Bronte Miller’s comeback after Yole Racing crash in 2023
Bronte Miller was one of five people involved in the Yole racing crash in January 2023, and lost sight in one of her eyes. She drove her first winner since the incident over the weekend.
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There was no one happier on course at Elwick on Friday night than harness racing driver Bronte Miller when she crossed the line first aboard Will He Pike in the last race on the seven-race program.
It was Miller’s first win since being sidelined after she sustained several injuries in a motor vehicle accident when returning from a race meeting at Elwick in the early hours of the 30th of January 2023.
She was one of five people in the vehicle, which was also towing a horse float, when it crashed on the Batman Highway at Rowella, north of Launceston.
Miller lost sight in her right eye as a result of the accident. She also broke her left hip and dislocated her right hip. Her right foot and hand were also broken.
“It was an unreal feeling,” said Miller about her first win back.
“A few years ago, I thought I would never be out on the track again.
“It was an incredible feeling to get back out there and get that first win back out of the way.”
Miller, who was Tasmania’s leading female driver in 2022, resumed her driving career in December last year but faced another setback when she fractured her ankle earlier this year while working as a low-emissions livestock project officer with Tasfarmers.
Despite her setbacks, Miller is keen to increase her race-driving commitments.
She has also taken out her trainer’s licence and prepares a small team of horses around her full-time employment.
“Staying away from the horses was never an option for me after the accident,” Miller said.
“Harness racing is something I love doing and enjoy doing in my spare time.”
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