Check out my Friday (8-7-26) Del Mar Race 1 analysis below.
Scratches (race 1): #2 – Lady Rider
Updated Tickets After Scratches:
DMR 1 (Clm-32k, 5T) – Post Time 5:00 PM ET
Primary – #6 LONG MAYSHE REIGN
Secondary – #3 Empress Matilda, #5 Eva Lea
Horse Comments:
#6 Long Mayshe Reign (5-2) exits back-to-back wins at 6T and 5T, and she went all the way in both of those races. She is probably the one to catch again and could easily make it three straight.
#3 Empress Matilda (7-2) is 2-for-5 with a pair of show finishes. She dropped into a $25k/2L affair at 6T June 6 and she chased from second and scored by 1 1/2 lengths as the favorite. Hanson claimed her last time and she rates a look from just off the pace under Kazushi Kimura.
#5 Eva Lea (4-1) exits a front running win as the favorite at 6T for Rosario/Sadler.
Wagers:
#6 to win
Exacta 6-3
Trifecta Key 6/3-5
Recent 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
July 14 – Freedom’s Echo/Tifosi Exacta ($21.80)
July 15 – Mr. Hooligan ($4.80)
July 16 – Max Money/Into the Light/Palacios Trifecta ($108.04)
July 20 – Quiet Street ($11.20), Trifecta ($103.20)
July 25 – Amorita ($12.40)
July 28 – Cocktail Kisses ($17.00)
Aug. 1 – On the Whim ($6.80)
Aug. 3 – Lost and Found ($3.00)
*All winning wagers based on $2 payoffs unless noted otherwise.
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