Delvin Miller Explained

Del Miller
Occupation:Harness racing driver, trainer, owner & breeder
Birth Date:15 July 1913
Birth Place:Woodland, California
Death Place:Orlando, Florida
Race:American Pacing Classic (1956)
Dexter Cup (1974)
Canadian Trotting Classic (1980)

U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins:
Little Brown Jug (1950, 1951, 1952)
Messenger Stakes (1957, 1958, 1960)
Cane Pace (1960)

U.S. Trotting Triple Crown wins:
Hambletonian Stakes (1950, 1953, 1961)
Kentucky Futurity (1954)
Yonkers Trot (1960, 1974)

Honours:United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (1969)
Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame (1987)
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1999)
Delvin Miller Museum, Avella, Pennsylvania
Horses:Adios, Countess Adios, Dotties Pick, Dudley Hanover, Meadow Rice, Tar Heel, Romeo Hanover
Updated:December 4, 2016

Delvin Glenn "Del" Miller (July 15, 1913 – August 19, 1996) was a driver, trainer and owner in the sport of harness racing as well as an important breeder after acquiring Adios to stand at his Meadow Lands Farm in Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania.[1] During a career that spanned eight decades, Miller won major races in the United States as well as in France. He was the founder of The Meadows racetrack in Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania where in 1997 the Adios Pace was officially renamed the Delvin Miller Adios Pace to honor his memory.

Del Miller was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1969.[2] He died in 1996 and was interred in the Cross Creek Cemetery in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.harnessracing.com/news/marylibmillerdelvinmillerswidowdies.html
  2. http://www.harnessmuseum.com/content/delvin-miller