Now in its sixth year, The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series will be held at many of the world’s top racetracks in the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Argentina, Australia, England, France, and South Africa.
The winner of each of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge races earns an automatic starting berth in the corresponding Breeders’ Cup race.
The 2012 Breeders’ Cup will be held at Santa Anita Park this year on Nov. 2-3.
The Breeders’ Cup pays entry fees and provides travel allowances for the connections of the Challenge winners if they are nominated to the Breeders’ Cup program by October 22nd.
Last year, 35 winners of Breeders’ Cup Challenge races participated in the World Championships, and there were six automatic berths for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Schedule and Winners:
January
Date Race Name Division Winner
Jan 7 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Mile Gimmethegreenlight (AUS)
April
Date Race Name Division Winner
Apr 14 Darley T. J. Smith Stakes Turf Sprint Master Of Design (AUS)
Apr 21 BMW Doncaster Mile Mile More Joyous (NZ)
May
Date Race Name Division Winner
May 25 Gran Premio 25 de Mayo Turf Al Qasr
May 28 Metropolitan Mile Handicap Dirt Mile Shackleford
June
Date Race Name Division Winner
Jun 16 Stephen Foster H. Classic Ron the Greek
Jun 23 Clasico Belgrano Marathon Calidoscopio
Jun 24 Takarazuka Kinen Turf Orfevre
Jun 24 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Turf Meandre
Jun 30 Shoemaker Mile Mile Jeranimo
July
Date Race Name Division Winner
Jul 1 Pretty Polly Stakes Filly & Mare Turf Izzi Top
Jul 7 Hollywood Gold Cup Classic Game on Dude
Jul 7 Smile Sprint Handicap Sprint Gantry
Jul 7 United Nations Stakes Turf Turbo Compressor
Jul 14 A Gleam Invitational Filly & Mare Sprint Switch
Jul 14 Greenwood Cup Handicap Marathon Redeemed
Jul 21 Delaware Handicap Ladies’ Classic Royal Delta
Jul 21 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Turf Danedream
Jul 28 San Diego Handicap Dirt Mile Rail Trip
August
Date Race Name Division Winner
Aug 4 Clement L. Hirsch Handicap Ladies’ Classic Include Me Out
Aug 4 Whitney Handicap Classic Fort Larned
Aug 12 Prix du Haras de Fresnay Mile Excelebration
Aug 18 Arlington Million Turf Little Mike
Aug 18 Beverly D. Stakes Filly & Mare Turf I’m a Dreamer
Aug 24 Ballerina Stakes Filly & Mare Sprint Turbulent Descent
Aug 24 Coolmore Nunthorpe Turf Sprint Ortensia (AUS)
Aug 25 Del Mar Handicap Turf Casino Host
Aug 26 Personal Ensign H. Ladies’ Classic Love and Pride
Aug 26 TVG Pacific Classic Classic Dullahan
September
Date Race Name Division Winner
Sep 2 Grosser Preis Von Baden Turf Danedream
Sep 3 Hopeful Stakes Grey Goose Juvenile Shanghai Bobby
Sep 3 Turf Monster Handicap Turf Sprint Ben’s Cat
Sep 5 Del Mar Futurity Grey Goose Juvenile Rolling Fog
Sep 8 Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes Turf Snow Fairy
Sep 9 Moyglare Stud Stakes Juvenile Fillies Turf Sky Lantern
Sep 15 Natalma Stakes Juvenile Fillies Turf Spring Venture
Sep 15 Summer Stakes presented by TVG Juvenile Turf I’m Boundtoscore
Sep 16 Ricoh Woodbine Mile Mile Wise Dan
Sep 22 Gallant Bloom H. Filly & Mare Sprint Dust and Diamonds
Sep 28 Shadwell Fillies’ Mile Juvenile Fillies Turf Certify
Sep 29 Beldame Stakes Invitational Ladies’ Classic Royal Delta
Sep 29 Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes Filly & Mare Turf Nahrain
Sep 29 Awesome Again Stakes Classic Game on Dude
Sep 29 TVG Jockey Club Gold Cup Classic Flat Out
Sep 29 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Turf Point of Entry
Sep 29 Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes Juvenile Turf Steeler
Sep 29 Kelso Handicap Dirt Mile Jersey Town
Sep 29 Zenyatta Stakes Ladies’ Classic Love and Pride
Sep 29 Vosburgh Invitational Stakes Sprint The Lumber Guy
Sep 29 Rodeo Drive Stakes Filly & Mare Turf Marketing Mix
Sep 29 FrontRunner Stakes Grey Goose Juvenile Power Broker
Sep 30 Juddmonte Beresford Juvenile Turf Battle of Marengo
Sep 30 Chandelier Stakes Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies Executiveprivilege
October
Date Race Name Division Winner
Oct 5 Darley Alcibiades Stakes Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies Spring in the Air
Oct 5 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes Sprint Sum of the Parts
Oct 6 Foxwoods Champagne Stakes Grey Goose Juvenile Shanghai Bobby
Oct 6 Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity Grey Goose Juvenile Joha
Oct 6 Frizette Stakes Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies Dreaming of Julia
Oct 6 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes Mile Wise Dan
Oct 6 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes Filly & Mare Sprint Groupie Doll
Oct 6 Santa Anita Sprint Championship Sprint Coil
Oct 7 Bourbon S. Juvenile Turf Balance the Books
Oct 7 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes Ladies’ Classic In Lingerie
Oct 7 Longines Prix de l’Opera Filly & Mare Turf Ridasiyna
Oct 7 Miss Grillo S. Juvenile Fillies Turf
Oct 7 Pilgrim S. Juvenile Turf Noble Tune
Oct 7 Qatar Prix de la Foret Mile Gordon Lord Byron
Oct 7 Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Juvenile Turf Olympic Glory
Oct 11 J. P. Morgan Chase Jessamine Stakes Juvenile Fillies Turf
Oct 13 EMAAR Middle Park S. Juvenile Sprint
Oct 14 E. P. Taylor Stakes Filly & Mare Turf
Oct 14 Nearctic Stakes Turf Sprint
Oct 14 Pattison Canadian International Turf
