DEL MAR · THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2026

Race 3

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 5 Furlongs Turf 2 Year Olds $80,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Sauced Up

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Vahevala

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Tiger Luck

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

# Field of 11

1 post 1

Sauced Up

Bautista A L · Felix Rondan · 117 lb

by Southern Image out of Cochinero

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2 post 2

Vahevala

Garcia E · Baker D Wayne · 122 lb

by Bodexpress out of Valravn

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3 post 3

Tiger Luck

Rosario J · Tim Yakteen · 122 lb

by Smiling Tiger out of Siqueira

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4 post 4

Kathy's House

Maldonado E · Luis Mendez · 122 lb

by Stay Thirsty out of Operandi

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5 post 5

Shemakesmemad

Aguilar A · Miyadi Steven · 122 lb

by Liam's Map out of Shemakesmehappy

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6 post 6

Thirsty Elusive

Orantes W R · Edwin Alvarez · 122 lb

by Stay Thirsty out of Discreetly Elusive

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7 post 7

Less Please

Fresu A · Freeman Edward R TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Pavel out of More Complexity

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8 post 8

Princess Luna

Ayuso A · Dollase Craig · 122 lb

by Cairo Prince out of I Give Up

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9 post 9

Vonntastic

Jaramillo E · Miller Peter · 122 lb

by Bodexpress out of Elgofranco

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10 post 10

First Time Listing

Rispoli U TOP-25 · Simon Callaghan · 122 lb

by Listing out of Blame the Agent

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11 post 11

Lying Zero

Kimura K · O'Neill Doug TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Nyquist out of How About Zero

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