SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Judging by the entry box, horsemen are excited about the upcoming Saratoga meet.
A total of 127 horses were entered for Friday’s 10-race opening-day card at Saratoga, which will run 40 days through Labor Day. The feature is the Grade 3, $100,000 Schuylerville Stakes for juvenile fillies, but the best race on the card may be the $75,000 James Marvin Stakes for sprinters, featuring the return to the races of Grade 1 winner Vineyard Haven.