The Ron Burke Stable has another superstar on its roster having assumed the training of Mission Accepted for his four-year-old campaign.

The four-year-old son of Manofmanymissions won 12 of 21 races at ages two and three for veteran Ohio conditioner Jeff Conger, earning a hefty $370,454. Owners Knox Services Inc and David Wills have opted to hand the reins to Burke now that the Ohio juvenile events are in Mission Accepted’s past and he’ll soon likely be tackling the top aged trotters in the sport.

As part of the Burke Brigade, Mission Accepted has reeled off three straight impressive triumphs in Miami Valley Raceway’s weekly $25,000 Open Trot, all from assigned outside post positions, to start his 2019 campaign. The latest win came Monday afternoon in 1:52.3 for driver Brett Miller.

Content to let Pass The Vape (Derek Watiker) and Pittsburgh Hanover (Brady Galliers) each take a turn on the front end through fractions of :27.3 and :55.3, Mission Accepted gradually moved up to third on the outside at the 1:23.3 three quarters station, then breezed home in a :29 final panel to hold off fast-closing No Whip Chip (Dan Noble). Pittsburgh Hanover held on to garner the show dough.

Racing resumes Tuesday afternoon at Miami Valley with a 14-race matinee commencing at 2:05 p.m. There will also be a special “make-up” matinee program on Thursday afternoon.

(Miami Valley Raceway)