Double Down Horse Racing

 When they run Saturday's GI Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct, It's Our Time (Not This Time) will be the heavy favorite. How could he not be? The Tom Amoss-trained 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' won his debut at Saratoga by 17 3/4 lengths while earning a 94 Beyer and quickly became one of the most talked-about maiden winners at the meet. The performance went well beyond what Amoss was expecting. "It was a race where there was a horse (Hero Declared) that was super hyped and when they left the...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - In the category of "Can You Top This Story?" Elza Mitchum and his son, Alex, have a solid contender for the prize. Their aptly named colt 'TDN Rising Star' It's Our Time (Not This Time) produced the Mitchums' tale Saturday with a 17 3/4-length victory in the seventh race at Saratoga Race Course. Under Luis Saez, the Virginia-bred colt was the Mitchums' first career winner in their, yes, second start as owners. It's Our Time and Saez turned in their smoking performance in the $100,000 maiden...