Bing Crosby Stakes 2021: Field & Odds at Del Mar

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Del Mar Press Release
Updated: July 29, 2021

G1 Bing Crosby is a "Win And You're In" For the Breeders' Cup Sprint

Nine of the fastest racehorses on the grounds will step on the accelerators at Del Mar for a six-furlong battle-royale in the 76th edition of the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes on Saturday, July 31.

The race offers a $300,000 purse and, additionally - as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series - an all-expenses paid ticket into the $2-million Breeders' Cup Sprint, which will be contested at Del Mar on Saturday, November 6.

The race is deep in talent, deep in contention and crack full of speed. Picking a favorite is tough, but Del Mar's morning line man, Jon White, had made a call for the running machine known as C Z Rocket and hung him at 5/2. To underline the extent of the friction that rises with a dash like this, White has put 7/2 listings on both Dr. Schivel and Brickyard Rice, as well as a 4-1 tab on Collusion Illusion, the race's defending champion.

2021 Bing Crosby Stakes Field & Odds

Race 10 at Del Mar on Saturday, July 31 - Post 9:36 PM

Entry Horse ML Odds Jockey Trainer
1 Shooters Shoot 15-1 Trevor McCarthy
122 Lbs
Peter Eurton
2 Vertical Threat 8-1 Joe Bravo
122 Lbs
Richard Baltas
3 C Z Rocket 5-2 Florent Geroux
122 Lbs
Peter Miller
4 Law Abidin Citizen 12-1 Wayne Barnett
122 Lbs
Mark Glatt
5 Quick Tempo 12-1 Umberto Rispoli
118 Lbs
Christopher Davis
6 Collusion Illusion 4-1 Tyler Baze
124 Lbs
Mark Glatt
7 Eight Rings 10-1 Abel Cedillo
122 Lbs
Bob Baffert
8 Dr. Schivel 7-2 Flavien Prat
120 Lbs
Mark Glatt
9 Brickyard Ride 7-2 Juan Hernandez
124 Lbs
Craig Lewis

C Z Rocket has proven to be one of the great claims of recent times since he was haltered for his current connections by trainer Peter Miller at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas in April, 2020. The now 7-year-old gelding by City Zip has since run nine times - the last six in stakes - and won seven of them, along with a pair of seconds. In the process he's banked more than $1 million and improved his career marks to 26-11-3-2 with total earnings of $1,391,641.

Dr. Schivel's main claim to fame so far is winning the Del Mar Futurity last September, after which he was sold to his current outfit and sent to the barn of trainer Mark Glatt, who then put him on the shelf for nine months. The 3-year-old son of Violence made a comeback start in June at Santa Anita in an allowance race and won it in a photo.

Brickyard Ride is a seriously fast horse whose style is to go to the front and dare his rivals to come catch him. Trainer Craig Lewis has campaigned the 4-year-old by Clubhouse Ride both in California-bred races and against open company and has come away a winner in both circumstances. He's captured eight of 16 starts and banked $464,477.

Collusion Illusion won the Crosby as a 3-year-old, getting up in the very last jump to score by the proverbial whisker. The Twirling Candy offspring has proved a winner in five of his nine trips to the post and will be making his first start since last December at Santa Anita. He, too, is trained by Glatt, while the conditioner also calls the shots for Crosby entrant Law Abidin Citizen.

Here's the full field for the Crosby from the rail out with riders and morning line odds: Exline-Border Racing and ERJ Racing or Hudock's Shooters Shoot (Trevor McCarthy, 15-1); Slam Dunk Racing or MyRacehorse's Vertical Threat (Joe Bravo, 8-1); Madaket Stables, Barber or Kagele's C Z Rocket (Florent Geroux); Agnew, Schneider or Xitco's Law Abidin Citizen (Wayne Barnett, 12-1); Dare to Dream Stable's Quick Tempo (Umberto Rispoli, 12-1); MyRacehorse, Agnew, Orr, et al's Collusion Illusion (Tyler Baze); Coolmore Stud, Madaket Stables or Starlight Racing, et al's Eight Rings (Abel Cedillo, 10-1); Red Baron's Barn, Rancho Temescal or Reeves, et al's Dr. Schivel (Flavien Prat), and Alfred Pais' Brickyard Ride (Juan Hernandez).

The Crosby goes as the 10th race on an 11-race program with a first post of 2 p.m.

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