Delvin Miller

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
OccupationHarness racing driver, trainer, owner & breeder
Born(1913-07-15)July 15, 1913
Woodland, California
DiedAugust 19, 1996(1996-08-19) (aged 83)
Orlando, Florida
Major racing wins
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
Significant horses
Adios, Countess Adios, Dotties Pick, Dudley Hanover, Meadow Rice, Tar Heel, Romeo Hanover

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.

References
  1. HarnessRacing.com - September 01, 2009 article titled "Mary Lib Miller, Delvin Miller's widow, dies"
  2. Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame bio for Delvin Miller]


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