Saratoga season is best known for the introduction of the top 2-year-olds to the national scene, and the first chance to see some of these juveniles is Friday in the Schuylerville Stakes. Debutante winner Flashy Lassie has been scratched due to worries about the intense heat wave that has hit the area. Debutante runner-up Five Star Momma, Gypsy Robin, and Georgie's Angel look to be the top contenders, according to DRF.com's David Grening. Saratoga 2011 schedule, videos, PPs and top news In Friday's other stakes, DRF.com's Mike Welsh says to look out for Gayego: "Gayego has earned more than $1.7 million, is a Grade 1 winner, and has been beaten less than 1 1/2 lengths combined in the last two Breeders’ Cups. But he figures to be a longshot at best in a $75,000 overnight stakes when he returns from a five-month layoff Friday at Saratoga in the seven-furlong James Marvin. "The James Marvin has once again come up extremely tough. Gayego’s stablemate, the two-time Grade 1 winner Vineyard Haven, won the race a year ago over a strong field but one not nearly as tough as the group assembled on Friday. The lineup includes 2010 Forego winner Here Comes Ben, Aikenite and Caixa Eletronica for trainer Todd Pletcher, 2010 Cigar Mile winner Jersey Town, and 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint runner-up Hamazing Destiny." Well-accomplished Gayego an outsider in talent-laden James Marvin Here's a complete rundown of the Schuylerville: Your browser does not support iframes James Marvin Stakes Perhaps the better betting stakes race of the day will be the James Marvin, featuring a deep 11-horse field that has won a combined 34 stakes -- 14 graded. Here Comes Ben, Jersey Town and Gayego have all won Grade 1 races. Saratoga: James Marvin Stakes draws deep cast of graded stakes winners on opening day DRF's Mike Welsh has a live update from Saratoga this morning, just a few hours before Race 1. He's got the latest on-site information on how the James Marvin is stacking up: Your browser does not support iframes James Marvin Stakes -- Race card, PPs 7 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up | STAKES | Purse: $75,000 1. Escrow Kid 2. Jackson Bend 3. Aikenite 4. Ravalo 5. Gayego 6. Here Comes Ben 7. D' Funnybone 8. Hamazing Destiny 9. Caixa Eletronica 10. Congressional Page 11. Jersey Town The future of horse racing Opening day at Saratoga is also the perfect time to take a big-picture look at the future of the sport. DRF.com's Mike Watchmaker and Steven Crist discuss where the sport is headed: Your browser does not support iframes Latest Saratoga News from DRF.com Formulator Stat of the Day Race No.: 2 Trainer: Chad Brown Horse: 6 – Poliziotto Stat: Past Three Years, First Time Starter, Today’s Track Starts: 33 Wins (%): 10 (30%) ITM (%): 16 (48%) ROI: $4.13 GET PPs FOR THIS RACE NFL star Wes Welker has rooting interest in Schuylerville Stakes National Football League wide receiver Wes Welker’s attention will be riveted on Saratoga on Friday when Gypsy Robin, a 2-year-old filly in whom he owns a minority share, goes postward as one of the favorites in the Grade 3 Schuylerville Stakes. CCA Oaks draws short, but deep field A field of only five 3-year-old fillies was drawn Wednesday for Saturday’s $250,000 Coaching Club American Oaks, the first of 17 Grade 1 races to be run at Saratoga this summer. Born Bullish to await Adirondack Born Bullish, a nine-length debut winner at Belmont Park on June 24, was conspicuous by her absence from Friday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Schuylerville Stakes. Castellano sets sights on elusive title When you’re in the middle of what could be a career year, it’s hard to be disappointed. But one couldn’t blame Javier Castellano for feeling a little disappointment for coming up 1 1/4 lengths short of earning at least a share of his first Belmont Park riding title. Low-profile trainers could make an impact this summer There are some new faces in the trainers’ colony this year at Saratoga, and while they don’t figure to contend for leading honors with the likes of Todd Pletcher, Chad Brown, Bill Mott, and Linda Rice, they figure to send out their share of ... Flying Zee carries on after Lizza's death Carl Lizza’s death will have a profound impact on many people and the sport of Thoroughbred racing in New York. Lizza’s Flying Zee Stable had more starters (237) than any owner on the New York Racing Association circuit in 2010 and ...