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 gate that horse went straight to the front,” Amoss said. “I thought, hopefully I'll get a respectable showing here. I didn't see that coming. He was working well and he was among a select group that we brought up to Saratoga because we thought he was good enough.” It was a banner Saratoga meet for Amoss, who won five 2-year-old maiden races. “It's kind of strange,” he said. “I've never had a horse debut and do what this horse did. I've had horses win like that, but not in their first start. I feel there's an expectation now based on how he won and how everyone is commenting on it. I know it was a very good performance against the clock, but I think this race is going to different.”The Champagne looks like an easy spot for the Not This Time colt. But Amoss, who knows how easy it is for things to go wrong in this sport, is trying not to get overconfident.“We're going to find out a lot more about him on Saturday,” Amoss said. “I'm not going to call myself a Doubting Thomas. He ran really, really well, but I do think he has something to prove and I think this race will be a good measuring stick.”Amoss, who is based at Churchill Downs, could have stayed closer to home and run this weekend in the GI Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland. But he thought the Champagne, which is a one-turn, one mile race, was a better fit.“I thought the Champagne was a pretty good transition off of one race and trying to go further in distance,” he said. “We're keeping him, for now, around one turn. I thought that made a lot sense especially after how he ran first time, which was pretty fast start to finish.”It's Our Time is owned by Double Down Horse Racing, which is a father-and-son team. Elza Mitchell, the father, owns the colt along with his son, Alex. In the sport for less than two years, It's Our Time was their first winner. He was bought for $425,000 at Keeneland September, a hefty price for Amoss, who is known for finding bargains at the sales. While it would come as a surprise if It's Our Time loses, the field includes a number of horses that are promising. The second and third choices will likely be Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map) and Talkin (Good Magic). Napoleon Solo was an easy winner of a Saratoga maiden restricted to horses that sold for $60,000 or less at the sales. He cost $40,000 at Keeneland September. Trainer Danny Gargan may have a good one in Talkin, who got a good figure when breaking his maiden at Saratoga by a neck.The post Tom Amoss: It’s Our Time Still Has Something To Prove appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.