Cumberland Run: Burke Brigade hits Kentucky Sire Stakes grand slam

Horses trained by Ron Burke won all four $50,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes events for 4-year-olds on Sunday afternoon at Cumberland Run.

In the male pace Captain Arturovico and driver Dexter Dunn took the lead past the 27 2/5 quarter and went on to tally by three-quarters of a length in 1:49 1/5 and in the mare pace Sweet Ballad and Dunn turned a pocket trip into a 1:50 4/5 victory, scoring by 3 1/4 lengths.

Captain Arturovico, who paid $3.24 to win, is a Captaintreacherous gelding owned by Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC., Larry Karr and Phil Collura, while Sweet Ballad, a daughter of Sweet Lou, is a homebred for Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC. and Phil Collura. She returned $4.98 to win.

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The male trot saw Big Shoes and Yannick Gingras rally from sixth to first in the final panel to prevail by a length in 1:54, and Winnpanzee and Gingras converted a pocket trip into a 4 1/2 length trimph in 1:52 4/5 in the mare trot.

Big Shoes, a son of Greenshoe, is co-owned by Burke Racing Stable LLC. and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. with breeder and Knox Services Inc., and Winnpanzee, a Gimpanzee mare, is owned by Burke Racing Stable LLC., Brad Grant and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. Big Shoes paid $31.14 to win and Winpanzee returned $2.76 to win.

Kentucky Sire Stakes action continues on Monday with divisions for 2-year-old pacers of both sexes.