Winning Ponies

In a rare unanimous vote, Sophie Doyle was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for September 16-22, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Sophie will join winningponies host John Engelhardt to discuss her picture-perfect ride and what it meant to her and the entire Street Band team. In 2017, Andrew Champagne left TVG for the DRF, where he currently serves as a Web Producer, maintaining pages on DRF.com. Furthermore, he continued his freelance work as a handicapper for The Saratogian. John will put Andrew’s handicapping skills to the test in a quartet of graded races at Belmont Park – two that are Breeders Cup “Win and You’re In” events. The richest race of the day is the $750,000 Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup followed by the $300,000 Grade 1 Vosburgh; $300,000 Grade 2 Beldame and the $200,000 Grade 3 Pilgrim Stakes.