Articles by (and about) David M. Miller

Breeders must keep eye to the future [Requires Adobe Reader]
Daily Racing Form (2/17/08)

When Midwest Thoroughbred breeders sit down to determine their budgets and decide to which states they will send their mares to foal, they are faced with a new wrinkle nowadays. They must forecast what purses will be at the region’s racetracks two, three, and four years down the road ...

Midwest Stallions Review [Requires Adobe Reader]
Daily Racing Form (2/11/07)

Despite a nationwide trend that has seen the Thoroughbred population stabilize in the last four years, the population of stallions and mares in the Midwest region ... has declined.

"Stallion & Mare Matings"
Minnesota Thoroughbred Association newsletter (2002)

Pedigree analysts are forced to confront the dubious nature of their profession everytime they meet face to face with breeders of the Thoroughbred. Oftentimes they are asked "So if I breed stallion X to mare A, it gives me a [choose one of the following]:
"Nick rating of A+,"
"A dosage index of 2.16 and a center of distribution measuring .50,"
"A 4x4 doubling of Somethingroyal,"
"An inbreeding co-efficient of 4.086 through five generations."

Claiming Crown coverage series
Annual recaps of the Claiming Crown series at Canterbury Park (1999-2003)

Various articles

Dominant Derby Sirelines [Requires Adobe Reader]
Daily Racing Form (1998)

After the sparkling wins of Indian Charlie and Halory Hunter ... there should be no shortage of opinions as to which horse will win the 1998 Kentucky Derby.

Pedigree Angles Reveal Turf Overlays [Requires Adobe Reader]
Daily Racing Form (Handicappers Corner, 1997)

The live racing card at Aqueduct was finished, and press box habitues still in attendance late Thursday afternoon were perusing the simulcast offering ... I asked newcomer David Miller, who was filling for a vacationing Daily Racing Form crew member, the age-old question: "Who d'ya like?"