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Title: Michael Burke
Post by: panhunter on January 07, 2024, 02:05:29 PM
Some help,is the trainer listed on the Burke horses at Northfield, the infamous Mickey Burke?
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: HarnessFan1981 on January 07, 2024, 02:11:00 PM
Ron's brother, same guy that's listed at Meadows, Northfield or Miami Valley
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Stan durbread on January 07, 2024, 02:13:52 PM
Mickey Jr. always steps up and fills in while Ron is suspended
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Harnesspower on January 07, 2024, 02:36:57 PM
It’s hysterically sad but the money grab is there until casinos decouple
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Chips N Salsa on January 07, 2024, 04:17:30 PM
If anything happens to Ronnie there screwed.  Mickey Jr. fucked up a bagel shop in a Jewish community.  ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Yonkers1A on January 07, 2024, 04:57:01 PM
Mickey Jr. always steps up and fills in while Ron is suspended

The beat goes on
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: jupiter on January 07, 2024, 06:40:26 PM
Mickey J has fucked up everything he touches, he's the family clown. He knows his position. Just think how Sr feels having that named after him. Nice guy when he's not bragging about something, like Sr.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Dingus on January 07, 2024, 07:06:28 PM
Mickey J has fucked up everything he touches, he's the family clown. He knows his position. Just think how Sr feels having that named after him. Nice guy when he's not bragging about something, like Sr.

Finished 1-2 in the meadows open pace this week.
Unless it was just in name only.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Chips N Salsa on January 07, 2024, 07:19:02 PM
Mickey Jr is no where near the meadows right now.  He's more than likely in Florida attempting to break babies
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: shamrock stable on January 07, 2024, 07:26:18 PM
Burkes have as close to a monopoly as possible in the industry.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Mailbox Money on January 07, 2024, 08:19:46 PM
Without a doubt! tmbz1
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Generation XYZ on January 07, 2024, 09:56:14 PM
 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 Maybe Micheal Burke is the real brains behind the operations at Burke Racing... ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: shamrock stable on January 08, 2024, 08:07:33 AM
so saying he basically has a monopoly in the industry is he really that sharp? or does he just win because of the shear numbers in his stable. when you have the most horses in the industry your going to win a lot. i dont think he is all that people think he is. he just has a massive amount of money behind him. cant beatem  buyem.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: jupiter on January 08, 2024, 11:21:11 AM
Dingus have you ever met Mickey J?, if you have, you know Mickey J can't shit without ok from Ronnie. Makes NO decisions, as anyone else who WORKS for Ronnie. Just another employee.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: dinkadoo on January 08, 2024, 11:38:30 AM
I think the real question is


Does he get to keep the 5% training bonus ??

Since Ron gets at least one or more positives a year = His winter vacation in Florida

maybe this is Mick Jr annual bonus  tmbz1
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: HarnessFan1981 on January 08, 2024, 01:47:25 PM
Tremendous start of the year!  8)  ngc3

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Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: jupiter on January 08, 2024, 02:26:57 PM
He gets a bonus just like everyone who works there. Nothing changed because Mickey J down as trainer. When he is at the farm in the winter most of his time is spent doing the track, in a warm tractor. Most of the year he spends in his truck, hauling horses. Lucky when he an play with his boat
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Brown jug on January 08, 2024, 02:43:25 PM
why would burke be any different than any other trainer that gets suspended
 just change the name to a new beard and continue on as usual
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Dels Finest on January 08, 2024, 05:28:48 PM
Dingus have you ever met Mickey J?, if you have, you know Mickey J can't shit without ok from Ronnie. Makes NO decisions, as anyone else who WORKS for Ronnie. Just another employee.

Your dumber than the cunt who birthed ya
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: MR.DALRAE on January 08, 2024, 05:29:47 PM
He gets a bonus just like everyone who works there. Nothing changed because Mickey J down as trainer. When he is at the farm in the winter most of his time is spent doing the track, in a warm tractor. Most of the year he spends in his truck, hauling horses. Lucky when he an play with his boat

Guy would have a tough time spelling cat if you spotted him the C and T
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Stan durbread on January 08, 2024, 08:34:58 PM
Only thing Jr is good for is knowing the best place to get pizza at every track in NA.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: jupiter on January 09, 2024, 12:19:15 PM
Del, nothing I have said isn't the total truth. I like Mickey J, great guy. What I am saying he has NO control over anything without the ok from Ronnie. He does NOT own any part of the Burke Stables, he is an employee, as he was when he ran the bagel store in Columbus. When that died he came back home to the barn. That is a FACT!!!  He knows where his home is, if he were on his own he wouldn't last 6 mo. he's not really business savvy. HE IS, the dullest knife in the Burke family, also one of the nicest, ask anyone who knows the family.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: bello on January 09, 2024, 12:22:42 PM
I do believe he is NOT welcome at the Big M.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: shamrock stable on January 09, 2024, 12:53:11 PM
so basically ron burke is a con artist. he has the gift to bullshit. he arm and hammered his way to win a few races. bullshitted his way into pockets of some people with money.  now he has the money behind him to buy whatever he wants. he is able to give an extra 1,000 or 5,000 that an honest trainer may not be able to. and if they dont work out so be it they have 500 other horses or buy a new one. when you have as many horses as burkes do they are going to win a ton of races. its the law of averages. he has the most horses he better win the most races.
i think if you gave burkes stock to other trainers in the country alot would  win more.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: dinkadoo on January 09, 2024, 02:44:00 PM
He gets a bonus just like everyone who works there. Nothing changed because Mickey J down as trainer. When he is at the farm in the winter most of his time is spent doing the track, in a warm tractor. Most of the year he spends in his truck, hauling horses. Lucky when he an play with his boat
Wondering if they let him keep the 5% trainer bonus ..... I know of one instance where the paper trainer got 1% and the regular trainer took 4%
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: shamrock stable on January 09, 2024, 05:18:42 PM
I'd say find another name if they didn't.
Title: Re: Michael Burke
Post by: Dingus on January 09, 2024, 06:13:40 PM
Dingus have you ever met Mickey J?, if you have, you know Mickey J can't shit without ok from Ronnie. Makes NO decisions, as anyone else who WORKS for Ronnie. Just another employee.

No, never have.
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