11th “Bing Crosby Season” On Tap Beginning This Thursday
At 0h02, on October 30, 2024 • By Del Mar
With a racing meet that will feature Breeders’ Cup No. 41 on its agenda, Del Mar will saddle up for its 11th fall run beginning this Thursday and going forward to Sunday, December 1. The session is dubbed the “Bing Crosby Season” in honor of the track’s iconic founder.
The 16 racing programs held over five weeks will include a pair of Breeders’ Cup cards this Friday and Saturday that will offer more than $34 million in purses and awards, along with likely championship honors surrounding its 14 major stakes. Five of those major tests will be conducted Friday with nine more – including America’s richest race, the $7-million Breeders’ Cup Classic – slated for Saturday.
The seaside track will present 20 stakes races of its own during the five-week stand, including six run in conjunction with the Breeders’ Cup cards. Those six – four on Friday and two on Saturday – will carry a value of $1.25-million, with Del Mar “regular” 14 black type offering spread throughout the remainer of the meet being worth a total of $2-million.
