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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: dinkadoo on September 29, 2025, 10:11:18 AM
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Saturday at Dayton Big Finale.
$3.6 million in purses.
Burke memorable races.
Race 2…. 1st and 3rd
Race 4…. 1,2,3
Race 7…. 1,3,5
Race 8…. 1,2,3
Total purse Earned $1.23 million.
Thats a helluva day at just one track.
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No wonder he won’t stop it’s all to easy to steal from children
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“When I was 12 years old, my dad had a car dealership. He came home and said he’s selling the car dealership and is going to race horses. We literally thought we were going to starve to death. We literally would win one race a year. One race a year was a good year,” Burke said. “We actually moved, broke up with a longtime partner and moved in with the Snyders, Doug, Dave and Dick Snyder, and decided at that point they were going to race at The Meadows and he was going to learn what they did. It was around the time when me and Mickey went to work at the barn and I was scared to death of the horses when I first went. I found out I really did like it and really liked the horses all because of a horse named Embassy Omega.
“Every year we’d build on and build on and build on. And the big thing was, right before Pennsylvania got the slots, we went to The Meadowlands to build a barn and found out we were competitive, so we decided we weren’t going to bring that barn back, we were just going to build another barn at The Meadows with more horses there. Then, basically did that everywhere. When Ohio got good, we sent horses to Ohio. When Indiana was good, we had a barn there. Now that Kentucky is good, we have a barn there. Basically, that is how the barn built. I say all the time, I don’t think anybody else could do what I do right now because I went from 40 to 80 to 120 to 200 to 250 and I kept growing. So, along the way, I learned. I made mistakes and I figured it out and got to know how.
“I just don’t know if anybody else wants to do it,” Burke continued on his immense operation. “It’s the last thing I think about when I go to bed and it’s the first thing I think about when I get up in the morning.”
The Burke Stable spans across seven barns with over 100 employees.
“Every barn has to have at least one person that could do it if I dropped dead tomorrow. They could still run the barn. They understand the way of doing things,” Burke said. “People that are good with horses and good with organization; good with the owners.
“Between me, Mark [Weaver] and my mother [Sylvia], we figure it out. Every barn has Murph, Adam Rucker, PJ Fraley, Nick Tiernan; there’s a lieutenant at every barn. Some barns have two. Murph has Keith Kamann, Nick has Jason Moore. Every barn basically runs independently, but also a part of the big picture, especially that they all work together great. That’s the number one thing, if you don’t work together, you won’t be around because number one I want people to enjoy what they do. If this isn’t fun, go do something else. That’s basically how it grew into what it is today.”
https://www.drf.com/news/harness-how-run-racing-empire-ron-burke-way
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No wonder he won’t stop it’s all to easy to steal from children
Steal? from children?? TOO FUNNY!!! ngc3 ngc3
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did he make it through this yr with no positives? or days he had to postpone? congrats if he made it through the yr.
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Very few people could do what he does. He's the best.
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did he make it through this yr with no positives? or days he had to postpone? congrats if he made it through the yr.
How come you keep changing your name all the time, everyone knows you're JENNY?
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Very few people could do what he does. He's the best.
I mean what 24 hours in a day looks like for Burke.
At the jug, when interviewed he was talking about what it takes to get horses entered.
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Very few people could do what he does. He's the best.
THATS funny 😂😂😂
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Quite the improvement on PERFECT LYNN from her very average qualifier to winning MASS stakes race in 52.2.
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as advertised and expected
the rest of them best stick to the buckeye or the fairs
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“Usually where they need me most is where I go. Sometimes, I just stay home. Yesterday I had so many stake races, I didn’t go to any of them because I would have missed too many watching and I try to see every race.
Is there another successful trainer who stays home? Stakes races are where top trainers want to make sure everything is right. Sounds like a whole lot of BS...in my opinion.
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“Usually where they need me most is where I go. Sometimes, I just stay home. Yesterday I had so many stake races, I didn’t go to any of them because I would have missed too many watching and I try to see every race.
Is there another successful trainer who stays home? Stakes races are where top trainers want to make sure everything is right. Sounds like a whole lot of BS...in my opinion.
Thats the only way he could see every race. I think its safe to say he knows what he's doing! tmbz1 tmbz1 Ya have to be an idiot to question anything Burke does....
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Thats the only way he could see every race. I think its safe to say he knows what he's doing! tmbz1 tmbz1 Ya have to be an idiot to question anything Burke does....
I don't like to get into the name calling. HOWEVER...it is suckers like you that help Burke get away with fleecing the sport.
Explain with no experience how it was so easy to achieve amazing success? Why isn't everyone else doing?
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https://www.drf.com/news/harness-how-run-racing-empire-ron-burke-way
Incredible operation. It takes a lot of good help to run an operation successfully and a lot of good business people don't have enough quality help. Obviously the Burke's run a top notch organization or they wouldn't be able to keep good help. Kudo's to them.
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I don't like to get into the name calling. HOWEVER...it is suckers like you that help Burke get away with fleecing the sport.
Explain with no experience how it was so easy to achieve amazing success? Why isn't everyone else doing?
It takes a lot of things to be successful. I would say great instincts, capital, work ethic, people management, and a good eye for your product. Few trainers would ever have all of the aforementioned.
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I don't like to get into the name calling. HOWEVER...it is suckers like you that help Burke get away with fleecing the sport.
Explain with no experience how it was so easy to achieve amazing success? Why isn't everyone else doing?
Ya have to be an idiot to question anything Burke does.... ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
"Easy" to achieve amazing success?? ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
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Ya have to be an idiot to question anything Burke does.... ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
"Easy" to achieve amazing success?? ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
HOF's like Remmen & Doherty left the sport with little to no horses. Is there a chance a guy who didn't grow up in the game could easily surpass them? Of course not. I like most on plop are skeptical and don't believe it is done legally.
Keep jumping up and down with your pom pons.
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Ya have to be an idiot to question anything Burke does.... ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
"Easy" to achieve amazing success?? ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
The Remmen brothers were the first ones on the track at the Meadowlands. They worked hard and had top help. The horses were trained in sets. All things Burke claims to do. Did the Remmen brothers became idiots and lazy? I don't think so. Please explain how they could not compete with Burke, Bongiorno, Allard, Banca, Pelling, & many, many more?
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No wonder he won’t stop it’s all to easy to steal from children
what?
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what?
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HOF's like Remmen & Doherty left the sport with little to no horses. Is there a chance a guy who didn't grow up in the game could easily surpass them? Of course not. I like most on plop are skeptical and don't believe it is done legally.
Keep jumping up and down with your pom pons.
You're the only idiot that thinks what Burke does is "EASY" ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
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The Remmen brothers were the first ones on the track at the Meadowlands. They worked hard and had top help. The horses were trained in sets. All things Burke claims to do. Did the Remmen brothers became idiots and lazy? I don't think so. Please explain how they could not compete with Burke, Bongiorno, Allard, Banca, Pelling, & many, many more?
Burke does way more than that. Get a friggin clue. ngc3
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GEE A BURKE THREAD AND I DIDNT START AND WORD ON THE STREET IS VIRGIL NOT HAPPY WITH BURKE OVER TAKING OHIO BIG MEETING BEHIND THE SCENES MORE TO COME
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Burke does way more than that. Get a friggin clue. ngc3
You are upset because JG got banded. In time like JF you and your buddies will find another shady trainer. You must really hate horses.
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You are upset because JG got banded. In time like JF you and your buddies will find another shady trainer. You must really hate horses.
If you notice I'm laughing, hardly upset! ngc3 And I have no idea who JG or JF is ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 IDIOT!