Peter Miller returns
 

That's nice. :rolleyes:

80 horses at a hundred bucks a day day rate?

Just guessing…….on the rate anybody know for sure what it is?

Disgraceful

Was he ever really gone?

As a day rate, I'd say that's very low for SoCal - it was that number YEARS ago in some SoCal barns. Here's a 2006 article:

https://www.toconline.com/html/files...cost_win06.pdf

Whether Miller even has all of his horses on day rate is another thing. There's a significant percentage of owners that want their horses trained on a "deal" - they pay no day rate/training fees (they do pay vet fees), and in return the trainer gets a lot larger purse percentage than the typical 10%. What does that lead to? Smaller trainers not being able to make enough to eat during dry spells and dropping out of the game. Other trainers looking to take whatever edge/push whatever envelope they can to get those winners' share of purses.

first of all, only younger horses make it to the track 6 or 7 days a week. some older horses are on the track 4 days a week. that is going to mean that those horses aren't going to need and an exercise rider for the days he doesn't go to the track. he probably won't need a hot walker either. most trainers charge for the days that the horse isn't on the track. any way you cut it, its an expensive game to play and not for everyone including myself.

Peter Miller also known as the trainer who puts in more objections then any other trainer out there. Six months and everything is all hunky dory with the fam again ? I call bulltwinkie....never was a fan and never will be.

Regardless of your and my feelings for Peter Miller (he's more of a wagering situation favorite for me than a fan favorite) - a "sabbatical" of six months' length is not that unusual for the professions that typically do have them.

Hopefully he's doing well and has a smooth transition back.

Wait, I thought he was taking a "voluntary hiatus"? [insert sarcasm here]

Absolutely. :ThmbUp::ThmbUp::ThmbUp: