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In Spa Selections, Saratoga correspondent Joseph Aiello provides Saratoga picks for a handful of key races at Saratoga, including all of the exciting stakes action!

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Race 7 – OClm 50000

1. #1 Feasible (5-1) – Ran well last time out in the slop, and could be showing some improvement with some decent early speed here

2. #4 Golden Irish (3-1) – Struggles to hang onto leads so far in her career, but has frequently been bet to favorite and should be in the mix early

3. #7 Hey Cookie (7-2) – Will be best coming from mid pack and can win if she gets a quicker pace to take aim at plus picks up Jose Ortiz here

4. #8 Circuit Court (6-1) – Always Practical may be a better play in the money at good value, but this California bred has winning chances with more improvement

Race 8 – Clm 35000n2L

1. #5 Will Not Be Swayed (2-1) – Brad Cox and Irad Ortiz team up with this filly who takes a step down in class and may just need more ground to close into

2. #10 Boxed Wine (8-1) – Tougher post but drops in class here and cuts back to an easier distance where she should be more of a threat from mid pack

3. #7 Starlight Dancer (3-1) – Ran well against similar last time and should be coming from mid pack with five places in ten starts lifetime

4. #6 Proud Mary (12-1) – Silent Melody has shown more at this distance, but this mare stretches out and should like the added ground closing from off the pace

Race 9 – Smart and Fancy Stakes

1. #6 Future Is Now (6-5) – Maryland bred has been on a roll and seems to take well to this turf course with great consistency and in the best current form of the bunch

2. #4 Ellen Jay (3-1) – Comes off a longer layoff, but this filly out of Covfefe has shown sharp early speed and has won all three tries since switching to turf

3. #1 Gal in a Rush (12-1) – Maybe not the primary win candidate at this distance, but could be the one to take advantage of a quick early pace with plenty of speed here

4. #8 Sunday Girl (8-1) – Twirling Queen deserves a look with more turf experience than this one, but this New York bred has been too sharp to ignore

Race 10 – Mdn 90k

1. #8 Solo Jim (7-2) – Likely won’t be able to win with as sluggish a start as last time, but showed a strong closing kick in his most recent try and needs some pace here

2. #6 Inspeightofcharlie (12-1) – Espinoza’s lone mount of the day on this Barclay Tagg trainee who debuts against a field full of questions

3. #9 Kaz Oil Changer (4-1) – Keeps Irad Ortiz after two straight place finishes and gets back to a more manageable distance against a lesser field here

4. #4 Undisputed (9-2) – Finished well back in third last time against a tougher colt, but ran his best at this distance three back and should be near the lead

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