Blair Burgess (born 27 September 1961) is a Canadian
harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia ...
trainer.
Burgess was born in Toronto to Robert Burgess, a Canadian Hall of Fame harness racer. His horses have earned more than $27 million in winnings.
Burgess has won some of the world's most significant harness and pacing races, including the
Hambeltonian (2x), the
Little Brown Jug and the trotting Triple Crown.
In 2006, his trainee
Glidemaster was named 2006 Harness Horse of The Year.
In 2017, Burgess was elected into the
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honour those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness racing, harness and Thoroughbred racing, Thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. It is located at Woodbine ...
. The next year, he was inducted into the
Harness Racing Museum's Living Hall of Fame.
References
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1961 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Toronto
Harness racing in Canada