DEL MAR · SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2026

Race 8 — Race 8

CLAIMING 1 Mile Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $25,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Mongolian Max 5-2

Weather

Mostly Cloudy · 75°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Mongolian Max

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Leyas Candy

M/L 3-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 3-1 · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Big Juanito

M/L 8-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 8-1

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

Mongolian Max M/L FAV

Fresu A · Miyadi Steven · 121 lb

by City of Light out of Tension

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

2 post 2

Big Juanito

Lezcano A · Hess R B Jr · 121 lb

by Collected out of Moon Dash

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

3 post 3

Cathal (IRE)

Kimura K · Jose Valdez · 121 lb

by No Nay Never out of Lucky At the Bay

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

4 post 4

Levon

Valdivia J Jr · Belvoir Vann · 121 lb

by Practical Joke out of Gal Factor

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 30-1

M/L

30-1

5 post 5

Tariff

Aguilar A · Knapp Steve · 121 lb

by Collected out of Weight No More

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

6 post 6

Smiling Jojo

Monroy F · Rolando Quinonez · 121 lb

by Smiling Tiger out of Accomplishedsister

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

7 post 7

Shortman

Garcia E · Oscar Heredia · 121 lb

by Prince of Love out of Shorty Jones

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

8 post 8

Cowboy Mike

Rosario J · Tim Yakteen · 121 lb

by Smiling Tiger out of Lutess

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

9 post 9

Leyas Candy

Maldonado E · Andrew Harris · 121 lb

by Danzing Candy out of Ilikecandy

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

10 post 10

Cupid's Crusader

Bravo J · Genaro Vallejo · 123 lb

by Cupid out of Soul Crusader

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

11 post 11

Duran

Frey K · Isidro Tamayo · 121 lb

by Violence out of Go Jamie Go

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

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