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 – OC 45000n2x

1. #3 Dividend Recap (6-1) – Has run well over this track with a strong closing kick, and competed against open company in three straight, now facing state breds here

2. #8 Brokealltherules (4-1) – Good early speed in her last two which were gate to wire wins, but may not control as modest a pace here with two wins off a layoff and coming off the bench here

3. #1 All of It (9-2) – Comes out of a state bred stakes and has the previous form to compete and win here for Clement plus keeps Manny Franco in the irons

4. #7 Mommy’s Turn (7-2) – Starship Pegasus certainly has some upside and may be as good a price, but this filly has top flight connections even if her best races were last year

Race 8 – Clm 16000

1. #8 Pens Street (5-1) – Drops from an optional claimer last time over this track, with far better races when running against this level of competition

2. #7 Kyle’s Mom (3-1) – Good record at the distance and runs well against claimers as one that is frequently respected by the betting public and should be a top choice here

3. #4 Tough Street (7-2) – Drifted to a distance place last time, but had been competitive against better horses and has plenty of experience over this track

4. #1 Moon Gate (10-1) – Sharp early speed which could be enough to win against this group and should be a good value play with others who are classier

Race 9 – Albany Stakes

1. #4 Onebigbeautifulbill (3-1) – Should be able to adjust to the distance if Irad Ortiz keeps this colt by Tiz the Law mid pack and makes a late push in the stretch

2. #6 Talk to Me Jimmy (8-5) – Has faced the strongest competition here, but still needs to run his best to win with a likely gate to wire try and evenly matched top contenders here

3. #2 Sunday Boy (9-2) – A winner last time at a mile with a forward trip, this colt appears to want distance with the potential for trip versatility for Jose Ortiz

4. #1 Tricky Business (6-1) – Classier than Tuning In even if he may prefer shorter distance but gets Prat here and ran well last time over this track

Race 10 – MC 55000

1. #11 War and Majesty (5-1) – Drops in class and cuts back to a manageable distance with good efforts at a mile and one sixteenth that could win here

2. #7 Franklin Delano (3-1) – First time gelding dropped to maiden claiming last time out, and despite showing improvement recently takes a further step down with winning chances

3. #6 Instantly () – Quick turnaround off the claim here with a return to turf and likely in good form having run over the main course a week ago

4. #1 Vivaldi () – Visible showed some improvement last time, but this experienced gelding should take a step in the right direction with much needed class relief

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