Karl Burke
Age: 62
Background:
Based in Middleham in North Yorkshire, England, Karl Burke took up a training licence in 1990 and saddled his first Group winner in 1996 when Daring Destiny won the G3 Phoenix Sprint Stakes. Lord Shanakill became his first Group 1 winner in the 2009 Prix Jean Prat in France. His stable enjoyed a successful run from 2015 to 2019, during which his stable stars Odeliz, Unfortunately, Quiet Reflection, Havana Grey and Laurens won 21 Group races between them. Prolific Group 1 winner Fallen Angel won the Sun Chariot Stakes, Prix Rothschild, Irish 1000 Guineas, Matron Stakes and Moyglare Stud Stakes for Burke. Royal Champion is his most recent Group 1 winner, landing the 2026 Neom Turf Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Notable Wins Include:
British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes (2023 Poptronic), Commonwealth Cup (2016 Quiet Reflection), Fillies’ Mile (2017 Laurens), Flying Five Stakes (2018 Havana Grey), Haydock Sprint Cup (2016 Quiet Reflection), Sun Chariot Stakes (2018 Laurens, 2025 Fallen Angel), Prix de Diane (2018 Laurens), Prix Jean Prat (2009 Lord Shanakill), Prix Jean Romanet (2015 Odeliz), Prix Morny (2017 Unfortunately, 2025 Venetian Sun), Prix Rothschild (2019 Laurens, 2025 Fallen Angel), Prix Saint-Alary (2018 Laurens), Irish 1000 Guineas (2024 Fallen Angel), Matron Stakes (2018 Laurens, 2025 Fallen Angel), Moyglare Stud Stakes (2023 Fallen Angel), Premio Lydia Tesio (2015 Odeliz).
Hong Kong wins (as of 8 April):
0

25/26 Season         Up to Race Meeting of 22/04/2026
Stakes won : - No. of Wins : 0 Total Runners : 0
No. of Wins in past 10 race days : 0 No. of 2nds : 0 Win % : 0.00%
No. of 3rds : 0
No. of 4ths : 0

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