The Bing Crosby Stakes is an American

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held annually at

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. The

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race is open to horses three years of age and up. It is run on Dirt at a distance of six

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and presently offers a purse of $301,500. The race is named for entertainer Bing Crosby, a founding partner of Del Mar Racetrack and a racehorse owner and breeder.

Records

Handicap record *

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– 1:07.65 (2016) Most wins by a jockey: * 6 -

Flavien Prat Flavien Prat (born August 4, 1992, in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France) is a jockey in Thoroughbred racing who was a Champion Apprentice Jockey and Group 1 race winner in France before moving full-time to the United States in 2015 where he has won ...

(2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 –

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(1992, 2009, 2011, 2016) * 4 – Bruce Headley (1998, 2000, 2001, 2008)

Winners

*1946: Dead Heat{{refend Del Mar Racetrack Horse races in California Graded stakes races in the United States Open sprint category horse races Grade 1 stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1946 Breeders' Cup Challenge series 1946 establishments in California Bing Crosby