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Buy or Sell on the Road to the Breeders’ Cup: Sprint Sensation The Chosen Vron

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall. This regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars, usually a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series winner, and exploring their chances to win a targeted race Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.

Fierceness Jim Dandy Stakes Repole Todd Pletcher Nakatomi Alfred G. Vanderbilt Saratoga Breeders’ Cup Sprint The Chosen Vron Bing Crosby Stakes Del Mar Kruljac Berrios Thorpedo Anna Travers Stakes McPeek Skippylongstocking Whitney Stakes Joseph trainer

Key Takeaways You Need to Know from Jim Dandy Stakes and Other Big Weekend Races

Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from the $500,000 Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun and the $350,000, Grade 1 Alfred G.

The Chosen Vron Hector Berrios Eric Kruljac Breeders’ Cup Sprint Del Mar Closethegame Sugar Jackstown horse racing sprinter gelding winning streak

The Chosen Vron Repeats in Bing Crosby Stakes, Earns Breeders’ Cup Sprint Berth

Fabled California-bred gelding The Chosen Vron dominated the $400,000 Bing Crosby Stakes July 27, posting an easy victory as he won the key Southern California sprint at Del Mar for the second year in a row.

Fact or Fiction: Do Ghosts Haunt Del Mar?

Del Mar, the host track for this year’s Breeders Cup World Championships, was built in 1937 and has a colorful and star-studded history. It was an extremely popular hangout for celebrities in its heyday and continues to be one of the country’s most exciting and glamourous racetracks to this day.

But late at night, after all of the fans have gone home, the revelry doesn’t stop. Some say that’s just when the party gets started at Del Mar … because that’s when the ghosts come out to play.

Bing Crosby Stakes Del Mar Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup Sprint Anarchist See Through It Straight No Chaser Giant Game Closethegame Sugar Happy Jack The Chosen Vron Jackstown Kruljac Berrios Baffert O’Neill horse racing

2024 Bing Crosby Stakes at a Glance

Saturday’s Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar carries some important Breeders’ Cup implications. For starters, the winner gets a guaranteed, free spot in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. Beyond that, what happens in Saturday’s Grade 1 stakes will be doubly important since the BC Sprint will be contested on Nov.

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