Trainer Peter Miller is ready to have his first runner since November this Sunday at Churchill Downs, as first reported by the Daily Racing Form, with Respect The Code entered in an allowance race at the Louisville, Ky., track.
Miller's six-month hiatus was a self-imposed break after five horses from his stable died in 2021, more than any other California trainer, drawing increased scrutiny. He was also sanctioned three times in 2021 for Class 4 medication violations in California, two of them for phenylbutazone overages after timed workouts. Miller denied in a statement that his hiatus has been prompted by actions by or agreements with regulators or racetracks.
“This is strictly a personal decision,” Miller's 2021 statement read. “The effort to compete at the highest level of my profession has taken its toll on my family and my health and I believe this decision is best for me, my family and our future.”
(Read Miller's full statement from 2021 here.)
Miller told the Daily Racing Form that Respect the Code is his only horse in Kentucky, and that he will be gearing up for the meets at Del Mar and Los Alamitos in California.
“I won't run at Santa Anita this year,” Miller told DRF.
Longtime assistant Ruben Alvarado took over Miller's stable during the hiatus, sending out 23 winners from 126 starters, including Grade 3 winner Zero Tolerance.
Miller has won multiple training titles in Southern California since taking out his trainer's license in 1988 and in 2021 ranked 20th nationally by races won and 17th by earnings.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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