DEL MAR · FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 4

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING 5 Furlongs Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $81,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Little Opal 5-2

Weather

Chance Rain Showers · 77°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Little Opal

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite · O'Neill Doug (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Comeback Girl

M/L 4-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 4-1 · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Young Love

M/L 5-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-1

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 8

1 post 1

Legal Fiction

Herrera C · Lucas Robert · 124 lb

by I'll Have Another out of What a Family

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 30-1

M/L

30-1

2 post 2

Young Love

Aguilar A · Miller Peter · 124 lb

by Grazen out of That's the Idea

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

3 post 3

Comeback Girl

Leparoux J R · Leonard Powell · 122 lb

by Speightstown out of Secret Thoughts

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

4 post 4

Long Mayshe Reign

Bravo J · Knapp Steve · 124 lb

by Stanford out of A Kiss for Maria

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

5 post 5

Tiger of the Sea

Rosario J · Koriner Brian · 124 lb

by Smiling Tiger out of Carmen's Mystery

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

6 post 6

Sweet Gal of Mine

Hernandez J J · Baltas Richard · 122 lb

by Dialed In out of So Sweetitiz

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

7 post 7

Little Opal M/L FAV

Jaramillo E · O'Neill Doug TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Caravaggio out of Il Mulino

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

8 post 8

Ninia

Kimura K · Sam Wilensky · 124 lb

by Adios Charlie out of Three Socks One

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

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