Robert Burgess

As the Liberal Party will elect its next leader amid pledges to reconnect with Rural Ontario, Ontario horse racing is urged to show support for the industry at the 2013 Liberal leadership convention.

"I recently visited Delta Bingo to inspect the imitation slot machines now in operation there. The Delta Bingo staff, when asked about the availability of slot machines proudly directed me right to th...

This past Friday, much respected standardbred breeder/owner Robert Burgess sent an open letter to MPP Jim McCarter, Ontario's Auditor General, and MPP John Milloy, Liberal House Leader, calling for th...

The last time Friendly Amigo visited the winner’s circle was October 2, 2011 at Grand River Raceway, and the driver on that occasion was Bruce Richardson

Burning Point and Invitro, two standardbred pacing mares with combined earnings of over $5 million, along with a filly that won the Queen’s Plate and the Woodbine Oaks in 2002, headlined this year’s c...

It is a rarity when full siblings race together on the same card, but it does occur from time to time. When full siblings race together on the same card, yet each one performs on a different gait, tha...

Blair and Robert Burgess have announced that they have sold an interest in their Canadian champion two-year-old trotting colt Blue Porsche

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2010 nominees. A total of 29 horses and people, including 15 nominees in Thoroughbred racing and 14 nominees in Standardbred racing, a...

Robert Burgess Q.C., counsel for trainer Wayne Preszcator, has advised Trot Insider that the Inkeepers Act sale with respect to horses owned by Bulletproof Enterprises

It is one of the most powerful committees in Ontario's standardbred industry. Its policies help set the tone for the Woodbine Entertainment Group's harness racing circuit, yet little is known about WE...