Tom Law

The delay before the eighth race Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course – a delay caused by a stricken filly scratched just prior to post time of the seventh – proved extra worrisome for Graham Motion.

Racing analyst Andy Serling, bombastic trainer Eric Guillot and Todd Pletcher flashing a dry sense of humor colored the proceedings in the Saratoga Race Course paddock area Wednesday morning as post positions were drawn for Saturday’s $1.5 million Whitney Invitational Stakes.

Lisa Lewis took a few minutes out of her morning Tuesday to chat with a colleague as he sat in his golf cart just outside her barn watching training near the midpoint of the far turn at Saratoga Race Course.

There is no force equal to that of a determined woman. Owner Sheila Rosenblum is a woman with that determination, determination sparked by her passion for horses and a few short years in the business. She and budding star La Verdad, favorite for Monday’s $200,000 HRTV Honorable Miss at Saratoga have gone to the game’s upper reaches.

Rick Porter still isn’t convinced Coup de Grace won’t be more effective going a route of ground as opposed to the 6 1/2-furlong sprint of Saturday’s $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Jimmy Jerkens held his iPhone at eye level, like a wet dog, and snapped a photo Friday morning.

V. E. Day is the type of colt his connections liked from the beginning.

It’s been a long time since Patricia Generazio made a trip to the winner’s circle at Saratoga Race Course.