Andy Ray Miller (born September 7, 1968) is an American harness racing driver. Miller's nickname is "The Orange Crush."[1]
| Andy Ray Miller | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Harness racing driver |
| Born | September 7, 1968 Mattoon, Illinois, United States |
| Career wins | 8452 wins (as at 11/22/2016) [1] |
| Major racing wins | |
Breeders Crown wins:
| |
| Significant horses | |
| Creamy Mimi, Lucky Jim, Perfect Alliance | |
Biography
editAndy Miller, who was born in Mattoon, Illinois, started driving in 1985 on the Illinois fair circuit. By 1996, he had topped the $1 million mark in purses.[2] Miller, who won driving titles at Balmoral and Maywood Parks in the 1990s,[3] relocated to New Jersey along with his wife in 2006.[4] Miller won his 5,000th race that same year.[5]
Miller represented the United States in the 2005 and 2007 World driving championships.[6] He drove trotter Creamy Mimi to victories in the 2007 American National[7] and 2008 Hambletonian Oaks.[8] He has over 8,000 career wins and purse earnings totaling in excess of $100 million.[9]
Miller drove 2009 Dan Patch Award winner Lucky Jim.[10]
In April 2014, Miller was injured while racing at Yonkers Raceway.[11] Miller, who had suffered a pair of fractured lumbar vertebrae in his accident, returned to driving six months later.[12]
Family
editMiller, along his wife Julie, who is a harness racing trainer,[13] live in Millstone Township, New Jersey.[14] They have two children.[15] Miller is the brother of harness racing trainer Erv Miller.[16]
References
edit- ^ Andy Miller 'crushes' the competition these days Archived August 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Andy Miller profile at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment
- ^ Miller, Pinkney Jr. Capture Freehold Crowns
- ^ VIP Stable's winning team
- ^ Miller joins 5,000 win club
- ^ Tetrick is ready for World Driving Championship Archived August 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Creamy Mimi wins American National
- ^ Creamy Mimi wins Hambletonian Oaks
- ^ Andy Miller: "I am going to be back"
- ^ Dan Patch award winner headlines Invitational
- ^ Andy Miller injured in Yonkers spill Archived August 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Andy Miller, Perfect Alliance look to return to races Archived August 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Julie Miller Profile
- ^ Awards dinner a big hit in New Jersey
- ^ Harness-Racing Trainer Julia Miller
- ^ The Miller Family to likely celebrate the Snow Angel Final