David Miller (harness racing)

David Miller
Miller at Harrah's Hoosier Park in 2023
Nickname'The Buckeye', 'Purple Jesus'
OccupationHarness racing driver
Born (1964-12-10) December 10, 1964
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Career wins14,351 (as of 2024)
Racing awards
Dan Patch Driver of the Year Award (2003, 2015, 2016)
Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year (2015, 2016)
Honours
U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame (2013)
Significant horses
Always B Miki, Magician, No Pan Intended, Kadabra, Perfect Sting, Test Of Faith

David Miller (born December 10, 1964) is an American harness racing driver. Miller is one of North America's most successful drivers and was elected to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in 2014.

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] He has won every individual Breeders Crown event.

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 Elitloppet with world champion trotter Uncle Peter.[2]

In 2023, Miller reached 14,000 career wins.[3]

As of 2024, Miller is sixth all time in wins and second in earnings among North American harness drivers.[4]

List of notable victories

Year Race Horse Trainer
1999 United States Nat Ray Trot Magician Earl Cruise
2000 United States Arthur J. Cutler Memorial Magician Earl Cruise
2000 Canada Maple Leaf Trot Magician Earl Cruise
2000 United States Breeders Crown Open Trot Magician Earl Cruise
2001 United States Arthur J. Cutler Memorial Magician Earl Cruise
2001 United States Cane Pace Four Starzzz Shark Edward Hart
2002 United States Messenger Stakes Allamerican Ingot Robert McIntosh
2002 Canada Canadian Trotting Classic Kadabra Jimmy Takter
2002 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot Kadabra Jimmy Takter
2003 United States Arthur J. Cutler Memorial Kadabra Jimmy Takter
2003 United States Cane Pace No Pan Intended Ivan Sugg
2003 United States Messenger Stakes No Pan Intended Ivan Sugg
2003 United States Little Brown Jug No Pan Intended Ivan Sugg
2004 Canada Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot Ken Warkentin Jimmy Takter
2004 United States Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace Always Cam Bill Zendt
2005 United States Messenger Stakes Gryffindor Brendan Johnson
2006 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot Susie's Magic 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 Fox Valley Topaz Ken Rucker
2008 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace A And G`sconfusion Casie Coleman
2009 United States Merrie Annabelle Poof She's Gone Richard Norman
2010 United States Yonkers Trot On The Tab Jimmy Takter
2010 United States Breeders Crown Open Pace Won The West Ron Burke
2011 United States Kentucky Futurity Manofmanymissions Erv Miller
2011 United States Yonkers Trot Leader Of The Gang Jimmy Takter
2011 United States Little Brown Jug Big Bad John Ron Potter
2012 United States Merrie Annabelle To Dream On Jimmy Takter
2012 Canada Breeders Crown Open Pace Bettor Sweet Thomas Cancelliere
2013 United States Earl Beal Jr. Memorial Corky Jimmy Takter
2013 United States Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Pace Uffizi Hanover Jimmy Takter
2013 United States Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace Shelliscape Pj Fraley
2014 United States Adios Pace McWicked Casie Coleman
2015 United States Jim Doherty Memorial Broadway Donna Jim Campbell
2015 United States Cane Pace Dealt A Winner Mark Silva
2015 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot The Bank Jimmy Takter
2015 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace Divine Caroline Joe Holloway
2015 Canada Breeders Crown Open Mare Trot D'One Roger Walmann
2015 Canada Breeders Crown Open Mare Pace Color's A Virgin Brian Brown
2015 Canada Breeders Crown Open Pace Always B Miki Jimmy Takter
2016 United States Peter Haughton Memorial What The Hill Ron Burke
2016 United States Ben Franklin Free-For-All Pace Always B Miki Jimmy Takter
2016 United States Little Brown Jug Betting Line Casie Coleman
2016 Canada Gold Cup Invitational Pace Always B Miki Jimmy Takter
2016 Canada North America Cup Betting Line Casie Coleman
2016 United States Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Trot Broadway Donna Jim Campbell
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 Fear the Dragon Brian Brown
2017 Canada North America Cup Fear the Dragon Brian Brown
2017 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot What The Hill Ron Burke
2018 United States Meadowlands Pace Courtly Choice Blake MacIntosh
2018 Canada Metro Pace Stag Party Casie Coleman
2018 United States Little Brown Jug Courtly Choice Blake MacIntosh
2019 United States John Cashman Memorial Crystal Fashion Jim Campbell
2019 United States Peter Haughton Memorial Real Cool Sam Jim Campbell
2019 Canada Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Trot Gimpanzee Marcus Melander
2020 United States Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Trot Lady Chaos Linda Toscano
2020 United States Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Trot[note 1] Perfect Sting Joe Holloway
2020 United States Breeders Crown Open Pace Century Farroh Dr. Ian Moore
2021 Canada Armbro Flight Stakes When Dovescry Brett Pelling
2021 United States Hambletonian Maturity Beads Per Engblom
2021 United States Jim Doherty Memorial Venerable Richard "Nifty" Norman
2021 Canada Mohawk Million Venerable Richard "Nifty" Norman
2021 United States Breeders Crown 3YO Filly Pace Test Of Faith Brett Pelling
2021 United States Breeders Crown 3YO Colt & Gelding Pace Perfect Sting Joe Holloway
2022 United States Dayton Oaks Derby When Dovescry Brett Pelling
2022 United States Breeders Crown 2YO Colt & Gelding Pace Ammo Joe Holloway
2023 United States Peter Haughton Memorial T C I Ron Burke
2023 Canada Mohawk Million T C I Ron Burke
  1. ^ Dead heat.

References

  1. ^ a b c "DAVID S. MILLER | Harness Museum". harnessmuseum.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ^ Meadowlands Racetrack - David Miller
  3. ^ "David Miller Notches 14,000th Career Win". Standardbred Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  4. ^ "USTA Top Performers - U.S. Trotting". www.ustrotting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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