Career
She had to content herself with winning some 30 point-to-point races in England and later in Kenya. One of her stallions was Syndrian, brother to Sicyon, both bred by Solly Joel (Solomon Joel). Born Clare Mary Harding, she came from a large family at Old Springs, Staffordshire.
Her second husband was Lieutenant Comdr John Bryan Peter Duppa-Miller, G.C., one of the twelve naval officers who volunteered to dismantle the magnetic mines which were dropped off by the Germans over London in the autumn of 1940.
With him, she settled in Salisbury, Rhodesia, in 1965. Her daughter Ann was married to Keith Stainton, the Member of Parliament for Sudbury & Woodbridge.
She had six grandchildren. She was a very gentle character, known for her gardening skills and her love of Siamese cats, which she bred for half a century.
In the middle of her fight with the Jockey Club, she was interviewed by a reporter for the Financial Times.
Asked what she thought would happen to the punters if women were allowed to ride, she replied "They lose too much now, backing what they think is the best horse. God only knows what will happen if they start backing what they think is the prettiest face!"
Clare Miller died in Salisbury, Rhodesia on 11 March 1973.