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Delvin Glenn "Del" Miller (July 15, 1913 – August 19, 1996) was a driver, trainer and owner in the sport of
harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Austral ...
as well as an important breeder after acquiring Adios to stand at his Meadow Lands Farm in Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania. During a career that spanned eight decades, Miller won major races in the United States as well as in
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. He was the founder of
The Meadows racetrack Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, originally The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, is a Standardbred harness-racing track and slot-machine casino in North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania, United States, about southwest of Pittsburgh. It is owned by ...
in Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania where in 1997 the
Adios Pace The Adios Pace is a horse race for three-year-old Standardbred colts and geldings run annually since 1967 at a distance of one mile at Meadows Racetrack in North Strabane Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Historical race events The 1972 r ...
was officially renamed the Delvin Miller Adios Pace to honor his memory. Del Miller was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1969.
Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame bio for Delvin Miller] He died in 1996 and was interred in the Cross Creek Cemetery in
Cross Creek, Pennsylvania Cross Creek is a census-designated place located in Cross Creek Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid ...
.


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