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.
| David Miller | |
|---|---|
 Miller at Harrah's Hoosier Park in 2023 | |
| Nickname | 'The Buckeye', 'Purple Jesus' |
| Occupation | Harness racing driver |
| Born | December 10, 1964 Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Career wins | 14,351 (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 | |
Career
editDavid 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
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- ^ Dead heat.
References
edit- ^ a b c "DAVID S. MILLER | Harness Museum". harnessmuseum.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ Meadowlands Racetrack - David Miller
- ^ "David Miller Notches 14,000th Career Win". Standardbred Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "USTA Top Performers - U.S. Trotting". www.ustrotting.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.