Filly champion Mission Brief takes on boys in Hambletonian (The Associated Press)
Trainer Ron Burke thinks it’s time for a filly to win the $1.2 million Hambletonian again. Pinkman, the 2-year-old colt champion and Mission Brief’s main rival on Saturday, has never gone faster than 1:51 3/5. Based on time alone, Mission Brief has a shot at becoming the 14th filly to win the Hambletonian, and first since Continentalvictory in 1996.