David Miller (born December 10, 1964) is an American

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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

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, Magician, No Pan Intended, Won The West, Poof She's Gone and Gimpanzee.

Career

David Miller was born December 10, 1964 in

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. 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. Miller guided No Pan Intended to the Pacing Triple Crown in 2003. He has won a number of Triple Crown races and

Breeders Crown The Breeders Crown is an annual series of Harness races in the United States and Canada covering each of the sport's twelve traditional categories of age, gait and gender. The series was initiated by the Hambletonian Society, promoters of the Ham ...

trophies. Miller is a five-time winner of the Little Brown Jug and one of only two drivers (

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in 1974) to capture both the Jug and the Jugette in the same year. 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. During 2014, Miller also made his first appearance at Solvalla Racetrack in Stockholm, Sweden, in an elimination for the Elitlopp with world champion trotter

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List of notable victories

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, David (harness racing) 1964 births Living people American horse trainers Dan Patch Award winners United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees Harness racing in the United States People from Columbus, Ohio