The best sprinters on the West Coast will gather at Del Mar Saturday for the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes. Aside from shares of the $400,000 purse, the field of nine will be battling for a free spot in the Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint Oct.
Elite summer race meets at Saratoga and Del Mar are now in full swing, and TV coverage for the weekend ahead focuses on big races at both tracks – the Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga and the Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar,
Although the feature race last Saturday at Saratoga was the Dunkin’ Diana Stakes for fillies and mares on turf, the most important race on the July 18 card for horse fans and bettors anticipating next spring’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve started the day’s action about 2 ½ hours earlier.
America’s Best Racing editor Patrick Reed presents four takeaways from an eventful weekend in horse racing highlighted by the NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, featuring several race results that should have an impact on the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in the fall.
To make it to one Breeders’ Cup is special for any horse and the people connected to them To win a Breeders’ Cup race puts that horse in elite company. To make five consecutive starts at the Breeders’ Cup is a testament to a horse’s quality, a trainer’s expertise, and an owner’s faith.
Kona Gold was a stalwart sprinter whose soundness and speed made him a star and earned him accolades aplenty, including a spot in the 2026 Hall of Fame class.
