Dover: Morgan reaches 18,000 driving wins milestone

Anthony Morgan became just the second driver in North American history to reach the 18,000 win mark when he steered Inter Mischief to victory in the first race at Dover Downs on Tuesday afternoon.

The 67-year-old Morgan, who has driven in more than 100,000 races over the last 50 years, has steered horses to just over $150 million in earnings, good for 12th all-time. His lifetime win total trails only Dave Palone (21,421) on the all-time leaderboard.

A sixth-generation horseman originally from Ohio, Morgan won his first race as a 15-year-old behind Peachakona at the Celina Matinee. Now based in Delaware, Morgan has gone on to win races at tracks across the United States, with his best year for wins coming in 2006 (1,004) and earnings in 2008 ($10,879,414).

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A four-time National dash-winning champion and member of the Ohio Harness Racing Hall of Fame, one of Morgan's biggest wins came in the 1995 Jugette with Magic Shopper.