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Bing Crosby Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1946

Distance
  
6 furlongs

Website
  
www.dmtc.com

Surface
  
Dirt

Location
  
Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, USA

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

The Bing Crosby Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The Grade 1 race is open to horses three years of age and up. It is run on Polytrack at a distance of six furlong and presently offers a purse of $300,000.

The race is named for entertainer Bing Crosby, a founding partner of Del Mar Racetrack and a racehorse owner and breeder.

Records

Handicap record

  • Lord Nelson - 1:07.65 (2016)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 5 - Ed Delahoussaye (1981, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1995)
  • 5 - Corey Nakatani (1991, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2007)
  • 4 - Alex Solis (1988, 1998, 2000, 2001)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 4 - Bob Baffert (1992, 2009, 2011, 2016)
  • 4 - Bruce Headley (1998, 2000, 2001, 2008)
  • 3 - Cecil Jolly (1957, 1958, 1972)

    • References

    Bing Crosby Stakes Wikipedia
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