Breeders' Cup Challenge Races 2009
Breeders' Cup Challenge Races
As part of its global expansion, the Breeders' Cup has created a "Win and You're In" international series of 62 stakes races whose winners earn qualifying positions into a corresponding race at the Breeders' Cup World Championships, following payment of the entry fees on October 26th.
The BC World Championships November 6 and 7 have 14 races and $25.5 million in purses.
The first Challenge was in 2007 and both the number of races and countries have been increased each year.
The international Challenge races have increased from four to 12 events to be held at the world's premier racetracks in Australia (Moonee Valley), Ireland (The Curragh, Leopardstown and Dundalk), France (Deauville and Longchamp), Hong Kong (Sha Tin), Ascot and Newmarket.
The Challenge races will begin in the U. S. on July 4 with qualifying events from Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey: the United Nations (Grade 1) and Salvator Mile (Grade 3).
The international Challenge began in April with the Champions Mile (Group 1) in Hong Kong won by Sight Winner NZ (Faltaat USA) who now qualifies for the BC Mile ($2 million).
The first European Challenge was the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes (Group 1) today at The Curragh. It was won by Dar Re Mi (Singspeil Ire) owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber and trained by John Gosden whose Raven's Pass USA (Elusive Quality USA) won last year's BC Classic.
She will qualify for the BC Filly and Mare Turf ($2 million).
Raven's Pass also won the Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot last year which qualifies as one of Europe's top mile races.
The QEII is one of the Challenge races to be held September 26 and its winner qualifies for the BC Mile ($2 million).
Winner of two Ascot races for two-year olds, Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes and Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile, qualify for the BC Juvenile Turf and Juvenile Fillies Turf respectively ($1 million purse each).
The remaining UK race is the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket mid October corresponding to the BC Turf ($3 million).
The two races share Emirates Airline as a sponsor and Newmarket Managing Director Stephen Wallis hopes that his "most important all-aged race staged at the end of the British Flat season" produces the winner of both races.
This initiative follows the Kentucky Derby Challenge and is another sign of the U.S. racing commitment to opening up the continent to top-quality international horses.
As part of its global expansion, the Breeders' Cup has created a "Win and You're In" international series of 62 stakes races whose winners earn qualifying positions into a corresponding race at the Breeders' Cup World Championships, following payment of the entry fees on October 26th.
The BC World Championships November 6 and 7 have 14 races and $25.5 million in purses.
The first Challenge was in 2007 and both the number of races and countries have been increased each year.
The international Challenge races have increased from four to 12 events to be held at the world's premier racetracks in Australia (Moonee Valley), Ireland (The Curragh, Leopardstown and Dundalk), France (Deauville and Longchamp), Hong Kong (Sha Tin), Ascot and Newmarket.
The Challenge races will begin in the U. S. on July 4 with qualifying events from Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey: the United Nations (Grade 1) and Salvator Mile (Grade 3).
The international Challenge began in April with the Champions Mile (Group 1) in Hong Kong won by Sight Winner NZ (Faltaat USA) who now qualifies for the BC Mile ($2 million).
The first European Challenge was the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes (Group 1) today at The Curragh. It was won by Dar Re Mi (Singspeil Ire) owned by Lord Lloyd-Webber and trained by John Gosden whose Raven's Pass USA (Elusive Quality USA) won last year's BC Classic.
She will qualify for the BC Filly and Mare Turf ($2 million).
Raven's Pass also won the Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot last year which qualifies as one of Europe's top mile races.
The QEII is one of the Challenge races to be held September 26 and its winner qualifies for the BC Mile ($2 million).
Winner of two Ascot races for two-year olds, Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes and Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile, qualify for the BC Juvenile Turf and Juvenile Fillies Turf respectively ($1 million purse each).
The remaining UK race is the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket mid October corresponding to the BC Turf ($3 million).
The two races share Emirates Airline as a sponsor and Newmarket Managing Director Stephen Wallis hopes that his "most important all-aged race staged at the end of the British Flat season" produces the winner of both races.
This initiative follows the Kentucky Derby Challenge and is another sign of the U.S. racing commitment to opening up the continent to top-quality international horses.
Posted by susan trevelyan-syke at 6/27/2009 9:01 PM 
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