Ron Burke

Big M Attendance, Wagering Up In 2012

August 20, 2012

The Meadowlands Racetrack capped its 2012 harness meet with a spectacular display of stakes races and events that drew increases in attendance and handle over the previous year.

Rebeka Bayama Crowned 'Golden Girl'; Golden Receiver Wins Haughton

August 17, 2012

Quebec-owned Rebeka Bayama and driver Sylvain Filion followed their cover three-wide and then rallied home to win the 10th edition of the $218,850 Golden Girls for open mares during Friday night's sta...

Clear Vision Done For The Year

In a report focusing on Foiled Again for Northfield Park's Battle of Lake Erie this Saturday, trainer Ron Burke revealed that his million-dollar earning Western Hanover gelding Clear Vision will not r...

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.”