Barocio Listens To Lovesick Blues And Wins The Bing Crosby Stakes
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Trainer Librado Barocio has a moment with Lovesick Blues after their victory in the Grade I $400,000 … More Bing Crosby Stakes Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, CA. Benoit Photo BENOIT PHOTO Never underscore the importance of the player-coach relationship. Communication is always a key, but the important thing is that both are driving on a two-way street. Yes, the final decision should always belong to the person with the line-up card, however input from the one in the trenches should never be discounted. With that in mind, there is one Thoroughbred trainer that is ecstatic since one of his stable stars bent his ear. Librado Barocio is becoming a fixture on the California Thoroughbred racing scene. Having been in and out of the sport since taking out his training license in 1998, this Richmond, California native has enjoyed success primarily with California-bred horses running in the older division races. Having picked up his first graded stakes wins just last year, Barocio has enjoyed increased success since the calendar turned to 2025. As a student of the game, this conditioner that doubles as a film maker saw an opportunity with one of his hot horses and decided to take a swing in the grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar on July 26. Lovesick Blues is a seven-year-old son of Grazen that has become increasingly better with age. Always a hard-running horse, his forty career starts had yielded only eight wins but twenty six finishes in the top three. His last five starts had come on turf and that left many wondering why this veteran gladiator was willing to face the fastball that is a grade 1, Breeders’ Cup win and you’re in, six-furlong drive over the Del Mar dirt. Once the nine…
