Mission Brief

Pinkman Wins 90th Hambletonian

August 08, 2015

Pinkman gave trainer Jimmy Takter back-to-back Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks titles while giving Canadians Herb Liverman and John & Jim Fielding a sweep of the 2015 Hambletonian and Oaks by w...

Hambletonian Day 2015 Complete

August 08, 2015

The 2015 Hambletonian Day card is complete at The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford. N.J., and Trot Insider provided live recaps throughout the stakes-packed card.

Hambo Day Winners Seek Repeat

August 06, 2015

“If you don’t believe in your horse, you might as well not even show up. I’ve always believed in her. She’s given me every reason to believe in her. When she’s sound she’s as good as anyone.”

Mission: Hambletonian

When the field is drawn Monday morning for the Hambletonian Oaks, Mission Brief’s name won’t be among the entries. On Sunday night, trainer Ron Burke confirmed to the Meadowlands Racetrack that his s...

Gingras Sweeps Zweig Stakes

When Yannick Gingras makes an appearance at Vernon Downs, he has a strong tendency to be mightily successful on the racetrack. Such was the case on Sunday (July 26) afternoon, when he swept the filly...

Hambletonian Hopefuls Gearing Up

The Meadowlands Racetrack’s publicity arm has released updates on Pinkman, Mission Brief, Canepa Hanover and Crazy Wow leading into this weekend’s trotting stakes at the New Jersey oval.

Brief Mission Accomplished

‘Breakfast With The Babies’ was held on a picture-perfect Friday morning (July 3) at the Meadowlands Racetrack, and Mission Brief, sporting trotting hopples, took to the track in search of a flat line...

Babies Invade Mohawk, Big M

The future stars of harness racing invaded Mohawk Racetrack and Meadowlands Racetrack on Saturday morning for their two-year-old qualifying sessions.

Artspeak Wows Crowd In Stakes

The 13-race Saturday program at The Meadowlands featured four $100,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Championships for three-year-olds, with big names making big headlines.

In The Sulky With Ron Burke

One trainer recently said that Ron Burke let Mission Brief trot too fast as a two-year-old, and as a result she wouldn't be one of the top three-year-old trotters of 2015. How did Burke reply?

Mission Brief Wins Sophomore Debut

Mission Brief returned to the races where we expect to see her, in the Winner's Circle. The fastest two-year-old trotter of all time made short work of her New Jersey Sire Stakes competition in the l...

Burke On The Mission Brief Ride

“I have told the other owners that with this horse, the highs will be really high and the lows will be horrible. With her, I’m holding my breath and maybe getting ready to drive to the George Washingt...