Ron Burke

Burke, Palone Behind 'Lou' 100%; Campbell To Steer Thinking Out Loud

So far in 2012, Sweet Lou, harness racing's top two-year-old pacer last season, hasn’t been able to match the performances he flashed in the marquee events of last year. This season he has finished fo...

'Donato' Filly Matches PASS Mark

UF Tadys Donato avoided a breaker at the top of the lane Wednesday at The Meadows and went on to capture a division of a $306,536 Pennsylvania Sires Stake in 1:57, matching the stake record.

Burke On Sweet Lou's Pace Elim

“If you watched the whole card, there were no scary miles. Here are some of the best horses in the business, and nobody’s breaking 1:50. I don’t think anybody was outstanding. Maybe Sweet Lou wasn’t g...

Hes Gorgeous Retired To Stud

Trainer Ron Burke has told Trot Insider that speedy five-year-old pacer Hes Gorgeous has been retired to stud.

New Shoes For Sweet Lou

When Sweet Lou finished fourth as the odds-on favourite in the Pepsi North America Cup, trainer Ron Burke pledged to undertake a complete review of the colt's rigging. He has done just that.

Rigging Changes For Sweet Lou?

Sweet Lou won’t race again until Meadowlands Pace eliminations July 7, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be busy.

Kopas' Kadabras Top Mohawk Baby Races

With the entry box flooded by two-year-olds for this week's qualifiers at Mohawk Racetrack, the Campbellville oval hosted an extra session on Thursday for just the trotters.

"If We Get Beat We Have No Excuse"

A shot at winning the richest harness race in Canada with the top ranked three-year-old pacing colt on the continent sounds like a pretty sweet deal.

More Than One First For Sweet Lou?

“There’s never been a doubt in my mind that he could pace as fast as we saw him go last Saturday. I don’t think we’ve seen yet how fast he can go.”

Somebeachsomewhere Stakes Drawn; 'Lou' And 'Needy' Absent

Some of harness racing’s top three-year-old pacers will be in action this Saturday (June 2) at Mohawk Racetrack to contest a pair of $100,000 divisions of the Somebeachsomewhere Stakes

Foiled Again Repeats In Molson Pace

Foiled Again successfully defended his title in the Molson Pace and provided trainer Ron Burke with his third straight victory in Western Fair District's $300,000 signature race during an action-packe...

Burke Wins Levy & Matchmaker Finals

Driven by Ron Pierce, Atochia grabbed the gusto from his stablemate Saturday night, nailing Foiled Again and Yannick Gingras in the $455,000 final of Yonkers Raceway's George Morton Levy Memorial Paci...