2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge series

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The 2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge series consisted of 86 horse races that provided the respective winners with an automatic "Win and You're In" Berth in the 2019 Breeders' Cup, held on November 1 and 2. Races were chosen by the Breeders' Cup organization and included key races in the various Breeders' Cup divisions from around the world. The Breeders' Cup organization paid the Breeders' Cup entry fee for the challenge race winners, provided they had been nominated as foals.

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The 2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge series consisted of 86 races, 64 of which were Grade/Group One, from across 11 countries. There were 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, became the first ever European qualifier for the Classic. [1]

On October 21, fifty of the Challenge race winners were pre-entered in one or more of the Breeders' Cup races. [2] Shortly before entries were taken, Magical – a leading contender in the Turf – was retired after spiking a fever. [3]

Entries were taken on October 28. Several challenge race winners opted to enter a different division of the Breeders' Cup. For example, Omaha Beach, who qualified for the Sprint by winning the Santa Anita Sprint Championship, was instead entered in the Dirt Mile. [4] Conversely, Catalina Cruiser and Mitole qualified for the Dirt Mile but instead were entered in the Sprint. [5] Uni ran in the Mile instead of the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Elate was entered in the Classic after qualifying in the Distaff. [6]

On Friday, two automatic qualifiers won their respective division of the Breeders' Cup. On Saturday, there were another three: [7] [8]

Mitole, who qualified for the Dirt Mile by winning the Metropolitan Handicap, won the Sprint. Uni won the Mile after qualifying in the First Lady Stakes for the Filly and Mare Turf.

Challenge Series races

The following table shows the Breeders' Cup Challenge races for 2019 and the respective winners. [9] The status column shows whether the horse was subsequently entered in the corresponding Breeders' Cup race, [10] and whether they finished in the money. [8] [7]

MonthRaceTrackLocationDivisionWinnerStatus
Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini San IsidroArgentina Breeders' Cup Turf Il Mercato (ARG)bypass
Paddock Stakes KenilworthSouth Africa Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Oh Susanna (AUS)bypass
Queen's Plate KenilworthSouth Africa Breeders' Cup Mile Do It Again (SAF)bypass
February Stakes Tokyo Japan Breeders' Cup Classic Inti (JPN)bypass
Gran Premio Criadores PalermoArgentina Breeders' Cup Distaff Entropia (ARG)bypass
Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella SantiagoChile Breeders' Cup Mile Tamburo Di Orobypass
Shoemaker Mile Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Mile Boloscratched [7]
Yasuda Kinen TokyoJapan Breeders' Cup Mile Indy Champbypass
Jaipur Invitational Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint World of Troubleretired [11]
Ogden Phipps Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Distaff Midnight Bisou second
Metropolitan Handicap Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Mitole won Sprint
Grande Prêmio Brasil Hipódromo da Gávea Brazil Breeders' Cup Turf George Washington (BRZ)bypass
Fleur de Lis Handicap Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Distaff Elate fourth in Classic
Stephen Foster Handicap Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Classic Seeking the Soulran
Queen Anne Stakes Royal Ascot England Breeders' Cup Mile Lord Glitters (FR)ran
Prince of Wales's Stakes Royal Ascot England Breeders' Cup Turf Crystal Ocean (GB)bypass
Norfolk Stakes Royal Ascot England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint A'Ali (IRE)ran
Diamond Jubilee Stakes Royal Ascot England Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Blue Point (IRE)retired [12]
Takarazuka Kinen Hanshin Japan Breeders' Cup Turf Lys Gracieuxbypass
Gran Premio Pamplona MonterricoPeru Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Gracia Divinabypass
Princess Rooney Handicap Gulfstream Park Florida Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Stormy Embracebypass
John A. Nerud Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Sprint Promises Fulfilledbypass
Haskell Invitational Monmouth New Jersey Breeders' Cup Classic Maximum Security bypass [13]
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot England Breeders' Cup Turf Enable bypass
Bing Crosby Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Sprint Cistronbypass
Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Distaff Ollie's Candyfourth
Sussex Stakes Goodwood England Breeders' Cup Mile Too Darn Hot bypass
Whitney Handicap Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Classic McKinzie second
Beverly D. Stakes Arlington Illinois Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Sistercharlie third
Arlington Million Arlington Illinois Breeders' Cup Turf Bricks and Mortar won
Fourstardave Handicap SaratogaNew York Breeders' Cup Mile Got Stormysecond
Prix Jacques Le Marois Deauville France Breeders' Cup Mile Romanised (IRE)bypass
Pacific Classic Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Classic Higher Powerthird
Del Mar Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Turf Acclimateran
Prix Morny DeauvilleFrance Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Earthlightbypass
Juddmonte International York England Breeders' Cup Classic Japan bypass
Yorkshire Oaks York England Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Enable bypass
Nunthorpe Stakes York England Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Battaash bypass
Personal Ensign Stakes Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Distaff Midnight Bisou second
Ballerina Stakes Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Come Dancingran
Sword Dancer Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Turf Annals of Timebypass
Pat O'Brien Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Catalina Cruiserran in Sprint
Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Kentucky Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Totally Bossran
Jockey Club Derby BelmontNew York Breeders' Cup Turf Spanish Missionbypass
Juvenile Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Mogulbypass
Matron Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Iridessa (IRE)won
Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Turf Magical (IRE)retired [3]
Iroquois Stakes Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Dennis' Momentran
Pocahontas Stakes Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Lazy Daisyran
Woodbine Mile Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Mile El Tormentaran
Moyglare Stud Stakes Curragh Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Lovebypass
Flying Five Stakes Curragh Ireland Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Fairyland (IRE)bypass [3]
Natalma Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Abscondran
Summer Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Decorated Invaderfourth
Cotillion Stakes PARXPennsylvania Breeders' Cup Distaff Street Bandran
American Pharoah Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Juvenile Eight Ringsran
Chandelier Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Bastthird
Rockfel Stakes Newmarket England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Daahyeh (GB)second
Royal Lodge Stakes Newmarket England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Royal Dornoch (IRE)bypass
Vosburgh Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Sprint Imperial Hint scratched [14]
Jockey Club Gold Cup Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Classic Code of Honor ran
Rodeo Drive Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Mirthran
Awesome Again Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Classic Mongolian Groomentered
Sprinters Stakes Nakayama Japan Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Tower of London (JPN)bypass
Zenyatta Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Distaff Paradise Woods ran
Phoenix Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Sprint Engagefourth
Alcibiades Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies British Idiomwon
First Lady Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Uni (GB)won the Mile
Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Spiced Perfectionfourth
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Mile Bowies Heroran
Breeders' Futurity Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Maxfieldinjured [15]
Champagne Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile Tiz the Lawbypass
Santa Anita Sprint Championship Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Sprint Omaha Beach second in Dirt Mile
Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Glass Slippers (GB)bypass
Prix de l'Opéra Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Villa Marina (GB)ran
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Victor Ludorum (GB)bypass
Prix Marcel Boussac Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Albigna (Ire)fourth
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Turf Waldgeist (GB)bypass
Indian Summer Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Kimarifourth
Bourbon Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Peace Achievedran
Spinster Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Distaff Blue Prize (ARG)won
Belmont Futurity Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Four Wheel Drivewon
Frizette Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Wicked Whisperran
Flower Bowl Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Sistercharlie (IRE)third
Speakeasy Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint El Tigre Terriblebypass
Jessamine Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Sweet Melaniathird

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. [16] 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. [17]

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