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David Miller on Wednesday (Feb. 11) at Miami Valley Raceway became harness racing’s all-time leading driver for North American purses, topping the previous record of $299.89 million established by Hall of Famer John Campbell, who retired in 2017. Miller entered the day needing $2,895 to eclipse Campbell’s mark. Miller broke the record when trotter My […]
Hall of Fame harness racing driver David Miller knows how to celebrate a birthday – winning the first three races and added an additional one late on the Wednesday night (Dec. 10) card at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway. The 61-year-old reinsman, who recently moved back to the Buckeye State from the east coast, got […]
CHESTER PA – Hall of Fame driver David Miller, in his final start as an “East Coast regular” before moving back to Ohio, made a cameo visit to Harrah’s Philadelphia a successful farewell as he guided the Cattlewash sophomore gelding Tom Horn to his sixth straight harness racing victory in a $11,000 pace Sunday afternoon. […]
CHESTER, PA – The three-year-old trotting filly Tandem Hanover (Walner) enjoyed the relief of not having to face Grand Circuit opposition on a cool Thursday afternoon (Nov. 21) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, picking up a 1:55 victory in the $13,500 featured harness racing trot. David Miller, who topped all drivers on the day with four visits […]
For the ninth straight time this harness racing season, Elista Hanover (International Moni) found her way to the winner’s circle, this time with a romp in a $30,800 division of the Tompkins-Geers Stakes at The Meadowlands Saturday (July 20). The Grand Circuit event for three-year-old trotting fillies saw Elista Hanover become the winningest three-year-old trotter […]
On Saturday night (July 20), Elista Hanover (International Moni) will attempt to win her ninth straight harness racing start this year as she headlines the $30,800 Tompkins-Geers Stake at The Meadowlands for three-year-old trotting fillies. The chestnut filly finished third in her first start of the season and since then has yet to lose in […]
CHESTER, PA – The “Trottin’ Thursday” card made its usual strong contribution to the week’s harness racing at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with four miles for diamondgaited horses going in 1:53 or faster at the southeast Pennsylvania oval. The top purse event, for $15,000, saw David Miller give a heads-up drive to Ritson (Cantab Hall) early, which […]
Closing off of second-over cover, Act Fast (Downbytheseaside) and harness racing driver Todd McCarthy scored a major upset at odds of 23-1 in capturing the first $50,000 division of the Graduate Pace at The Meadowlands Saturday (June 22). Not only were the odds high, but the time of 8th race was the fastest of the […]
CHESTER, PA – Ginger Tree Belle (Stay Hungry) reclaimed the lead in front of the stands and continued on to take a lifetime mark of 1:52.2 in capturing the $12,000 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon June 14). The three-year-old filly left the gate, let two outside foes argue to a :27 quarter, […]
CHESTER, PA – Eurobond (Love You) took the top fast-class trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia for the second week in a row, winning an $11,000 handicap harness racing contest in 1:52.2 on Thursday afternoon (May 30). This week’s field might have been a touch easier than last weeks, but Thursday Eurobond went from the inside number […]
CHESTER, PA – The harness racing track record sheet at Harrah’s Philadelphia got a very-early-in-the-season alteration on Thursday afternoon (April 25), as the four-year-old Sebastian K S trotting gelding Benjamin Hanover won powerfully in 1:51.2, knocking three-fifths of a second from the local divisional standard held by Scirocco Rob since 2019. Off a 1:52.3 impressive […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It looked like a forgone conclusion that Stable Genius would win the $23,000 feature Saturday (March 16) night at The Meadowlands, a high-end conditioned harness racing trot. After all, he mowed down a similar field just one week ago as the 1-2 favorite and was sent to the gate at 1-5 […]
CORBIN, Ky. (Friday, Oct. 13, 2023) — It will be a new track for horsemen but a familiar voice calling the races when Cumberland Run’s harness racing meet begins Sunday. Gabe Prewitt, the announcer at The Red Mile along with serving as the Lexington track’s vice president of racing operation and sports wagering, will be […]
It’s Academic (Uncle Peter) equaled the fastest harness racing mile ever trotted at Harrah’s Hoosier Park and became a double millionaire by posting an outstanding 1:50.3 win in the $210,000 Caesar’s Trotting Classic for aged trotters at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday night (Sept. 22nd). Driver Dave Miller, who was taking his fourth win on […]
Herodotus (Bar Hopping), behind an aggressive Dave Miller steer, rewrote the Delaware County Fair harness racing track record for three-year-old trotting geldings in the $100,000 Old Oaken Bucket for sophomore trotting colts and geldings at Delaware County Fair on Thursday afternoon (Sep. 21). After dueling most of the way with race favorite Talent Scout (Dexter Dunn), […]
T C I (Cantab Hall) took over the lead approaching the half and was never headed as he improved his record to eight harness racing wins from nine starts taking the $420,000 Peter Haughton Memorial for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday night (Sept. 14th). There was plenty of early […]
Harness racing pacer South Beach Star (Somebeachsomewhere) was given a perfect drive by David Miller in capturing the $20,000 Open-Handicap Friday (July 28) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, beating race favorite Ruthless Hanover. The 7th race feature saw Ruthless Hanover (Tim Tetrick), the race favorite got right out to the lead from post six with Miller getting […]
CHESTER, PA – They saved the fastest for last on Thursday (June 22) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia, as the Sweet Lou sophomore gelding Lite N Sweet won the $12,600 harness racing feature race for his section, the last event carded on the day, in a career best 1:50.4. Though the past performance line shows “2”s […]
CHESTER, PA – Hall Of Fame harness racing driver David Miller posted the 14,000th victory of his career on Friday (May 19) afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia when he guided Island Of The Sea (Always A Virgin) to victory. It was not an easy journey for the gelding, parked past a :26.1 quarter to get the […]
CHESTER, PA – It’s Academic (Uncle Peter) trotted the fastest harness racing mile over any 5/8-mile in North America this year when he won the $20,000 Open-Handicap Trot at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon (May 14) in 1:51.2. The $1,393,092-winning It’s Academic burst away from the gate for driver David Miller, getting around double millionaire […]
CHESTER, PA – South Beach Star was parked most of a :53.3 first half en route to winning in 1:48.2 at Pocono Downs last week; on Friday at Harrah’s Philadelphia, the Somebeachsomewhere gelding saved the :53.3 half for the back of the mile, holding off favored Lou’s Pearlman by half a length in 1:49.1 to […]
CHESTER, PA – South Beach Star (Somebeachsomewhere) has worked himself into top form early in the season, as he won the $15,300 featured pace at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (April 30) afternoon in 1:49.4, despite a sloppy track with a two-second variant. David Miller kept the gelding just off active :27 early battling, then rushed […]
David Miller will go back to Ohio as a visitor when he represents Team Pompano in this week’s two-day Northfield/Pompano Driver’s Challenge at MGM Northfield Park, but it won’t be the first time the Buckeye State native has been in that harness racing role. Two decades ago, Miller spent winters racing at The Meadows in […]
CHESTER, PA – In his second start for harness racing trainer Juan Cano, Bettor Not Talk (Betting Line) spoke volumes with an authoritative 1:51.2 front-end score at a chilly Harrah’s Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (Nov. 18). David Miller was away third with the gelding, then got his charge in gear mid-first turn and got him […]
