Hope everyone gets their day in court and justice prevails.
I hope this doesn't offend anybody, sometimes humor, while waiting for the gathering facts, is the best way forward for me. Therefore, I am pretend-writing a mini TV Series:
Saratoga: The Dark Backside of the Moon Will be more scintillating than the Kardashians or Breaking Bad. Certainly better than the Mini Series "Jockeys" from 2009 Animal Planet. Musical score by Pink Floyd of course.
Looking for fellow script writers and actors. Any takers? 
THE SERIES WILL BE TOTALLY FICTIONAL and made up.
---- we begin by aerial view of the beautiful Saratoga track and the backside. Then, various and sundry mini interviews with backside workers. (complete w/ subtitles translating Spanish to English when necessary).
We also interview the guy who delivers straw for the barn stalls. He pauses the interview to use the porto potty, and as he emerges while still zipping up his Wranglers, explains that he does not wish to ever be accused of "peeing" on the bedding straw. He beams, then says he is proud to be part of the team that Saratoga uses to keep a tight rein on barn management practices at Saratoga.
---- Next we sit with a group of unskilled laborers, who are sitting outside in the sun with piles and piles of feed hay spread out in front of them. They've been hired to pick thru for evidence of Jimson Weed. (Cue Bob Baffert look-a-like, making a cameo appearance saying that he has always had such a crew at HIS barn, but that they aren't always proficient). Some of the mic picks up snippets of conversation wondering if they will get paid, not sure if employed by the same 5 Saratoga trainers who owed them back wages in 2019. We cut that part out because......conjecture and not sure who they are officiallly working for.
---- a brief montage of a groom brushing horses and braiding manes at Saratoga backside. Then same groomer giving a tutorial on how to do a bowl haircut, using horse clippers......for when you're too busy training horses to find time to get to a barber.
----Several episodes are dedicated to determining who's who with all the characters....the girlfriends, the trainer, etc. so there are lots of "twists and turns", hence much intrigue and unexplainable behaviors going on in each unfolding episode......
to keep the audience guessing.
--- in successive episodes,
in true Holllywood fashion, we imbue each character (whether protagonist, antagonist, defendant, plaintiff or witness) with qualities that Sympathize the Audience with each character. For instance, in one snippet, the trainer is filmed in a sincere and vulnerable moment, sharing his feelings, about his lack of height. (Cue a cameo appearance by Andy Serling look-a-like).
---- brief historical black-and-white photo feature of Newmarket course in Salisbury, New York, as well as Horse Haven on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs running in the background.
----later, in Episode # (who knows? ) Without gorgeous actresses you don't have a movie. Thus, the 2 girlfriends plan for a Saratoga Smackdown! in the vein of WWE Women's Championships.
We show some footage of Jerome “Frank” Miller, wrestler-turned-horse-trainer, and wrestler-turned-jockey Nik Juarez, training them.
All are, of course, drop-dead gorgeous, scantily clad, and their clothing is tissue paper thin and very easily ripped. On the big day, Michelle McGirk & Chyna provide colorful pre-fight commentary. Hulk Hogan referees. Loud cheering ensues as the fight begins, and we see huge wads of paper money wagers being dropped into hats that some famous Irish bookies and racebook operators from Vegas are passing around. No spoiler alerts please, can't divulge who won the fight, you'll have to wait for the series.
(much later episodes they become best friends forever BFFs......and {gush!} and even more to follow. But that is a story in and of itself. Maybe best saved for
Saratoga: The Dark Backside of the Moon II: The Sequel. I think the Sequel also needs some kinda Love Child too. Not sure how that will work out yet, either.
Episode 9, we have a trial by jury in a big courtroom drama, because........Hollywood. (always a crowd pleaser, right?)
What were the number of viewers for the Amber Heard/Johnnny Depp trials? HUGE I bet? I'll go ahead and tell ya. 6 weeks, 83.9 million Hours Watched, 3.5 million Peak Viewers during the announcement of the verdict. That's a $$Ca-ching!$$ for me, Baby!
Anyway, there are some really compelling and suprising aspects to the case, that come out in the series, and basically, trainer has refused to plead down, even to accept the most minute charge, and ditto, the plaintiff is determined to bring some kind of case. Both are adamant about their complete innnocence. Sorry, no spoilers here either, folks.
---- toward the end we veer into a feel good story (somehow??? ) ....with 5 thoroughbred racehorses
nuzzling whoever comes out of this as the victor(s), in a Hallmark Hall of Fame Movies & Mysteries type of finale. (It would be great to have something like JL Family Ranch, there were HORSES and all that jazz, right? And Bo once being on CHRB, when Baffert was on his Thyro-L kick, would be a horseracing tie in. Not sure how to work look-a-likes in same vein yet or how to make this into a feel good)
I'm not good a sentimentality. Maybe the nuzzling horses are enough?.
---- Final Episode: Guess what? One of those nuzzling horses ......wins the Travers!!! And then......and then.........(I know my viewers will be holding their breath) ...........in my series, the same horse wins the Breeders Cup Classic!!!!
Who will it be? Who is the exercise rider, jockeys, grooms, trainer?? And most importantly, are they coming from SARATOGA?
Ya'll better tune in, that's all I can say. Otherwise, gambling on horses isn't going to buy me my McMansion.
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We will hear the rest from the judge today