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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Trainer Ron Burke eclipsed an historic milestone when his harness racing trainee Al Papi (Papi Rob Hanover) stormed from off the speed to win the $365,000 Grade 2 Tattersalls Pace on closing day Saturday (Oct. 10) at The Red Mile, pushing the conditioner past the $400-million mark in career earnings. Driver Yannick Gingras got […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Trainer Ron Burke’s dynamic harness racing duo of Melillo (Sweet Lou) and Al Papi (Papi Rob Hanover) —both graded stakes winners at the upper echelon of their division—will face off in the $365,000 Grade 2 Tattersalls Pace, sponsored by Cameo Hills Farm, in the final race on the final day of the 2026 […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Torrid fractions poised double millionaire Bythemissal for a furious bid from last down the center of the track to score his first stakes win as a 7-year-old with a 1:47 upset at 55-1 in the first of two $135,700 divisions of the Grade 2 William Haughton Memorial on Saturday night (July […]
OAK GROVE, Ky. — Trainer Ron Burke thrice found success on the Monday (June 1) harness racing card at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel in the second preliminary of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) action for 4-year-olds including a sweep of the two $50,000 divisions for pacing horses and geldings and a surprise win via […]
Grove City, OH – For the seventh straight year, driver Chris Page and harness racing trainer Ron Burke captured Ohio’s Kaltenbach titles. Chris Page. The Jerry Kaltenbach Memorial Trophies were established in 1988 and are awarded annually to the driver and trainer who earned the most dollars competing in Ohio Sires Stakes (OSS) events in […]
HARRISBURG PA – Weaver-Bruscemi/Burke – the amalgam of Weaver-Bruscemi LLC (Mark Weaver and Mike Bruscemi) and Burke Racing Stable LLC (Weaver-Bruscemi along with the Burke family matriarch Sylvia) – did well in Dan Patch Awards announced earlier in the week by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), and now they have established a breeding […]
HARRISBURG PA – The “Burke Brigade” had major contenders in many of the racehorse divisional battles this year, and trainer Ron Burke set an all-time one-year record of $31 million for conditioners. They will all be honored by the United States Harness Writers Association’s in the year-end Dan Patch awards voting – Burke as trainer, […]
Hightstown, NJ – Ron Burke, harness racing’s all-time leader in training wins and purses, on Thursday broke the record for trainer earnings in a single season when he ended the day with $28.52 million, bettering the old mark of $28.41 million, which he set in 2014. Burke has now exceeded $20 million in purses 12 times […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— One day after Ron Burke pupil Loua Dipa set a world record for freshman pacing fillies in her International Stallion Stake division, stablemate Al Papi (Papi Rob Hanover) established a world record for 2-year-old pacing colts with a 1:48.1 pillar-to-post mile to win the third of three harness racing divisions for the $264,000 […]
Grove City, OH – The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will kick off day four of “Five Days in Delaware” on Wednesday morning, Sept. 17, with the Speaker Series featuring special harness racing guests Todd and Greg Luther, Austin Hanners, and Ron Burke. Presented by Wire to Wire Wealth, the Speaker Series is a half-hour […]
CHESTER PA – Ron Burke achieved his 16,000th career training victory earlier this week, and based on the harness racing action at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, he seems to want to get to 17,000 in the shortest amount of time possible. During $237,566 of third round stakes action for the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and […]
Lexington, KY – On another steamy day Tuesday (Aug. 12), conditioner Ron Burke broke another of his own records to continue rewriting harness racing history. The Hall of Famer captured his 16,000th career race at The Red Mile when the son of Gimpanzee, Kimpanzee (Yannick Gingras) crossed the line in 1:54.2 in the seventh event, a […]
Manalapan, NJ – Gaitway Farm hosted its third and final harness racing session of qualifiers for 2-year-olds Wednesday, with trainer Ron Burke winning six of the seven events for the freshmen, including a 1:52.4 victory by pacing colt Frantic Hanover. Frantic Hanover (Stay Hungry-Francessa) finished third in his only previous qualifier, timed in 1:56 on […]
Young Victorian reinsman James Herbertson will resume his international harness racing journey next week after returning home to farewell his close friend, mentor and idol Greg Sugars. Herbertson and his partner, fellow driver Ewa Justice, will fly out of Australia after attending Sugars’ public memorial service next Monday, May 12 at Melton Entertainment Park. The […]
WILKES-BARRE PA – Ron Burke, going for his fifth training title in the last six seasons at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, sent out the winner of the $17,000 features on both gaits Saturday afternoon, with Ordained (Father Patrick) winning the top trot and Solid Character (Sweet Lou) home first in the headlining pace – […]
Grove City, OH – For the sixth straight year, driver Chris Page and trainer Ron Burke captured Ohio’s Kaltenbach harness racing titles. The Jerry Kaltenbach Memorial Trophies were established in 1988 and are awarded annually to the driver and trainer who have earned the most dollars competing in Ohio Sires Stakes (OSS) events in a […]
The Sweet Lou 3-year-old filly Canigetalouploup p,3,1:50.1 led the Burke Stable consignment Thursday afternoon at onGait when she sold for $161,500. A multiple stakes winner of over $300,000 and race timed in 1:48.4s while competing against the best fillies in her division, Canigetalouploup is now owned by Steve Jones of New York and will be […]
Trainer Ron Burke finished 1-2-3 in the $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championship for 2-year-old male harness racing pacers on Saturday night (October 12) at MGM Northfield Park and also prevailed in the Championship for 3-year-old pacing fillies with Seaside Diva (Downbytheseaside). In the other Championships for the pacers, Clever Cody (The Panderosa) defended his […]
Trainer Ron Burke went two-for-two in the first round of the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series on Friday night (October 11) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, taking the $75,000 harness racing divisions with It’s Academic (Uncle Peter) and Chapercraz (Crazy Wow). It’s Academic, driven by Jason Bartlett, lowered the track record for an older trotting stallion […]
Hightstown, NJ — Ron Burke and the Burke Brigade have always believed in Sweet Lou as a stallion, and Sweet Lou continues to repay their faith in him. Sunday’s $400,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series harness racing finals provide examples. Sweet Lou, trained by Burke during the horse’s Hall of Fame career, sired Burke Brigade homebreds Louprint […]
WASHINGTON, PA, Aug. 31, 2024 — Already harness racing’s all-time leading trainer —by wins and purses — Ron Burke earned yet another laurel Saturday when he collected career training win 15,000 at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The milestone victory came when Night Watchman captured race 7, a $10,000-$12,500 Claiming Handicap. Burke began training as […]
Grove City, OH – Freshmen colts and sophomore filly harness racing trotters will step into the spotlight for the Ohio State Fair Stakes at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday (August 2). A combined total of six divisions will go behind the gate. Of the six, Ron Burke trains four of the morning line favorites. Three […]
Since the end of last year, harness racing fans have looked forward to a third meeting between 3-year-old trotters Karl (Tactical Landing) and T C I (Cantab Hall). The award-winning colts split their two encounters in 2023, and after both beginning this season in May, will finally compete together in the same race on Saturday […]
CHESTER, PA – The Sweet Lou three-year-old gelding Solid Character overcame the outermost post and two stubborn harness racing rivals in the stretch to take Philly’s $13,500 featured pace Wednesday (July 31) at Harrah’s Philadelphia in a lifetime best 1:50.2. Despite the tough draw Solid Character had a solid lead before the :26.2 first quarter […]
