Maven, Sweet Lou Win Qualifiers October 23, 2014 After suffering back-to-back losses for the first time since March, pacing powerhouse Sweet Lou put in a Thursday morning tightener ahead of a possible stakes test next Friday.
Mind-Boggling Upset For Ms Wilma October 21, 2014 Seizing an opportunity provided by the faltering favourite, Ms Wilma pulled off an 87-1 shocker in Tuesday’s late-closing series for freshman filly pacers at The Meadows. Doll Fins captured the other ...
Maven To Burke Barn October 21, 2014 Of all the older racehorse divisions, trainer Ron Burke's stable certainly doesn't boast the power in the older trotting mare class that he does in the older pacing mare and older horse & gelding ...
Will Burke's Patience Pay Off? October 15, 2014 "She’s my best three-year-old filly hands down. I’m hoping she can finish up the year strong now...She’s my best chance at having a real top four or five-year-old.”
Burke Breaks Purse Record Again October 14, 2014 With the record for purses in the bank and 11 weeks remaining on the calendar, trainer Ron Burke is now left to contemplate how much his stable can increase its earnings before the end of the year.
Another Record Year For Burke? October 10, 2014 Ron Burke brings 16 horses to Balmoral Park for Saturday’s (Oct. 11) American National Stakes card and could leave with the most single-year purse earnings of any harness racing trainer in history.
Meadows Feature To Continual Velocity October 06, 2014 Continual Velocity fired through the Lightning Lane to capture her 11th victory this year in Monday’s $20,000 Filly & Mare Not Listed Preferred/Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.
Burke Dispels Retirement Talk September 25, 2014 “Every time he gets beat, people are saying we should retire him. Then we should retire everybody he beats, too, and there would be about three horses a year left.”
Visible Gold One Of Six For Palone September 19, 2014 Visible Gold strolled through a leisurely front half on the lead, then blitzed the back half in :54.2 to capture Friday’s $18,000 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows.
Limelight Beach Wins Jug September 18, 2014 Three-year-old pacing gelding Limelight Beach won the 2014 Little Brown Jug in straight heats at Ohio’s Delaware County Fair on Thursday, September 18, giving North America’s leading trainer, Ron Burk...
Classicality Upsets Again September 10, 2014 Trailing by six and a half lengths at the half, Classicality went widest in the stretch to pull off a 16-1 shocker in Wednesday’s $18,000 Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows. It was the second cons...
Burke's Filly On A Mission September 09, 2014 “She’s probably the most talented horse we’ve ever had.” In Ron Burke’s stable, a statement like that is not made lightly.