by Miami Valley Raceway

Lebanon, OH — Driver Dan Noble wasted no time on Sunday (March 25) afternoon at Miami Valley Raceway, accomplishing his mission for the day and registering his 5,000th career victory in the matinee’s opening race.

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Dan Noble collects his 5,000th career driving win behind Storybook at Miami Valley on Sunday afternoon.

The 35-year-old reinsman, on the heels of a driving triple on Saturday night, urged Storyboard to the front of the field of $5,000 claiming mares in Sunday’s lidlifter. Once crossing over to the lead just prior to the quarter mile mark Noble was able to keep the 5-year-old daughter of Art Official on the point throughout the remainder of the 1:58 mile.

It was the tenth lifetime triumph for Storyboard, trained by Greg Luther and owned by Black Magic Racing LLC.

Noble was greeted in the winner’s circle to commemorate his 5,000th win by his wife of 11 days, Christi, his mother Debbie, brother Sam IV, sister Meredith, his maternal grandparents, the newest Ohio State Racing Commissioner Greg Simpson, OHHA track rep Brett Merkle and track officials Helen Carlo and Gregg Keidel.

Noble is a former national dash champion, winning 773 races in 2011 to lead all drivers in North America. Last year was Noble’s highest earnings campaign to date when horses he drove banked over $4 million.

The son of the late, great Ohio Hall Of Famer Sam “Chip” Noble III, Dan and Chip’s career racing statistics are remarkably similar at this point. In an era with less racing opportunities and smaller purses, Chip amassed 5,105 victories good for $28.4 million in purse earnings. His son’s 5,000 wins have lead to $27.8 million in purse deposits.

Noble is a fourth generation horseman training out of the same barn at the Xenia, Ohio fairgrounds as his family has for decades.

It didn’t take Noble long to get started on his next 5,000 wins as he scored two more wins, with Laughing Matters and Sports Sinner, in the first five races on the program.