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Adios Harry

By Adios--Helen Win--McI Win
Born 1951, died November 1982
Owned by Sugar Hill Farms of Greenwood, Deleware
Bred by Max Hempt of Pennsylvania

Adios Harry in action

Adios Harry was the fifth foal born to the McI Win mare Helen Win, who was 13 when she gave birth to “Harry.” He recorded a two-year-old mark of 2:04.2 in 1953 and the following year lowered that to 1:58.3, winning among others, the $69,332 Little Brown Jug at Delaware in 2:02.2 for driver-trainer Morris MacDonald. At four, he scored in 1:55 and retired that same year with $343,433 in lifetime earnings and was immediately sent to the breeding shed to begin his life as a stallion.

His first foals hit the ground in 1956 and he proved to be a prolific sire who was steadfast in carrying on the Adios line. From 523 foals, he produced 445 starters, and of those, 416 were pacers and 29 were trotters. Twenty-six of his pacers would go on to pace in 2:00 or faster and all of his pacing get earned over $10.1 million. His trotting progeny earned $528,606.

Adios Harry sired 22 pacers who won $100,000 or more and one trotter who was able to pass that number in earnings. Of his pacing youngsters, 187 were clocked in 2:05 or faster, and 26 paced in 2:00 or better. Four of his trotters were time in 2:05 or quicker.

His top foal by earnings was To Ri Boy, a foal of 1970 who paced to a five-year-old record of 1:57.4, earning $426,504. He was also Adios Harry’s fourth fastest foal. To Ri Johnny, born in 1976 was his second-highest money earner, with $273,461 in earnings and his second fastest foal with a five-year-old mark of 1:56.3. Harry’s Laura p, 5, 1:59.4 ($266,035) and Flowing Harry p, 7, 2:02 ($250,622) were his third and fourth highest money earning progeny, respectively.

Little To Ri, a foal of 1974 was Adios Harry’s fastest youngster, pacing to a five-year-old mark of 1:56.2, and earning $156,124. Interestingly enough, Adios Harry’s finest years as a sire were in his later years, from 1970 through 1977. In 1974, he saw his best year, as 23 of his pacers earned $641,036 and two of his trotters amassed $250,622 in seasonal earnings.

Adios Harry passed away in November of 1982, and was elected to harness racing’s National Hall of Fame in 2000.