David Miller (harness racing)

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David Miller
OccupationHarness racing driver & trainer
Born (1964-12-10) December 10, 1964 (age 57)
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Racing awards
Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year (2015)
Honours
U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame (2014)
Significant horses
Always B Miki, , , , ,

David Miller (born December 10, 1964) is an American harness racing driver and trainer. Miller is one of North America's most successful drivers and was elected in the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in 2014. Among horses he has driven is Always B Miki, , , , and .

Career[]

David Miller was born December 10, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio. He grew up in Reynoldsburg, Ohio in a harness racing family - his father, grandfather, uncle, nephew and cousin were all drivers. Miller saw his first Little Brown Jug when he was 12 years old.[1]

Miller guided No Pan Intended to the Pacing Triple Crown in 2003. He has won a number of Triple Crown races and Breeders Crown trophies. Miller is a five-time winner of the Little Brown Jug and one of only two drivers (Billy Haughton in 1974) to capture both the Jug and the Jugette in the same year.[1]

On May 3, 2014 at the Meadowlands, Miller reached the 11,000 career victory milestone, becoming only the 8th North American driver to do so.[1]

During 2014, Miller also made his first appearance at Solvalla Racetrack in Stockholm, Sweden, in an elimination for the Elitlopp with world champion trotter .[2]

List of notable victories[]

Year Race Horse Trainer
1999 United States
2000 United States
2000 Canada Maple Leaf Trot
2001 United States
2001 United States Cane Pace
2002 United States Messenger Stakes
2002 Canada Canadian Trotting Classic Jimmy Takter
2002 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot Jimmy Takter
2003 United States Jimmy Takter
2003 United States Cane Pace
2003 United States Messenger Stakes
2003 United States Little Brown Jug
2004 Canada Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot Jimmy Takter
2004 United States Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace
2005 United States Messenger Stakes Brendan Johnson
2006 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot Anthony O'Sullivan
2008 United States Adios Pace Shadow Play Mark Ford
2008 United States Little Brown Jug Shadow Play Ian Moore
2008 United States Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace
2008 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace
2009 United States
2010 United States Yonkers Trot Jimmy Takter
2010 United States Breeders Crown Open Pace
2011 United States Kentucky Futurity
2011 United States Yonkers Trot Jimmy Takter
2011 United States Little Brown Jug Ron Potter
2012 United States Jimmy Takter
2012 Canada Breeders Crown Open Pace
2013 United States Jimmy Takter
2013 United States Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace Jimmy Takter
2013 United States Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace
2014 United States Adios Pace
2015 United States
2015 United States Cane Pace
2015 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot Jimmy Takter
2015 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace
2015 Canada Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot
2015 Canada Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace Brian Brown
2015 Canada Breeders Crown Open Pace Always B Miki Jimmy Takter
2016 United States
2016 United States Ben Franklin Free-For-All Pace Always B Miki Jimmy Takter
2016 United States Little Brown Jug
2016 Canada Gold Cup Invitational Pace Always B Miki Jimmy Takter
2016 Canada North America Cup
2016 United States Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot
2016 United States Breeders Crown Open Pace Always B Miki Jimmy Takter
2016 United States TVG Free For All Pace Always B Miki Jimmy Takter
2017 United States Adios Pace Brian Brown
2017 Canada North America Cup Brian Brown
2017 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot
2018 United States Meadowlands Pace
2018 Canada Metro Pace
2018 United States Little Brown Jug
2019 United States
2019 United States
2019 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "DAVID S. MILLER | Harness Museum". harnessmuseum.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ^ Meadowlands Racetrack - David Miller
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