2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge series

Series of horse races July 2019 The 2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge series provided winners of the designated races with an automatic "Win and You're In" Berth in the 2012 Breeders' Cup. Races were chosen by the Breeders' Cup organization and included key prep races in the various Breeders' Cup divisions from around the world. For 2012, the series consisted of 73 races in 10 countries, 52 of which were Grade / Group One events. Thirteen races were added to the series: the (South African) Queen's Plate, Gran Premio 25 de Mayo, Stephen Foster Handicap, Personal Ensign, Grosser Preis von Baden, Gallant Bloom, Pilgrim, Miss Grillo, Bourbon, Royal Lodge, Middle Park, Beresford, and the Prix de la Foret.Breeders' Cup Expands Challenge Series to 73 http://www.breederscup.com/article/breeders-cup-expands-challenge-series-73 breederscup.com 18 October 2016 Forty-five horses entered in the 2012 Breeders' Cup races qualified via the challenge series, including seven of the winners. These were:Breeders' Cup makes changes to Challenge schedule - Handicappers' Edge http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/article.cgi?id=35756 www.brisnet.com 18 October 2016 Fort Larned, who qualified for the Classic by winning the Whitney Royal Delta, who won both the Delaware Handicap and Beldame to qualify for the Ladies' Classic Little Mike, who qualified for the Turf by winning the Arlington Million Wise Dan, who won both the Woodbine Mile and Shadwell Turf Mile to quality for the Breeders' Cup Mile Groupie Doll, who qualified for the Filly & Mare Sprint by winning the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes Shanghai Bobby, who earned his berth in the Juvenile by winning both the Hopeful and Champagne Calidoscopio, who qualified for the Marathon by winning the Clasico Belgrano The winners of the 2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge series races are shown below.Fort Larned Becomes Third Horse to Qualify for 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic http://www.breederscup.com/article/fort-larned-becomes-third-horse-qualify-2012-breeders-cup-classic breederscup.com 18 October 2016Rolling Fog Earns Automatic Berth into Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile following Del Mar Futurity Win http://www.breederscup.com/article/rolling-fog-earns-automatic-berth-grey-goose-breeders-cup-juvenile-following-del-mar breederscup.com 18 October 2016Snow Fairy Qualifies for Breeders' Cup Turf following Irish Champion Stakes Victory https://www.breederscup.com/article/snow-fairy-qualifies-breeders-cup-turf-following-irish-champion-stakes-victory 8 September 2012 breederscup.com 3 July 2019Switch Wins A Gleam Handicap, Redeemed Wins Greenwood Cup to Get Automatic Berths into Breeders' Cup https://www.breederscup.com/article/switch-wins-gleam-handicap-redeemed-wins-greenwood-cup-get-automatic-berths-breeders-cup 14 July 2012 breederscup.com 3 July 2019Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule - TurfnSport.com http://turfnsport.com/the-breeders-cup-challenge-schedule/ turfnsport.com 18 October 2016 The last column shows whether the horse was subsequently entered in the Breeders' Cup, and if so, whether they achieved a top three finish.Breeders' Cup 2012: Friday results, video replays http://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup-2012-friday-results-video-replays Daily Racing Form 18 October 2016Breeders' Cup 2012: Saturday results, video replays http://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup-2012-saturday-results-video-replays Daily Racing Form 18 October 2016 MonthRaceTrackLocationDivisionWinnerBC Result1JanuaryQueen's PlateKenilworthSouth AfricaBreeders' Cup Mile Gimmethegreenlight not entered4AprilDoncaster MileRandwickAustraliaBreeders' Cup Mile More Joyous not entered4AprilTJ Smith StakesRandwickAustraliaBreeders' Cup Turf Sprint Master of Design not entered 5MayGran Premio 25 de Mayo San Isidro ArgentinaBreeders' Cup Turf Al Qasr not entered 5MayMetropolitan Handicap Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Dirt Mile Shackleford entered 6JuneStephen Foster Handicap Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Classic Ron the Greek entered 6JuneClasico Belgrano Palermo Argentina Breeders' Cup Marathon Calidoscopio 1st 6JuneTakarazuka KinenHanshin JapanBreeders' Cup Turf Orfevre not entered 6JuneGrand Prix de Saint-Cloud Saint Cloud FranceBreeders' Cup Turf Meandre not entered 6JuneShoemaker Mile Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Mile Jeranimo entered 7JulyPretty Polly Stakes The Curragh Ireland Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf Izzi Top not entered 7JulyHollywood Gold Cup Hollywood Park California Breeders' Cup Classic Game On Dude entered 7JulySmile Sprint Handicap Calder Florida Breeders' Cup Sprint Gantry entered 7JulyUnited Nations Stakes Monmouth New JerseyBreeders' Cup Turf Turbo Compressor entered 7JulyGreenwood Cup Handicap Parx PennsylvaniaBreeders' Cup Marathon Redeemed not entered 7July A Gleam HandicapHollywood Park CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Switch 3rd 7July Delaware Handicap Delaware Park Delaware Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Royal Delta 1st 7JulyKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot EnglandBreeders' Cup Turf Danedream not entered 7JulySan Diego Handicap Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Dirt Mile Rail Trip 2nd 8AugustClement L. Hirsch Stakes Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Include Me Out 3rd 8AugustWhitney HandicapSaratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Classic Fort Larned 1st 8AugustPrix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville France Breeders' Cup Mile Excelebration entered 8AugustBeverly D. Stakes Arlington Illinois Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf I'm a Dreamer entered8AugustArlington Million Arlington IllinoisBreeders' Cup Turf Little Mike 1st8AugustNunthorpe StakesYork EnglandBreeders' Cup Turf Sprint Ortensia not entered8AugustBallerina Stakes Saratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Turbulent Descent entered8AugustPacific Classic Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Classic Dullahan entered Turf8AugustDel Mar Handicap Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Turf Casino Host not entered8AugustPersonal Ensign StakesSaratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Love and Pride entered 9SeptemberGrosser Preis von BadenBaden-Baden GermanyBreeders' Cup Turf Danedream not entered9SeptemberTurf Monster Stakes Parx PennsylvaniaBreeders' Cup Turf Sprint Ben's Cat not entered9SeptemberHopeful StakesSaratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Juvenile Shanghai Bobby 1st9SeptemberDel Mar Futurity Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Juvenile Rolling Fog not entered 9SeptemberIrish Champion Stakes Leopardstown IrelandBreeders' Cup Turf Snow Fairy not entered 9September Moyglare Stud Stakes Curragh Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Sky Lantern entered 9SeptemberWoodbine Mile Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Mile Wise Dan 1st 9SeptemberNatalma Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Spring Venture entered 9SeptemberSummer Stakes Woodbine CanadaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Turf I'm Boundtoscore entered 9September Gallant Bloom Handicap Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Dust and Diamonds 2nd 9SeptemberRoyal Lodge Stakes Newmarket EnglandBreeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Steeler not entered 9SeptemberFlower Bowl Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Nahrain entered9SeptemberJoe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Turf Point of Entry 2nd 9September Kelso Handicap Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Jersey Town entered9SeptemberVosburgh Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Sprint The Lumber Guy 2nd9September Beldame Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Royal Delta 1st 9SeptemberJockey Club Gold Cup Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Classic Flat Out 3rd9SeptemberAwesome Again Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Classic Game On Dude entered9SeptemberFrontRunner Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Power Broker entered9SeptemberBeresford Stakes The Curragh IrelandBreeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Battle of Marengo not entered9SeptemberChandelier Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Executiveprivilege 2nd9SeptemberRodeo Drive Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Marketing Mix 2nd9SeptemberZenyatta Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Love and Pride entered 10OctoberAlcibiades Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Spring in the Air entered10OctoberPhoenix Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Sprint Sum of the Parts entered 10OctoberPilgrim Stakes Belmont New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Noble Tune 2nd 10OctoberMiss Grillo Stakes Belmont New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Watsdachances 2nd10OctoberChampagne Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Juvenile Shanghai Bobby 1st10OctoberFrizette Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Dreaming of Julia 3rd 10OctoberShadwell Turf Mile Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Mile Wise Dan 1st 10OctoberBreeders' Futurity Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Juvenile Joha entered Juvenile Turf 10OctoberThoroughbred Club of America Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Groupie Doll 1st10OctoberSanta Anita Sprint Championship Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Sprint Coil entered10OctoberBourbon Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Balance the Books 3rd10OctoberSpinster Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Ladies' Classic In Lingerie not entered 10OctoberPrix de la Forêt Longchamp FranceBreeders' Cup Mile Gordon Lord Byron not entered10OctoberPrix de l'OpéraLongchamp FranceBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Ridasiyna entered 10OctoberPrix Jean-Luc Lagardère Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Olympic Glory not entered 10October Middle Park Stakes Newmarket England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint Reckless Abandon not entered 10OctoberJessamine Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Moonwalk entered10OctoberE. P. Taylor StakesWoodbineCanadaBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Siyouma not entered10OctoberNearctic StakesWoodbineCanadaBreeders' Cup Turf Sprint Next Question entered10OctoberCanadian International StakesWoodbineCanadaBreeders' Cup Turf Joshua Tree not entered References Breeders' Cup Challenge Category:Breeders' Cup Challenge series