The Breeders’ Cup Challenge will hold a total of 11 Challenge races held this year.

This will be a "busy weekend for the Breeders’ Cup Challenge also includes the Grade One Whitney Handicap (August 8) on the dirt of Saratoga for a starting position into the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic; and the turf Grade One Beverly D Stakes at Arlington (August 8) for the $2 million Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf.

There will also be plenty of European representation in the Chicago course's feature race on the same card, the Grade One Arlington Million for an automatic spot in the $3 million Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Turf, with Cima De Triomphe, Stotsfold and Gloria De Campeao set to line up in the prestigious 10-furlong turf contest.

The next two European races of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge are the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on August 30, with the winner earning a starting position in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (November 6), and the Group One Tattersalls Million Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 5, with the first home receiving a berth in the $3 million Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (November 7).

About Breeders’ Cup

The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships; Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships consisting of 14 races and $25.5 million in purses, which makes it the richest event in sports. At last year’s Breeders’ Cup, more than $100 million in winning wagers were returned to fans at betting locations around the globe. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, and the Breeders’ Cup Stakes Program.

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