DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Saturday, March 8, 2025

Daily Racing Form has served as the most trusted source of news and information about the sport since 1894, and moving forward we have decided to provide a free daily playbook – something that both hardcore horseplayers and casual observers can reference to get informed of each day’s action.

2:49 GP 5th CAPTURE THE LION (#6, 4-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Welsch). | Bet this race with DRF Bets

2:55 TAM 6th BRIDOZA (#4, 20-1) caught the eye with a strong late run after a slow start cost him early position in a deceptively good career debut; moves inside and can move way up today given a clean getaway in his second career start, which is actually a strong angle for trainer Terri Pompay. – Kenny Peck | Bet this race with DRF Bets

3:08 OP 4th ANTIGRAVITY (#6, 12-1) shortens up some in distance to a mile and a sixteenth and the last time he raced at this trip he was Grade 3-placed against a high quality sort in Subsanador. – Mary Ramepellini | Bet this race with DRF Bets

3:51 GP 7th CRUISE TO CATALINA (#1, 8-1) looks like a horse who definitely needed last one. Ran some big races albeit against N Y bred company at two. Working well for return and noting has lured Alvarado off BIG POND. – Mike Weslch | Bet this race with DRF Bets

3:59 TAM 8th OSPREY (#8, 10-1) was run off his feet in the opening stages of that last one, a pace-packed sprint, but he can be expected to be closer to the early lead today, and that can make all the difference, as his best races have come when he's been able to stalk and make a run in the lane; improvement expected. – Kenny Peck | Bet this race with DRF Bets

4:18 AQU 8th CASCAIS (#7, 3-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Bet this race with DRF Bets

4:31 SA 4th SEXZIE (#5, 3-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Brad Free). | Bet this race with DRF Bets

4:52 GP 9th TIMELY REWARD (#3, 5-1) a tepid nod in this one returning off wide running third with same kind a couple of months earlier. Paired up career best Beyers in process, likely to step forward off the effort. Recent works all have been good. – Mike Welsch | Bet this race with DRF Bets

5:20 AQU 10th JOEVIA'S DIVA (#4, 20-1) was the lone firster in that pace-dominated race on debut, where she lacked speed before passing some horses late while looking green; returns in a race that lacks a standout and can do better with that experience behind her. – Mike Beer | Bet this race with DRF Bets

5:48 OP 9th AWESOME ANNMARIE (#12, 12-1) is a nine-time winner who has been in a series of quick races. She has speed and a post that might give Bacon options. – Mary Rampellini | Bet this race with DRF Bets

6:06 TAM 12th NATIVE ROSE (#5, 15-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Kenny Peck). | Bet this race with DRF Bets