In 1890 Richard Miller went to work as an exercise rider for the prominent stable owner Michael F. Dwyer.
He would ride for the stable for a short time before choosing to learn the business of training Thoroughbreds under the very capable Hardy Campbell Jr.
He trained Africander for Hampton Stable, the nom de course of the racing partnership of Simon Deimel & Charles F. Dwyer who purchased the colt on June 28, 1902.
With Africander, Miller won the 1903 Belmont Stakes, a major racing event that became the third leg of the U.S.
[2] [3] Eyelid was owned by Anthony L. Aste and would be named the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly for 1918 when her most important wins came in the Alabama Stakes and the Ladies Handicap.