Check out my Friday (8-14-26) Del Mar Race 5 analysis below.
DMR 5 (Mcl-32k, 6f) – Post Time 7:06 PM ET
Primary – #6 JETWAY, #4 Broheim
Secondary – #2 Practical Jack, #3 Elusive Con
Horse Comments:
#6 Jetway (7-5) was last of 4 in his MSW bow June 2025 and the top three finishers were next-out winners. He added lasix and dropped into a Mcl-32k affair second time out and missed by a half-length while 6 1/2 lengths clear of the show (May 2026). He was back in a MSW dirt sprint June 27 and stalked and weakened to 5th of 6 (beaten 10 lengths). I made him my top choice in a local Mcl-50k sprint July 19 and he was miles clear of the rest in third and race 7 contender Howie’s Law ran away with that heat. He drops in class and Joel Rosario stays put and he wins races with John Sadler.
#4 Broheim (3-1) is 0-for-6 with two seconds and a third. The MSW dropper makes his third start off the bench and he reconnects with Juan Hernandez.
#2 Practical Jack (6-1) faced MSW company in his first two starts and he chased and weakened to 6th of 7 in a local turf sprint July 23. He is back on dirt and should impact the pace under Tiago Pereira.
#3 Elusive Con (6-1) pressed wide from the outside post and ended up 4th of 11 in his MSW dirt sprint bow at Horseshoe Indy May 21. He stretched out, dueled, and finished a distant third June 10. He made his first start as a gelding and dropped in class July 19, and he was 5th of 7 in the same local sprint Jetway exits.
Wagers:
#6 to win
Exacta box 4-6
Trifecta 4-6/2-3-4-6/2-3-4-6
Recent 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
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)
Aug. 7 – Long Mayshe Reign ($3.80)
Aug. 9 – Holmby/Ruiva Exacta ($6.60)
*All winning wagers based on $2 payoffs unless noted otherwise.
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