The 2020 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series
The Breeders’ Cup Challenge, now in its 14th year, is an international series of stakes races whose winners receive automatic starting positions and fees paid for a corresponding race in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, scheduled to be held this year on Nov. 6th and 7th at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.
Below is a breakdown of the 2020 Challenge Series "win & you're in" races and winners.
*Note that this schedule is subject to change due to ongoing postponements and volatility related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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Dec. 14 | Gran Premio International Carlos Pellegrini | San Isidro Racecourse | Argentina | Longines Turf | Nao Da Mais (BRZ) |
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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Jan. 11 | Cartier Paddock Stakes | Kenilworth Racecourse | South Africa | Filly & Mare Turf | Queen Supreme (IRE) |
Jan. 11 | L'Ormarins Queen's Plate | Kenilworth Racecourse | South Africa | Mile | Vardy (SAF) |
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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Feb. 23 | February Stakes | Tokyo Racecourse | Japan | Classic | Mozu Ascot |
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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May 17 | Victoria Mile | Tokyo Racecourse | Japan | Filly & Mare Turf | Almond Eye (JPN) |
May 25 | Shoemaker Mile S. | Santa Anita Park | United States | Mile | Raging Bull (FR) |
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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Jun. 6 | Runhappy Carter Handicap | Belmont Park | United States | Sprint | Vekoma |
Jun. 7 | Tokyo Racecourse
| Japan | Mile
| Gran Alegria (JPN) | |
Jun. 13 | Belmont Park
| United States | Distaff | She's a Julie | |
Jun. 16 | Ascot Racecourse | United Kingdom | Mile | Circus Maximus (IRE) | |
Jun. 17 | Ascot Racecourse | United Kingdom | Turf | Lord North (IRE) | |
Jun. 19 | Ascot Racecourse | United Kingdom | Juvenile Turf Sprint | The Lir Jet | |
Jun. 20 | Ascot Racecourse | United Kingdom | Turf Sprint | Hello Youmzain (FR) | |
Jun. 20 | Belmont Park | United States | Turf Sprint | Oleksandra (AUS) | |
Jun. 27 | Churchill Downs | United States | Distaff | Midnight Bisou | |
Jun. 27 | Churchill Downs | United States | Classic | Tom's d'Etat | |
Jun. 28 | Hanshin Racecourse | Japan | Turf | Chrono Genesis (JPN) |
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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Jul. 4 | Belmont Park | United States | Dirt Mile | Vekoma | |
Jul. 18 | Monmouth Park | United States | Classic | Authentic | |
Jul. 25 | Ascot
| United Kingdom | Longines Turf | Enable | |
Jul. 31 | Qatar Sussex Stakes | Goodwood Racecourse | United Kingdom | Mile | Mohaather |
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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Aug. 1 | Del Mar | United States | Sprint | Collusion Illusion | |
Aug. 1 | Saratoga | United States | Distaff | Vexatious | |
Aug. 1 | Saratoga | United States | Classic | Improbable | |
Aug. 2 | Del Mar | United States | Distaff | Fighting Mad | |
Aug. 8 | Saratoga | United States | Filly & Mare Sprint | Serengeti Empress | |
Aug. 15 | The Alabama | Saratoga | United States | Distaff | Swiss Skydiver |
Aug. 16 | Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques le Marois | Deauville | France | Mile | Palace Pier |
Aug. 19 | York | United Kingdom | Classic | Ghaiyyath | |
Aug. 20 | York | United Kingdom | Filly & Mare Turf | Love | |
Aug. 21 | York | United Kingdom | Turf Sprint | Battaash | |
Aug. 22 | Del Mar | United States | Turf | Red King | |
Aug. 22 | Del Mar | United States | Classic | Maximum Security | |
Aug. 22 | Fourstardave Handicap | Saratoga | United States | Mile | Halladay |
Aug. 23 | Darley Prix Morny | Deauville | France | Juvenile Turf Sprint | Campanelle |
Aug. 29 | Del Mar | United States | Dirt Mile | C Z Rocket | |
Aug. 29 | Saratoga | United States | Turf | Channel Maker |
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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Sep. 3 | Churchill Downs | United States | Juvenile Fillies | Girl Daddy | |
Sep. 5 | Churchill Downs | United States | Juvenile | Sittin On Go | |
Sep. 12 | Leopardstown | Ireland | Turf | Magical | |
Sep. 12 | Leopardstown | Ireland | Filly & Mare Turf | Champers Elysees | |
Sep. 12 | Kentucky Downs | United States | Turf Sprint | Imprimis | |
Sep. 12 | Leopardstown | Ireland | Juvenile Turf | Cadillac | |
Sep. 13 | The Curragh | Ireland | Turf Sprint | Glass Slippers | |
Sep. 13 | The Curragh | Ireland | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Shale | |
Sep. 19 | Woodbine | United States | Mile | Starship Jubilee | |
Sep. 20 | Woodbine | United States | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Lady Speightspeare | |
Sep. 20 | Woodbine | United States | Juvenile Turf | Gretzky the Great | |
Sep. 25 | Shadwell Rockfel Stakes | Newmarket | United Kingdom | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Isabella Giles |
Sep. 26 | Santa Anita Park | United States | Juvenile Turf Sprint | Amanzi Yimpilo | |
Sep. 26 | Newmarket | United Kingdom | Juvenile Turf | New Mandate | |
Sep. 26 | Belmont Park | United States | Sprint | Firenze Fire | |
Sep. 26 | Santa Anita Park | United States | Filly & Mare Turf | Mucho Unusual | |
Sep. 26 | Santa Anita Park | United States | Juvenile | Get Her Number | |
Sep. 26 | Santa Anita Park | United States | Juvenile Fillies | Princess Noor | |
Sep. 26 | Santa Anita Park | United States | Classic | Improbable | |
Sep. 27 | Hipódromo da Gávea | Brazil | Turf | Pimper's Paradise | |
Sep. 27 | Santa Anita Park | United States | Sprint | C Z Rocket | |
Sep. 27 | Santa Anita Park | United States | Distaff | Harvest Moon |
| Date | Race Name | Track | Country | Division | Winner |
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Oct. 2 | Keeneland | United States | Juvenile Fillies | Simply Ravishing | |
Oct. 2 | Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix | Keeneland | United States | Sprint | Diamond Oops |
Oct. 3 | Keeneland | United States | Filly & Mare Sprint | Inthemidstofbiz | |
Oct. 3 | Keeneland | United States | Filly & Mare Turf | Uni | |
Oct. 3 | Keeneland | United States | Mile | Ivar | |
Oct. 3 | Keeneland | United States | Juvenile | Essential Quality | |
Oct. 3 | Belmont Park | United States | Turf | Gufo | |
Oct. 3 | Pimlico | United States | Classic | Swiss Skydiver | |
Oct. 4 | Prix de L'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines | ParisLongchamp | France | Turf Sprint | Wooded |
Oct. 4 | Prix de L'Opera Longines | ParisLongchamp | France | Filly & Mare Turf | Tarnawa |
Oct. 4 | Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe | ParisLongchamp | France | Turf | Sottsass |
Oct. 4 | ParisLongchamp | France | Juvenile Turf | Sealiway | |
Oct. 4 | Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac | ParisLongchamp | France | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Tiger Tanaka |
Oct. 4 | Keeneland | United States | Distaff | Valiance | |
Oct. 4 | Keeneland | United States | Juvenile Turf Sprint | Bodenheimer | |
Oct. 4 | Keeneland | United States | Juvenile Turf | Mutasaabeq | |
Oct. 7 | Keeneland | United States | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Aunt Pearl | |
Oct. 10 | Belmont Park | United States | Classic | Happy Saver | |
Oct. 10 | Belmont Park | United States | Juvenile | Jackie's Warrior | |
Oct. 10 | Belmont Park | United States | Filly & Mare Turf | Civil Union | |
Oct. 10 | Belmont Park | United States | Juvenile Fillies | Dayoutoftheoffice | |
Oct. 11 | Belmont Park | United States | Juvenile Turf Sprint | Second of July |