Burke aims for memorable Crown weekend
At 1h52, on October 25, 2024 • By Rich Fisher, USTA Web Newsroom Senior Correspondent
With morning-line favorites in five of the 12 Breeders Crown finals at the Meadowlands, trainer Ron Burke is hoping for a big weekend as he looks to add to his collection of 20 trophies.
Burke ranks second in training wins in the 40-year history of the Breeders Crown, trailing only Jimmy Takter’s 34 victories. Takter set the record for training wins in a single year with six in 2015 at Woodbine Racetrack. Åke Svanstedt last year won four finals to become the only other trainer with more than three in a year. Burke has won three finals in a year twice and multiple Crowns in a year on six occasions.
