2026 Bing Crosby Stakes odds, horses, field: Racing insider offers best bets, top picks for the race at Del Mar

Some of the country's best sprinters will square off when the starting gate opens in the 2026 Bing Crosby Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar just north of San Diego. Trainer Bob Baffert has won the race four times, which is tied for the most wins by a trainer in the race's history. On Saturday he goes for the record-breaker with Cornucopian, who has four wins in seven career starts. Cornucopian has been installed as the lukewarm 3-1 favorite in the 2026 Bing Crosby Stakes odds. Maximum Bourbon (7-2), Stronghold (4-1), Dr. Venkman (4-1) and Listenupshance (8-1) round out the top five choices in the nine-horse Bing Crosby Stakes field. Post time for the race is 9:40 p.m. ET.  

With several talented horses set to leave the starting gate, you NEED to see what racing reporter and insider Michelle Yu, who's in based on the West Coast, has to say before making any 2026 Bing Crosby Stakes picks.

Few people in racing are as well-connected as Yu. An on-air host and reporter who has provided racing analysis for TVG, HRTV and the Breeders' Cup, Yu has spent a lifetime in racing. Prior to her television career, she worked for trainers Steve Asmussen and Ron Moquett. She also is married to Santa Anita-based trainer Ryan Hanson.

She started off 2025 by correctly going all-in on Citizen Bull to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and she also predicted Forever Young's win in the Saudi Cup, Journalism's win in the San Felipe Stakes, Sandman's win in the Arkansas Derby and Mindframe's win in the Churchill Downs Stakes. She also hit the exacta in the 2025 Kentucky Derby.

In March she nailed the Renegade-Silent Tactic-Taptastic trifecta in the Arkansas Derby. And on the Kentucky Derby undercard, she smashed two races: Crude Velocity's win in the Pat Day Mile and Stark Contrast's win in the American Turf.

For the 2026 Bing Crosby Stakes, Yu has made her picks and constructed her bets. One surprise: Hr top pick is not Cornucopian, even though he is the 3-1 favorite.

Moreover, Yu's top pick is a horse who "is as honest as they come." She also is high on a longshot who is a "very playable exotics horse." She is including these horses in her 2026 Bing Crosby Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

So which horse wins the 2026 Bing Crosby Stakes? What longshot is a must-back? And how has Yu constructed her wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Michelle Yu's 2026 Bing Crosby Stakes picks and bets, all from the racing insider!

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