Saratoga Race Course rode a wave of good weather again last week to produce goodcrowds and even better athletic efforts – both equine and human. Counting StarsThe equine star of the week was West Point Thoroughbreds’ striking filly Counting Stars. Irad OrtizThe human star of the week was jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., who won a record-tying six races on Saturday and another pair the next day. Racing StewardsLong-time horse players and fans have become acutely aware of a drastically different approach by New York’s three racing stewards this year. I told them, ‘first day in Saratoga, just play Prat and the Ortiz brothers and you’ll be alive in most races.’