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The 2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge series consists of 86 horse races that provide the respective winners with an automatic "Win and You're In" Berth in the 2019 Breeders' Cup, to be held on November 1 and 2. Races were chosen by the Breeders' Cup organization and include key races in the various Breeders' Cup divisions from around the world.

Summary

The 2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge series consists of 86 races, 64 of which are Grade/Group One, from across 11 countries. There are 7 new races from the 2018 Series: the Gran Premio International Carlos Pellegrini (Turf), Prix Morny (Juvenile Turf Sprint), Fourstardave (Mile), Jockey Club Derby (Turf), the Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint (Turf Sprint), Cotillion (Distaff), Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (Turf Sprint) and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Turf). The following races were removed from the series: Doncaster Mile, Legacy Stakes, Gran Premio 25 de Mayo, Highlander, Forego, Spinaway, and Joe Hirsch Turf Classic. The International Stakes, formerly a qualifier for the Turf, is now the first ever European qualifier for the Classic.[1]

The Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini, run in December, is a qualifier for the following year's Breeders' Cup event. The 2018 winner, Il Mercata, thus qualified for the 2019 Breeders' Cup Turf.[1]

Challenge Series races

The following table shows the Breeders' Cup Challenge races for 2019 and the respective winners.[2]

Month Race Track Location Division Winner
December Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini San Isidro Argentina Breeders' Cup Turf Il Mercato (ARG)
January Paddock Stakes Kenilworth South Africa Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Oh Susanna (AUS)
January Queen's Plate Kenilworth South Africa Breeders' Cup Mile Do It Again (SAF)
February February Stakes Tokyo Japan Breeders' Cup Classic Inti (JPN)
May Gran Premio Criadores Palermo Argentina Breeders' Cup Distaff Entropia (ARG)
May Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella Santiago Chile Breeders' Cup Mile Tamburo Di Oro
May Shoemaker Mile Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Mile Bolo
June Yasuda Kinen Tokyo Japan Breeders' Cup Mile Indy Champ
June Jaipur Invitational Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint World of Trouble
June Ogden Phipps Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Distaff Midnight Bisou
June Metropolitan Handicap Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Mitole
June Grande Prêmio Brasil Hipódromo da Gávea Brazil Breeders' Cup Turf George Washington (BRZ)
June Fleur de Lis Handicap Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Distaff Elate
June Stephen Foster Handicap Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Classic Seeking the Soul
June Queen Anne Stakes Royal Ascot England Breeders' Cup Mile Lord Glitters (FR)
June Prince of Wales's Stakes Royal Ascot England Breeders' Cup Turf Crystal Ocean (GB)
June Norfolk Stakes Royal Ascot England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint A'Ali (IRE)
June Diamond Jubilee Stakes Royal Ascot England Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Blue Point (IRE)
June Takarazuka Kinen Hanshin Japan Breeders' Cup Turf Lys Gracieux
June Gran Premio Pamplona Monterrico Peru Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Gracia Divina
June Princess Rooney Handicap Gulfstream Park Florida Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Stormy Embrace
July John A. Nerud Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Sprint Promises Fulfilled
July Haskell Invitational Monmouth New Jersey Breeders' Cup Classic Maximum Security
July King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot England Breeders' Cup Turf Enable
July Bing Crosby Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Sprint Cistron
July Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Distaff Ollie's Candy
July Sussex Stakes Goodwood England Breeders' Cup Mile Too Darn Hot
August Whitney Handicap Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Classic
August Beverly D. Stakes Arlington Illinois Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
August Arlington Million Arlington Illinois Breeders' Cup Turf
August Fourstardave Handicap Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Mile
August Prix Jacques Le Marois Deauville France Breeders' Cup Mile
August Pacific Classic Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Classic
August Del Mar Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Turf
August Prix Morny Deauville France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
August Juddmonte International York England Breeders' Cup Classic
August Yorkshire Oaks York England Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
August Nunthorpe Stakes York England Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
August Personal Ensign Stakes Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Distaff
August Ballerina Stakes Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
August Sword Dancer Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Turf
August Pat O'Brien Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
September Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Kentucky Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
September Jockey Club Derby Belmont New York Breeders' Cup Turf
September Juvenile Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
September Matron Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
September Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Turf
September Iroquois Stakes Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile
September Pocahontas Stakes Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
September Woodbine Mile Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Mile
September Moyglare Stud Stakes Curragh Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
September Flying Five Stakes Curragh Ireland Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
September Natalma Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
September Summer Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
September Cotillion Stakes PARX Pennsylvania Breeders' Cup Distaff
September Rockfel Stakes Newmarket England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
September Royal Lodge Stakes Newmarket England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
September Vosburgh Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Sprint
September Jockey Club Gold Cup Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Classic
September American Pharoah Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Juvenile
September Chandelier Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
September Rodeo Drive Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
September Awesome Again Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Classic
September Sprinters Stakes Nakayama Japan Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
September Zenyatta Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Distaff
October Phoenix Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Sprint
October Alcibiades Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
October First Lady Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
October Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
October Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Mile
October Breeders' Futurity Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile
October Champagne Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile
October Speakeasy Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
October Santa Anita Sprint Championship Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Sprint
October Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
October Prix de l'Opéra Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
October Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
October Prix Marcel Boussac Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
October Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Turf
October Indian Summer Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
October Bourbon Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
October Spinster Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Distaff
October Belmont Futurity Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
October Frizette Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
October Flower Bowl Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
October Jessamine Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

Television coverage

For the 2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge, NBCSN will produce 11 live broadcasts, covering more than 20 of the races in North America. The races will also be live streamed.[3] This is in addition to NBC's coverage of the American Triple Crown series and Royal Ascot, the latter of which has four Breeders' Cup Challenge races.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Breeders' Cup Announces Challenge Series Schedule". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "The Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule". www.breederscup.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Breeders' Cup and NBC Sports Announce 2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge Television Schedule". www.breederscup.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ Pedulla, Tom (18 June 2019). "Americans Storm the Gates of Royal Ascot". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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