DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Thursday, August 7, 2025

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DRF handicappers share their plays for the day, including best bets, for racing at Saratoga, Del Mar, Colonial Downs, and Woodbine.

Post Time: 1:28 ET
Track: Colonial Downs (6th Race)
Horse: GREEN SCREEN (#5, 6-1)

GREEN SCREEN is an intriguing runner out of Motion's barn, as the colt has been working well at Fair Hill and seems to be prepared to try the turf here; wire Oscar Performance has solid numbers with debuting runners and turf sprinters, giving this colt every reason to do some running if he has it in him. – Patrick Moquin | Get Past Performances for this race

Post Time: 2:52 ET
Track: Saratoga (4th Race)
Horse: ALLURING ANGEL (#6, 9-2)

ALLURING ANGEL is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get Past Performances for this race

Post Time: 3:43 ET
Track: Woodbine (2nd Race)
Horse: RUNAWAY MAXI (#7, 3-1)

RUNAWAY MAXI is dropping sharply from $25K to this light $10K contest and may have found a group that he can beat. Regular rider Campos is 4 for 27 at the meet for this live barn. – Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race

Post Time: 5:44 ET
Track: Saratoga (9th Race)
Horse: CANDYTOWN (#10, 8-1)

CANDYTOWN bumped into a good one and had to settle for second in his career debut, while running very well in his own right; was back on grass last time, where he moved forward and won convincingly in the end, while appearing to have more to give under the wire; tough post but he has been tactical, so far. – Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race

Post Time: 6:19 ET
Track: Saratoga (10th Race)
Horse: SOHO NIGHTS (#7, 8-1)

SOHO NIGHTS was looking to stretch out on the grass off the layoff last time; got rained off and wound up chasing a dominant, wire-to-winner winner to no avail while settling for second, well clear of the rest; has plenty of pedigree on the bottom to suggest that she could move up on this surface. – Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race

Post Time: 6:35 ET
Track: Del Mar (4th Race)
Horse: TARIFF (#7, 7-2)

TARIFF is a DRF Best Bet (Brad Free). | Get Past Performances for this race

Post Time: 7:37 ET
Track: Del Mar (6th Race)
Horse: MR. LEASURE (#6, 6-1)

In a wide-open N3L starter turf route, last-out N2L winner MR. LEASURE gets the call to post his second upset of the meet. It is true he benefitted from a perfect ground-saving trip to win by only a neck against easier last out, but the gelding seems to have learned to harness his speed and kick late. With a win over the local turf, and improving form, 'LEASURE can win right back, perhaps at generous odds again. – Brad Free | Get Past Performances for this race

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