4:05 p.m.: The seventh race is getting set to go off, and then the eighth through 10th races are our stakes for the day. I'll be heading downstairs to the paddock and rail for stakes coverage - and for obvious reasons, will not be taking the laptop down with me! You can follow our live coverage (including photos) on Twitter, and I'll be back as soon as the Whitney is over to provide more analysis.

3:58 p.m.: Uh-oh. A few raindrops starting to fall. And the track has just been sealed, meaning management could expect more weather on the way.

2:40 p.m.: Some fascinating pedigrees coming up in the day's fifth race. Gyre is by Bernardini and out of champion filly Bird Town, a half to Birdstone. Another Bernardini colt, Bayamo, is out of Banshee Winds, making him a half-brother to champion filly Banshee Breeze. The Unbridled's Song gelding Dream Steeler is out of Pilfer, making him a half to multiple graded winner To Honor And Serve.

2:20 p.m.: A good day for the locals so far. Cheyenne Nation, trained by Mechanicville native Chad Brown, won the day's first race. Currency Swap, trained by Terri Pompay of Saratoga, won the third race.

1:30 p.m.: Some good news on Bearpath, who was vanned off after yesterday's John's Call Stakes. The horse has a broken humerus and is currently comfortable on stall rest. It's not a good injury by any means, but his connections are taking it day by day. "I have no doubt he's gonna make it," jockey Freddie Lenclud posted on Facebook.

12:54 p.m.: Hello racing fans, and welcome to Whitney Day at the Spa. A field of 11 runners - 10 of them being graded winners - are set to go postward in today's marquee race later, with the winner likely to assume command of the handicap division. The big question mark is the weather. So far, the rain is holding off, but the sky is gray and the air is damp and muggy. Several of the trainers, including Jim Bond, who handles Met Mile winner Tizway, have expressed concerns about a wet track.

We took a closer look at the Whitney in today's Pink Sheet Insider:

Today's 11-race card also includes the Grade 1 Test for filly sprinters and the De La Rose for females on the turf.

We'll be live all day....as a reminder, you can also follow us on Twitter for live race results.