Harrah's Philadelphia: Andy Miller picks up win No. 9,000

Veteran driver Andy Miller recorded the 9,000th victory of his very successful career on Thursday afternoon at Harrah’s Philadelphia when he came home first with American Filly in 1:52 1/5 for trainer Joe Pavia Jr.

The historic occasion was really a tale of four Millers – Andy had won two races earlier on the card with horses trained by his wife and Team Orange Crush partner Julie, putting him one victory short of the milestone. When David Miller took off his Thursday drives at Philly, Andy was tapped to handle American Filly – and through the stretch Andy’s nephew Marcus Miller gave valiant chase with Shady Stella, but American Filly stayed true to the finish for No. 9,000.

The 49-year-old Miller was the top driver on the Chicago circuit for several years before coming east and finding even more success, branching out to Grand Circuit horses, especially trotters. He becomes the 22nd driver in North American history to get to 9,000 sulky wins (frequent competitor George Napolitano Jr. had earned the distinction earlier this month), and is 14th among active drivers. Horses Andy has driven have earned over $118 million dollars.

-edited release (PHHA / Harrah’s Philadelphia)