Atta Boy Ron Burke!!!!

[Elvis Yellowfeet]

Absolute masterclass in integrity with Louprint at the Meadowlands. 

Ron Burke, trainer of the top ranked contender, Louprint, has opted to qualify the North America Cup champion on Friday morning rather than race in the Saturday night Pace prep.

“Why not?" said Burke. "I don’t race horses to finish fourth. I don’t think it’s fair to the fans. I’m not going to go [1]:47 for $30,000, and if I’m not going to go for money, I’m going to do what I want to do. For me, not having a race is better.”

He could have entered him and took the horse back off the gate and kept hm covered up and let him pace home in the stretch as many other trainers would “to give him a tightener “


Fuck tighteners and fuck any driver who gives a horse a tightener in a parimutuel race.  Shouldn’t even call them tighteners.  Call it what it is. Cheating.  Stiffing a horse.  Why are there never any “lack of effort” fines when it’s clear as day to anyone with eyes.


You want a tightener.  Put them in a qualifier. 



Tip of the cap to you Ron Burke.   Respect!!!🫡

[Harness racer]

100% agree!  Kudos Ronnie!   

[Trigger]

What the fuckety fuck!

He made a now allowable tactical decision!

Now we're giving out awards for not trying to not try to put an effort in a pari-mutual race and saying it out loud! 

Oh, you're not going rape me, us ron, awww thank you big guy!

[stanetelman]

Absolute masterclass in integrity with Louprint at the Meadowlands. 

Ron Burke, trainer of the top ranked contender, Louprint, has opted to qualify the North America Cup champion on Friday morning rather than race in the Saturday night Pace prep.

“Why not?" said Burke. "I don’t race horses to finish fourth. I don’t think it’s fair to the fans. I’m not going to go [1]:47 for $30,000, and if I’m not going to go for money, I’m going to do what I want to do. For me, not having a race is better.”

He could have entered him and took the horse back off the gate and kept hm covered up and let him pace home in the stretch as many other trainers would “to give him a tightener “


Fuck tighteners and fuck any driver who gives a horse a tightener in a parimutuel race.  Shouldn’t even call them tighteners.  Call it what it is. Cheating.  Stiffing a horse.  Why are there never any “lack of effort” fines when it’s clear as day to anyone with eyes.


You want a tightener.  Put them in a qualifier. 



Tip of the cap to you Ron Burke.   Respect!!!🫡

[Calhoun]

Well, when you take down $23,000,000 a year out of the sport, it makes a fuck ton of sense to buy yourself a little cheap goodwill for the next time a test comes up hot.

[Call Sign Merlin]

Miss me with this - the week before the NA Cup he dropped Sippinonsearoc in the b level Ohio Sire Stakes and went for $20k.  Why not put him in a qualifier - because he knew he could steal $10k, overwhelm the field and give the horse a tightener.  This field wasn’t going to give him the ability to do that

Burke and his owners have done more to damage harness racing than probably anyone else in the last 15 years

[The Answer]

Absolute masterclass in integrity with Louprint at the Meadowlands. 

Ron Burke, trainer of the top ranked contender, Louprint, has opted to qualify the North America Cup champion on Friday morning rather than race in the Saturday night Pace prep.

“Why not?" said Burke. "I don’t race horses to finish fourth. I don’t think it’s fair to the fans. I’m not going to go [1]:47 for $30,000, and if I’m not going to go for money, I’m going to do what I want to do. For me, not having a race is better.”

He could have entered him and took the horse back off the gate and kept hm covered up and let him pace home in the stretch as many other trainers would “to give him a tightener “


Fuck tighteners and fuck any driver who gives a horse a tightener in a parimutuel race.  Shouldn’t even call them tighteners.  Call it what it is. Cheating.  Stiffing a horse.  Why are there never any “lack of effort” fines when it’s clear as day to anyone with eyes.


You want a tightener.  Put them in a qualifier. 



Tip of the cap to you Ron Burke.   Respect!!!🫡

What he really meant to say is I don’t want my future stallion Lou Print getting beat in an 30k race and hurting his potential value.

[MIKE CAMPBELL]

Very impressive. His accomplishments in horse racing will never be matched.

[The Exporter]

I am sure that entered into the equation. Bottom line, he is managing the value of his asset. Horses have only so many 1:47 miles in them.   

[Kenny]

What he really meant to say is I don’t want my future stallion Lou Print getting beat in an 30k race and hurting his potential value.

Burke races his top horses longer than any other trainer.

[Parked]

Burke just said what most of us know. 

[sledge hammer]

I like this

[Eight Hole Again]

Sippinonsearoc was in a $20,000 open pace at Scioto on 6/28/25, not an Ohio Sires Stakes, which goes for much more.

[hoosierboy]

Great move Ron

[seen2much]

I have learned over the years never believe a word Ron Burke says. Like all the other cheats he talks out of both sides of his mouth. Ron Burke does not give a crap about the fans. That is some lol shit.