David Miller (harness racing)

David Miller
Miller at Harrah's Hoosier Park in 2023
Nickname	'The Buckeye', 'Purple Jesus'
Occupation	Harness racing driver
Born	(1964-12-10) December 10, 1964 (age 60) 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

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

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References

1. "DAVID S. MILLER | Harness Museum". harnessmuseum.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
2. Meadowlands Racetrack - David Miller ^{[ dead link ]}
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.