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Del Mar's Bing Crosby Meet to Feature 20 Stakes Races

| 11:24 am

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club kicked off it's annual summer season Friday, July 15, 2016 to the delight of thousands of fans and visitors. The seaside track in Del Mar, CA races Wednesday through Sunday through and including Labor Day Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. Accelerant and jockey Santiago Gonzalez (second from left) won the first race of the meet and returned $17.80 to his backers. ©Benoit Photo

Del Mar's Bing Crosby Season, which opens Oct. 31 and will run an extra week through Dec. 1 this year, will play host to the Breeders' Cup championship Nov. 1 and 2. In addition to the championship races, Del Mar will offer 20 stakes worth $3,150,000 during the meet.

The schedule is highlighted by a pair of Grade I events: the $300,000 GI Hollywood Derby is scheduled for Nov. 30 and the $300,000 GI Matriarch Stakes will be run Dec. 1.

Six stakes races tied to the Breeders' Cup have been added to the season's 2024 line-up. The quartet added to the Friday card are all for 2-year-olds: the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance at a mile on the turf; the Golden State Juvenile Fillies for California-breds at seven furlongs; the Ken Maddy Stakes for fillies and mares aged two and up at five panels on the turf, and the Golden State Juvenile for California-breds at seven furlongs.

Added to the Breeders' Cup Saturday card are a pair of Grade III stakes for fillies and mares: the $200,000 Bayakoa Stakes at a mile on the main track and the $300,000 Goldikova Stakes for fillies and mares at a mile on the turf course.

“The combination of our usual fall attractions and the return of the Breeders' Cup this year will make for a very special Bing Crosby Season this time around,” said Del Mar vice president and racing secretary David Jerkens. “We believe we offer the best racing in America during the fall and our additional week this time around just adds more sparkle to a season already filled with luster.”

To view the complete stakes schedule, click here.