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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: Alw 95000n1x

1. #3 Santagata (9-2) – Had one of the better wins at seven furlongs last time out and has a sneaky strong jockey trainer combo plus should be aggressive here

2. #1 Three to Five (3-1) – Adds blinkers and has hit the board in all but one try lifetime, but may not get enough pace to run at even if she is more forward

3. #5 Foxy Cara (7-2) – Consistently competes at this level and finishes in the money at a good clip although she struggles to win so hope for a place or show

4. #7 Carol T (4-1) – Has been training well and comes off a solid third, but seems to either race well or fail to show up and can be in the mix with a good effort

RACE 8: Grade II Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes

1. #2 Dancing N Dixie (8-1) – Should be the right value and will like the added distance as she has run well late in her graded tries but simply ran out of ground

2. #1 Cinderella’s Dream (6-5) – Can win if she builds off of her victory last time out and may be assisted by speed here, but faces a tougher group this time around

3. #7 Movin’ On Up (20-1) – Steadily improving entering this uptick in class, this grey filly by Accelerate can factor in if she takes another step forward from her last try

4. #6 Segesta (7-2) – Couldn’t hold off Cinderella’s Dream last time after leading the whole way, so may be best stalking the likely leader Macanga here and passing her late

RACE 9: Grade II National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes

1. #8 Army Officer (7-2) – Takes a step up in class but had one of the more impressive races of this group last time out over this turf course although he may need it to dry up

2. #2 Buttercream Babe (8-1) – Won here last month and has a few strong efforts at a mile plus gets Irad Ortiz here and ideally will be sitting close to the lead early

3. #4 Neat (5-2) – Has won at this distance sitting on slower paces and will likely need Barksdale to go slower on the lead or to control the race to have winning chances

4. #5 Lagynos (9-2) – Zverev got a favorable trip last time out while this Asmussen trainee has been consistent on the turf and should close into the mix late

RACE 10: Mdn 90k

1. #9 Geopolitics (7-5) – Four tries and four second place finishes for this filly who switches back to dirt and simply needs to slow down the pace in the early goings

2. #3 Granadilla (5-1) – Her fifth start here, this filly ran well second time out off the layoff and may need to sit off of Geopolitics to avoid tiring late

3. #1 Evaluation (4-1) – Chad Brown and Klaravich debut this filly who sold for $260,000 as a yearling so certainly has plenty of expectation here

4. #8 Gallant Greta (12-1) – Has been steadily improving in her works for Michael Maker who is off to a strong start this meet as he debuts this filly with value

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