Lovesick Wins Crosby, but Nysos Big Winner in San Diego Handicap

Lovesick wins Crosby, but Nysos big winner in San Diego Handicap

DEL MAR – Longshot Lovesick Blues won the featured race Saturday, charging down the Del Mar stretch under Geovanni Franco to claim an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint with a victory in the Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes. But the possible winners in the bigger picture were a talented 4-year-old named Nysos, jockey Flavien Prat and trainer Bob Baffert. Prat rode the Baffert-trained Nysos, an overwhelming 1-9 favorite, to a 2¾-length victory…

Lovesick Blues (18-1) pulls off upset in Bing Crosby at Del Mar

Lovesick Blues, a 7-year-old who was 0-for-3 in his previous graded stakes, came from next to last place with a headstrong rally under jockey Geovanni Franco to score an 18-1 upset Saturday in the Grade 1, $400,000 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar. Click here for Del Mar entries and results. Making his 42nd start, the durable gelding bought privately in the past year by Mia Familia Racing Stable and sent to trainer Librado Barocio made a successful…

Lovesick Blues Springs The 18-1 Upset In 'WAYI' Bing Crosby

It was bomb's away Saturday at Del Mar as Lovesick Blues (Grazen) surged past pacesetter Hejazi (Bernardini) in the final sixteenth to spring the upset in the GI Bing Crosby Stakes and secure himself a spot in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint in November. The true war horse of the field (his 40 starts are more than several other runners combined), the 7-year-old gelding began his career all the way back in 2020, earning wins at nearly every Californi…