Brett miller is presented with a special plaque by miami valley race secretary. Sep 12, 2016 always b miki and driver brett miller broke a track record saturday night at scioto downs. But its his talent with the reins that has led to some amazing accomplishments. Miller, 33, has not driven a horse since june 18 at northfield. Interview with harness driver brett miller racehorse meds.
My open letter to driver bill mann harness racing update. Ken weingartner, for us trotting association, is an hri harness contributor ken weingartner, brett miller, dave brower, us trotting association, driver madness tourney, harness racing fanzone, joe zambito, pete medhurst, barry vicroy, jimmy deveau, selection monday, michael gardner, ongait. Brett miller, yannick gingras and corey callahan drove at the meadowlands over the winter, though not every night, but they did not drive at yonkers. One version of the blueprint to success harness racing. Stars, scandal and a crippling threat racefixing, drugs probe deepens nelson race investigated racecourse grab a cynical move rugby, racing and abuse q and a on harness racing proving the difference between something sinister and a brain explosion from a driver is never easy.
Harrington wbocap a harness racing driver was killed monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at harrington raceway two other drivers were. Many driver changes remained outstanding for races 3, 4 and 5 when events were about to spin into further chaos. Rugby players make mistakes and so do harness racing. Brett miller, harness racing double a goldrush, harness racing. Leading miami valley raceway drivers harness racing. Racing hill returned to top form as he blazed to a stakes record 1. Take note of what brett miller did to get where he wanted to go.
Click on a link below to see the top 50 driverstrainers in that category. On a day when leading driver brett miller won five straight races, hollywood dayton raceway also smashed its alltime daily handle record by a wide margin on the monday matinee. Cyclists helmetcam video of argument with driver shows glory of humanity. May, 2015 interview with harness driver brett miller. If chest, leg andor waist straps are buckled, release straps and unbuckle at. Lets say that in his response posted to the column on the harness racing. In february 2016, miller along with another harness driver were charged with allowing horses to race with the drug glaucine in their system. Price and clyde miller both operated stables, his father del s. To see a report of the top drivers using other categories, please select a link at the top of the page. View brett millers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Only north american racing statistics are shown, with all earnings expressed in us currency.
Last months pennsylvania east meets west challenge champion, brett miller, has bought a home just 10 minutes from the meadows racetrack. In april 2014, miller was injured while racing at yonkers raceway. In fact the 38yearold ohioborn harness racing driver had only been in his new digs just two days when he was contacted by harnesslink. Dec 23, 2019 dayton, oh on a day when leading driver brett miller won five straight races, hollywood dayton raceway also smashed its alltime daily handle record by a wide margin on the monday dec.
Tim tetrick took the winter off and came back after the levy. Just as honest drivers can find numerous avenues to the winners circle, a crooked harness horseman can find countless ways to keep a horse from winning. Always b miki and driver brett miller broke a track record saturday night at scioto downs. Harness racing is a family tradition the wapakoneta. Leading saratoga harness drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012020 thru 03302020 pctstrts1st2nd3rdudrspurses dobson billy 20. Brett miller was named the meadowlands driver of the week for guiding two longshots to victory last saturday, may 21. Teenager wearing earphones killed by train jeffrey bellinger, from cedar lake, ind. With minutes before the first race, the meadowlands showed on its simulcast feed for the first time that the tracks leading driver brett miller would also not be on his drives this night. To win that race after that flight, it was a pretty exciting day, said miller, who came up an eyelash short with racing hill in the 16 m pace. It is millers relationship with takter that has seen the driver reach new heights in recent years. Harness drivers know many ways to fix a race sun sentinel. Early christmas presents for hollywood dayton and brett. Lebanon, oh miami valley raceway completed its sixth and most successful season on monday, may 6, crowning new winners in both the harness racing drivers and trainers dash derbies.
For brett miller its starting to look as if this will be his breakout year in the northeast. As soon as betting opened on the friday night, the horse went. Top twenty harness drivers of 20, part 2 betamerica extra. Driver changes cause chaos at meadowlands harness racing. Julie miller was elected to the board of trustees for the harness horse youth foundation in 2008. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bretts. Conrad photo lebanon, oh miami valley raceway completed its sixth and most successful season on monday, may 6, crowning new winners in both the harness racing drivers. Harness racing is a family tradition the wapakoneta daily news. Jul 06, 2018 brett miller, yannick gingras and corey callahan drove at the meadowlands over the winter, though not every night, but they did not drive at yonkers.
A conversation with marcus miller harness racing newsroom. His father, del miller trains and drove on the ohio circuit and top driver, david miller, is his cousin. Leading saratoga harness drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins. Breaking into the most stacked drivers colony in the sport isnt an easy thing. Driver brett miller scored upsets with odds on amethyst and empress deo at the meadowlands making a name yourself in the meadowlands driving colony is no easy task. Move east is paying off for brett miller harness racing. In 2004 miller would drive twoyearold trotting colt of the year ken warkentin 3,1. The messenger stakes is an american harness racing event for 3yearold pacing horses. Click on a column heading to sort these 50 rows only. In 2007, at northfield, he won 10 out of the races on the. David miller and brian sears spent the winter in florida and david began driving at meadowlands when he came back. He came from a small circuit here in ohio where he was dominate and has fine nothing to disappoint on the big stage.
Driver changes cause chaos at meadowlands harness racing update. Miller was a successful horseman, and his cousin is hall of fame driver dave miller. Leading driver brett miller is congratulated in the winners circle on. Dayton, oh on a day when leading driver brett miller won five straight races, hollywood dayton raceway also smashed its alltime daily handle record by a wide margin on the monday dec. After racing three years on the illinois fair circuit, he is in his fifth year of driving full time. Freehold, nj brett miller has knocked on the door when it comes to winning a major stakes race. Fear the dragon leads breeders crown boys harness racing. All miller brand fall protection products meet applicable osha, ansi and csa requirements. The excuse can then be that the driver was looking to get the most economical run and in hindsight, it may have been a mistake. On a day when leading driver brett miller won five straight races, hollywood dayton raceway also smashed its alltime daily handle record by a. Apr 29, 2016 it is miller s relationship with takter that has seen the driver reach new heights in recent years. I believe david miller should be rated top 5 of all time harness racing drivers. One of very few people that makes almost every horse go a lot faster. Harness racing always b miki sets scioto downs 1mile record.
If a driver who is not wanting to win is able to find themselves wide early it is more than plausible depending on the specific horse and situation to drop back to the back of the pack. Harness racing event to benefit dayton tornado victims. Millers hot streak started in race two and extended through race six as he relentlessly guided chalky horses to victories one race after another for five different. So, to doug mcnair and all other harness drivers who want bigtime success on the big stage. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. Miller, who has won more than 6,600 times in his harness racing career, will drive tellitlikeitis in saturdays eliminations for the meadowlands pace.
The 23yearold marcus is doing the family name proud. Beissinger memorial gets brett miller 8,000th win harnesslink. Miller drove 2009 dan patch award winner lucky jim. Miller trained 2009 dan patch award winner lucky jim. Miller would spotdrive at the meadowlands in 2014 when some of the top drivers were out of town and miller did quite well. Leading driver brett miller is congratulated in the winners circle on closing day at miami valley by racing operations manager helen carlo and race secretary gregg keidel. Dave miller race horses, horse racing, dave miller, harness racing, champion. Now most every track deducts 5% of the owners purse to both the trainer and driver and that consideration should be given to changing that percentage to 7% for trainers and 3% for drivers.