Check out my Sunday (11-15-26) Del Mar Race 4 analysis below.
DMR 4 (OC-50k/1x, 8f) – Post Time 5:02 PM ET
Primary – #4 CONVO, #6 Christel Clean
Secondary – #5 Shared Future, #2 Medjugorje
Horse Comments:
#4 Convo (3-1) finished in the top three in all four dirt sprints (4 1-1-2). She graduated in a local 6f sprint Sept. 5. She was left hopelessly behind and declared a non-starter at 6.5f Oct. 9, and she somehow got up for third that day. Joel Rosario chose her over John Sadler’s other runner #6 Christel Clean (7-2). The latter romped in a local flat mile dirt race as the favorite Sept. 3 (CA-bred OC-20k/1x), and she stalked outside and weakened to 6th of 7 in the California Distaff Handicap at 6.5T Oct. 11.She was entered in the local Betty Grable at 7f Nov. 8 and was listed as a stakes scratch. All three of her wins were at DMR (2 dirt sprints), and Umberto Rispoli is her new rider.
#5 Shared Future (8-1) stretches back out in distance and is fairly reliable. She is 0-for-9 with four runner-up finishes and a trio of thirds at DMR, and she almost always runs her race at one mile (15 3-6-5). She scored at this distance in April and hit the board in all four starts since. She is entered for the $50k tag.
#2 Medjugorje (9-2) switched to dirt and stalked and graduated by 1 1/4 lengths in a flat mille MSW affair May 29. I made her my value top choice in a similar flat mile spot at DMR July 26 and she raced evenly and finished third, a half-length behind runner-up Shared Future. She broke slow and never got involved Aug. 29, and she bounced back with a runner-up finish at SA Oct. 18. Armando Ayuso strings along and she adds blinkers for 21% dirt route trainer Richard Mandella (0 for last 14). Her maiden win was at SA and she is 0-for-2 with a show finish at DMR.
Wagers:
#4 to win
Exacta 4-6/4-5-6
Trifecta 2-4-6/all/5
November 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Nov. 2 – Welovemollynteddy/Flying Free Exacta ($3.80)
Nov. 3 – Nikki’s Charm/Okie Den Den Exacta ($13.00)
Nov. 4 – BEING MYSELF ($13.08)
Nov. 5 – TWO EAGLES RIVER ($6.42), Trifecta ($41.68)
Nov. 6 – Green Carrera/Deucari/Jordi Bear Trifecta ($74.00)
Nov. 14 – Holmby/Sea’s No Joke Exacta ($5.60)
*All winning wagers based on $2 payoffs unless noted otherwise.
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