Andrew Champagne

3 weeks ago | troyrecord.com | Andrew Champagne

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL BANKROLL: $87 We’ve got some housekeeping before we start the final bankroll section of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. First, Saturday’s action was cancelled when the Wonder Again was taken off the turf. Surface changes void all plays. Secondly, when racing returns to Saratoga, you may notice I’ll be absent until mid-July. That’s for the best possible reason. I’m getting married later this month, and I’ll be in Europe on my honeymoon as the meet gets started.

3 weeks ago | saratogian.com | Andrew Champagne

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3 weeks ago | troyrecord.com | Andrew Champagne

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $87 In the past, I’ve been told I’m both too critical of horse racing and that I’m trying to suck up for a job, which I take as an assessment that I’m being pretty fair (since I’m ticking people off in equal measure). It’s in that spirit I urge NYRA to alter the stakes calendar for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival in future years for one specific reason. The True North and Met Mile are on the same day.

3 weeks ago | saratogian.com | Andrew Champagne

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3 weeks ago | dailyfreeman.com | Andrew Champagne

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — BANKROLL: $132 Good Cheer figures to be one of the shortest-priced favorites of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival when she goes postward in today’s Grade 1 Acorn. She’s 7-for-7, exits a professional score in the Kentucky Oaks, and looks every bit like the best 3-year-old filly in the country. The scary thing is, there’s a slight chance she’s not even the best 3-year-old filly in her barn.