Career
Miller’s stable eclipsed $5 million for the sixth consecutive year in 2010…Manofmanymissions won the Breeders Crown for 2-year-old male trotters while Shadyshark Hanover won a division of the Nassagaweya Stakes and was second in the Breeders Crown and Governor’s Cup…Pacing filly Incredible Tillie was his first great horse…She was unbeaten as a freshman in 1999, with 12 wins in 12 starts and cashed paychecks worth $512,782 that year…As great as Incredible Tillie was, Loyal Opposition was even better…She was a three-time Dan Patch Award winner, captured a pair of Illinois Horse of the Year titles and finished her brilliant career with 56 wins in 98 starts and earnings of $2,861,294…Other top horses for Miller over the years include Restive Hanover, Lis Mara, and Il Villaggio…Miller was honored in his home state by the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association as its Person of the Year in 2004…Was recognized at the USTA District 5 awards ceremony in 2005 with the Brian Pinske Memorial Award honoring his achievements on the Grand Circuit…That was the kick-off for a 2005 campaign that saw Miller win the Glen Garnsey Trainer of the Year Award from the United States Harness Writers’ Association and the Delvin Miller Trainer of the Year Award from the Grand Circuit…His brother, Andy, is a top driver at the Meadowlands and on the Grand Circuit…His son, Marcus, is making a name for himself as a driver in Chicago.
Personal
Growing up in an Amish household in downstate Illinois, Miller had plenty of experience around horses during his youth but it wasn’t until he made his first trip to a county fair at the age of 16 that the racing “bug” bit him…Favorite food is steak and potatoes…first job started two weeks after graduating 8th grade, working at Lincoln Land Farm for USTA director John Cisna...has a dog named Daisy Doodle…watches “Law and Order” and “CSI”…loves to play racquetball, tennis and volleyball, and plays golf competitively…has two kids, Marcus and Hannah…brother, Andy, is a leading driver.
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| Year |
Starts |
1sts |
Rank |
2nds |
3rds |
UTR |
Money Won |
Rank |
| 2023 |
1045 |
226 |
(3) |
175 |
149 |
.357 |
3,619,562 |
(7) |
| 2022 |
1606 |
291 |
(3) |
276 |
223 |
.323 |
6,399,610 |
(4) |
| 2021 |
1285 |
247 |
(3) |
190 |
164 |
.317 |
4,120,251 |
(8) |
| 2020 |
874 |
148 |
(12) |
130 |
120 |
.298 |
2,790,158 |
(10) |
| 2019 |
1117 |
217 |
(7) |
183 |
137 |
.326 |
4,359,340 |
(8) |
| 2018 |
1003 |
171 |
(10) |
168 |
140 |
.310 |
3,757,389 |
(7) |
| 2017 |
885 |
166 |
(12) |
127 |
127 |
.315 |
3,872,505 |
(8) |
| 2016 |
978 |
175 |
(13) |
146 |
133 |
.307 |
3,955,981 |
(6) |
| 2015 |
1066 |
177 |
(10) |
136 |
163 |
.288 |
3,066,485 |
(11) |
| 2014 |
1302 |
229 |
(6) |
193 |
184 |
.305 |
4,616,583 |
(3) |
| 2013 |
1260 |
243 |
(6) |
200 |
165 |
.325 |
4,589,957 |
(5) |
| 2012 |
1443 |
261 |
(4) |
251 |
195 |
.323 |
4,316,214 |
(6) |
| 2011 |
1098 |
267 |
(5) |
178 |
159 |
.382 |
5,538,258 |
(6) |
| 2010 |
1312 |
303 |
(3) |
215 |
174 |
.366 |
5,633,301 |
(6) |
| 2009 |
1418 |
321 |
(3) |
237 |
184 |
.362 |
5,499,315 |
(5) |
| 2008 |
1746 |
419 |
(2) |
320 |
213 |
.382 |
6,865,339 |
(2) |
| 2007 |
1465 |
434 |
(2) |
260 |
187 |
.437 |
6,986,864 |
(2) |
| 2006 |
1150 |
318 |
(3) |
180 |
130 |
.401 |
5,714,348 |
(1) |
| 2005 |
1123 |
307 |
(4) |
167 |
159 |
.403 |
5,145,380 |
(2) |
| 2004 |
1024 |
270 |
(6) |
165 |
128 |
.395 |
3,814,406 |
(4) |
| 2003 |
769 |
197 |
(13) |
122 |
108 |
.391 |
2,203,395 |
(12) |
| 2002 |
914 |
215 |
(9) |
139 |
105 |
.358 |
2,084,524 |
(14) |
| 2001 |
736 |
173 |
(16) |
116 |
102 |
.369 |
1,479,988 |
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| 2000 |
553 |
147 |
|
94 |
75 |
.405 |
1,247,593 |
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| 1999 |
522 |
161 |
(19) |
88 |
61 |
.441 |
934,372 |
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| 1998 |
464 |
113 |
|
86 |
60 |
.390 |
334,704 |
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| 1997 |
329 |
89 |
|
70 |
37 |
.426 |
300,680 |
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| 1996 |
195 |
31 |
|
21 |
32 |
.274 |
142,119 |
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| 1995 |
108 |
8 |
|
13 |
12 |
.178 |
61,552 |
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| 1994 |
168 |
25 |
|
30 |
25 |
.298 |
142,856 |
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| 1993 |
172 |
27 |
|
25 |
26 |
.288 |
154,731 |
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| 1992 |
89 |
18 |
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11 |
5 |
.290 |
68,334 |
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| 1991 |
39 |
7 |
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2 |
3 |
.234 |
23,696 |
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29258 |
6401 |
(4) |
4714 |
3885 |
.000 |
103,839,790 |
(3) |
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DAN PATCH AWARD WINNERS
2-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACE
(02) Loyal Opposition
(04) Restive Hanover
PACING HORSE
(06) Lis Mara
PACING MARE
(04) Loyal Opposition
(05) Loyal Opposition
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