Erv Miller

[seen2much]

Most of Erv's horses tail off as the year goes on. That would scare me. Many must believe they could improve or maintain the purchase. That is why there are buyers for every horse.

[R Kelly]

The success rate for purchasing horses at auction and being successful is low. If you do your due diligence and find value in the purchase you can succeed.

All of my private purchases involved my trainer going a trip or two and a full vet examination. I’ve been lucky.

Wrong. The success rate of turning a profit in harness racing is 2%. Ive been in for 6 years purely because I love it. I’ve lost money every year and use a top trainer.

[Oliver Clozoff]

Wrong. The success rate of turning a profit in harness racing is 2%. Ive been in for 6 years purely because I love it. I’ve lost money every year and use a top trainer.

The value in ownership is the inside information received.  Me and a friend used to own $2500 claimers at Monti for $1100 purses.  How can you make money doing that? You can't, but the info on when it was "his turn" was worth way more than what we lost in owning them

[Six Pence]

This is a reply to all of Rocco's infantile responses to serious remarks.  I don't know you but I do know many of your former trainers and to a man/woman they hope that they are never so broke that they would entertain considering you for a client again.  The Essig Stable won't take any of your ignorant shit and likely will soon send you on your way.  Thos previous trainers have a common refrain in that you are on the phone almost daily asking questions and making comments that expose your ignorance of the business.  You want to act like a big time owner and some others like you, know nothing about the business and are too lazy to learn.  Your comments on this forum only expose your ignorance and lack of respect for this business. Your sense of entitlement coming from inherited wealth only exacerbates  the
little man-big mouth syndrome that you personify.

I have never regretted being honest when dealing with others in this industry and do know it has cost me
a few sales over the years.  I find it a lot easier to live with myself.  Even though it is a fact that most
people would rather hear a well crafted lie that the truth.  In my over sixty years sitting behind horses (which you have probably never done once) I have heard it said that a good horse can have a bad owner and that applies to fractional owners, as well.

[brownmoose13]

This is a reply to all of Rocco's infantile responses to serious remarks.  I don't know you but I do know many of your former trainers and to a man/woman they hope that they are never so broke that they would entertain considering you for a client again.  The Essig Stable won't take any of your ignorant shit and likely will soon send you on your way.  Thos previous trainers have a common refrain in that you are on the phone almost daily asking questions and making comments that expose your ignorance of the business.  You want to act like a big time owner and some others like you, know nothing about the business and are too lazy to learn.  Your comments on this forum only expose your ignorance and lack of respect for this business. Your sense of entitlement coming from inherited wealth only exacerbates  the
little man-big mouth syndrome that you personify.

I have never regretted being honest when dealing with others in this industry and do know it has cost me
a few sales over the years.  I find it a lot easier to live with myself.  Even though it is a fact that most
people would rather hear a well crafted lie that the truth.  In my over sixty years sitting behind horses (which you have probably never done once) I have heard it said that a good horse can have a bad owner and that applies to fractional owners, as well.

Let's hear for it for a truth comment without foul language and name calling....refres hing. Either will ignore, my guess, or he will make one of his flippant comments.

[LAW AND ORDER]

This is a reply to all of Rocco's infantile responses to serious remarks.  I don't know you but I do know many of your former trainers and to a man/woman they hope that they are never so broke that they would entertain considering you for a client again.  The Essig Stable won't take any of your ignorant shit and likely will soon send you on your way.  Thos previous trainers have a common refrain in that you are on the phone almost daily asking questions and making comments that expose your ignorance of the business.  You want to act like a big time owner and some others like you, know nothing about the business and are too lazy to learn.  Your comments on this forum only expose your ignorance and lack of respect for this business. Your sense of entitlement coming from inherited wealth only exacerbates  the
little man-big mouth syndrome that you personify.

I have never regretted being honest when dealing with others in this industry and do know it has cost me
a few sales over the years.  I find it a lot easier to live with myself.  Even though it is a fact that most
people would rather hear a well crafted lie that the truth.  In my over sixty years sitting behind horses (which you have probably never done once) I have heard it said that a good horse can have a bad owner and that applies to fractional owners, as well.

HOLY SMOKES. LUC AINT GOING TO LIKE YOUR POST. BUT I AM GOOD WITH AMY AND ROGER WELCH AND THEY BOTH TIL THIS DAY SAY GETTING RID OF LUCPARK WAS THE BEST THING THEY EVER DID AND IT ACTUALLY HELPED THEM GROW THEIR BARN. HE ISNT A WELL LIKED PERSON. LUC IS A FUNNY GUY BUT A PAIN IN THE ASS FOR HIS 5-10% OWNERSHIP. ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THINGS, NO MATTER WHERE HE GOT HIS MONEY, HE IS ENTITLED TO SPEAK HIS MIND. WE MIGHT NOT LIKE IT, BUT YOU DONT HAVE TO TRAIN HIS HORSES. WHEN HE TRIED GOING TO RONNIE BURKE HE WAS TOLD FLAT OUT I DONT TALK TO OWNERS ON THE PHONE AT ALL. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. RONNIE TOLD HIM IF HE WANTED TO INVEST IT WAS COOL BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO MARK WEAVER TO GET UPDATES. LUC DIDNT LIKE THAT. AND ONE LAST THING, HE STILL OWES AMY AND ROGER $3600 FOR THE LAST BILLS THAT HE NEVER PAID. HE TOLD ROGER IF YOU WANT THE MONEY, COME TO MY CAR DEALERSHIP AND I'LL PAY YOU TRYING TO SET HIM UP. ROGER SAID NO THANKS AND NEVER GOT THE MONEY.

[ROOSTER COGBURN]

Erv has one for sale on On Gait today.  Last year he listed a trotter with year old photos that I was stupid enough to buy.  I wish someone would have told me about him.  My purchase will be a total write off.  If you are going to consider an Erv Miller Horse do your due diligence.

Did he list this horse using the same photos as your purchase? 

[R Kelly]

Did he list this horse using the same photos as your purchase? 

Lmao 😂

[seen2much]

All online auctions are buyer beware.

[LUCPARK]

All online auctions are buyer beware.

OF COURSE THEY ARE ,,,

..some wanna take their chance and try to improve when buying off hall of fame trainers  then its them

wheres my pigeon ,KIRBYS ACE  HES OVERDUE\

HERE KITTY KTTY

[Harness racer]

All online auctions are buyer beware.

I agree until the seller purposely pulls some shady shit like he is claiming Erv did.  He still should've had the horse looked over; but Erv is a fucking crook if that in fact is true.

And Six Pence's post was as accurate as they come! 

[brownmoose13]

OF COURSE THEY ARE ,,,

..some wanna take their chance and try to improve when buying off hall of fame trainers  then its them

wheres my pigeon ,KIRBYS ACE  HES OVERDUE\

HERE KITTY KTTY

Do you ever post something positive or constructive or do you enjoy being a Debbie Downer all day and making attacks

[Harness racer]

Do you ever post something or constructive or do you enjoy being a Debbie Downer all day and making attacks

Can't help himself.  Thinks he's always the smartest guy in the room.  But he's just the shortest!

[Grandstand Handicapper]

THAT DOESNT WORK EITHER. I PAID A VET $350 FOR A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF A HORSE THAT MY TRAINER LIKED AT THE MEADOWLANDS IN 2001. VET SAID HORSE HAD NO ISSUES AND LOOKED GOOD. TURNED OUT IT WAS THE SAME VET WHO THE TRAINER REGULARLY USED AND HE BLOCKED THE HORSES LEFT ANKLE THE NIGHT BEFORE MY TRAINER AND THAT POS VET FAKE EXAMINED HIM. SO YES EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE A VET EXAMINE THE HORSE, THE SELLER PAYS HIM MORE MONEY AND YOU GET A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

Doesn't work? Come on, even that is far closer to the exception than the norm. Unless you are a foolish buyer. Not everybody who buys horses privately ends up with a nightmare like you did. It didn't work for you, and for a very specific reason. It didn't work, because...You used the same vet!?!?! It was possible to even avoid that situation. Especially in NJ (statute of frauds, but that's a completely different discussion). In any private sale a buyer has to do their due diligence. All of it. You got yourself into what you thought was a jackpot and it turned out not to be. Sorry it happened. Lesson learned.

[ROOSTER COGBURN]

XYZ best buyer of auction horses EVER.