Lebanon, OH – David Miller, who earlier this year became harness racing’s all-time leader in purses, reached another milestone when he collected career victory 15,000 when Country Victory won the 13th race at Miami Valley on Wednesday night (April 22).
Miller ranks No. 5 in wins among all North American drivers in history. Horses driven by Miller have earned more than $301.4 million in purses.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Miller got his first career win in 1981. He finished among North America’s Top 10 drivers in victories seven times from 1991 through 1998 before moving from the Buckeye State to the East Coast and becoming a force at the Meadowlands and on the Grand Circuit. He moved back to Ohio toward the end of last year and is the meet’s current leading driver.
Miller has received the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s Driver of the Year Award three times: 2003, 2015 and 2016. His 2003 season was highlighted by capturing the Pacing Triple Crown with No Pan Intended, who was named the Dan Patch Horse of the Year. He also was the regular driver of Dan Patch Horse of the Year winners Always B Miki in 2016 and Test Of Faith in 2021.
Among his other numerous career highlights, Miller has won the Little Brown Jug five times, tied for the most in history; and captured 30 Breeders Crown finals, tied for third best in the series. Miller was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y., in 2014.