vu… I enjoy the job that way."

Owner Jeff Snyder, delighted with his second Adios victory, has
invested heavily in harness racing the past couple of decades. He
sent out three horses, all trained by Canadian Bill Robinson, in the
Adios, including Red River Hanover.

"This is one of the most exciting races I've ever been involved in,"
he said. "This horse excels on the smaller tracks. Getting that
breather behind Soho really bravened him up. I'm a little
disappointed in Red River Hanover, but he may be a little sick. I'm
thrilled to win this race again."

Trainer Bruce Riegle was disappointed for Soho after his colt's brave
effort. "That wicked first quarter and half got us," he said. "I feel
good that Soho raced so well, but I'm somewhat heartbroken for him.
He's such an overachiever, always an underdog, and he deserved a win
like this. There will be other races, but I thought it was going to
be today."

Trainer Joe Holloway was pleased with Kilowatt's third-place finish.
The colt had throat surgery in early July. "The surgery definitely
helped," he said. "Those two races today were better performances
than he's had in a long time."

Jeff Snyder was feeling a bit of déjà vu early in the week too. Prior
to the press conference on Tuesday, he said he had a good feeling
about Million Dollar Cam. "He could be a sleeper in here," he had
said. "He likes a small track and I think he has a good shot."