Cover photo by NYRA/Adam Coglianese.

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 – Clm 20000n2L

1. #9 Mirage (2-1) – Recent figures are better than this group as this gelding by Good Magic has adjusted well to the added ground and should be finishing from behind the top grouping here with the surging Ricardo Santana

2. #7 Geostoblame (3-1) – Switches back to dirt and gets Carmouche who tends to be aggressive, but has some trip versatility here on the class drop

3. #1 Antietam (5-2) – Simply didn’t break well enough to stay involved last time, but appeared to have taken a slight step forward in the races prior, albeit on softer surfaces

4. #2 Whitby (8-1) – Has been a bit of a mixed bag at this level, but can finish in the mix if he stays off the lead and conserves energy for a late push

Race 8 – Clm 40000

1. #2 Ice Chocolat (7-2) – Has been running against better including a graded win here two summers ago, and still has the form to win here despite the recent lack of success

2. #3 Belouni (6-1) -Drops from stakes company and should be making a late move in what appears to be his ideal distance cutting back slightly from nine furlongs

3. #10 Ocean Atlantique (4-1) – Has yet to win at this distance, but has hit the board in all five efforts this year and finishes in the money at a fifty percent clip on turf for his career

4. #7 Santorini (5-1) – Off a year long layoff but should factor in purely on the class drop and speed figures which put him in the mix here with Prat

Race 9 – De La Rose Stakes

1. #7 Proctor Street (4-1) – Has been struggling to find the winner’s circle recently against graded company, but has two wins over this course and is ready for a breakthrough effort

2. #9 Deep Satin (5-1) – Mare by American Pharoah won this race last year and has good experience over this turf course, and seems to run better when she is a bit closer to the lead than her recent tries

3. #8 Awesome Czech (6-1) – New York bred has done her best running over this track, and has hit the board in four of five tries at a mile with this sneaky good jockey trainer combo

4. #3 And One More Time (4-1) – Does her best running at eight furlongs, and has the form to grab the early lead against a field that primarily prefers to finish from off the pace

Race 10 – Clm 20000n2L

1. #2 Donna Romano (2-1) – Adds lasix and drops into claiming company for Brad Cox with Irad in the irons and ran her best over this track in debut

2. #4 Tenacious Child (3-1) – Switches back to dirt and gets Flavian Prat here who rode her to her lone win in February with the chance to be aggressive here

3. #9 Olivia’s Grace (6-1) – Class dropper who should have no issues with the surface change with comparable speed figures to the best of this bunch

4. #8 Will of a Womanne (12-1) – Unlikely winner given her struggles in claiming company as of late, but can close into the top four with a mid pack trip here

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