2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge series

Series of horse races The 2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge series provided winners of the designated races an automatic "Win and You're In" Berth in the 2014 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 2014, seven new races were added to the series: the Paddock Stakes, Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Grande Premio Brasil, Clasico Cesar del Rio, Copa De Oro Vinas De Chile, The Gold Cup at Santa Anita, Haskell Invitational, Belmont Oaks, Matron Stakes, Juddmonte International and Rockfel Stakes. NBC broadcast 18 of the races.2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge Features 55 Group/Grade 1 Races in 13 Countries http://www.breederscup.com/media-center/press-releases/2014-04-24 www.breederscup.com 4 September 2016 For 2014, thirty-seven horses entered in the Breeders' Cup races qualified via the challenge series, including four of the winners. These were:2015 Breeders' Cup Challenge series features 78 qualifying races - Handicappers' Edge http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/news/article.cgi?id=48785 www.brisnet.com 4 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160920092343/http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/news/article.cgi?id=48785 2016-09-20 dead Bayern, who qualified for the Classic by winning the Haskell Invitational Main Sequence, who won the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic to qualify for the Turf Work All Week, who earned his berth in the Sprint by winning the Phoenix Stakes Goldencents, who won the Pat O'Brien Handicap to qualify for the Dirt Mile The 2014 Breeders' Cup races were missing several prominent horses due to injury or illness. Most notably, American Pharoah, favored in the Juvenile after winning the FrontRunner Stakes, missed the race due to a bruise to the left front hoof.Grening David Foot problem forces American Pharoah out of Breeders' Cup Juvenile http://www.drf.com/news/foot-problem-forces-american-pharoah-out-breeders-cup-juvenile Daily Racing Form 4 September 2016 Similarly, Wise Dan, two-time winner of the Mile, qualified for the third time by winning the Shadwell Turf Mile but suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right foreleg.Hersh Marcus Wise Dan injured, will miss Breeders' Cup http://www.drf.com/news/wise-dan-injured-will-miss-breeders-cup Daily Racing Form 4 September 2016 Beholder qualified in the Zenyatta but came down with an illness and missed the chance to defend her Distaff championship.Shinar Jack Untapable Powers to Breeders' Cup Distaff Win http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110850/untapable-powers-to-breeders-cup-distaff-win The Blood-Horse 5 September 2016 Bal a Bali qualified for the Turf in the Gran Premio Brazil but developed laminitis and missed the race.Bal a Bali Being Treated for Laminitis http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/112601/bal-a-bali-being-treated-for-laminitis The Blood-Horse 5 September 2016 The winners of the 2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge series races are shown below. The last column shows whether the horse was subsequently entered in the Breeders' Cup, and if so, whether they achieved a top three finish. The 2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge races included:Breeders' Cup Challenge 2014 archive http://challenge.breederscup.com/archive/2014 challenge.breederscup.com 3 September 2016Breeders' Cup 2014 Challenge Schedule https://www.ladyandthetrack.com/news/8232/breeders-cup-2014-challenge-schedule.html ladyandthetrack.com 4 September 2016 21 May 2014Breeders' Cup 2014 pre-entries, odds http://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup-2014-pre-entries-odds Daily Racing Form 4 September 20162014 Breeders' Cup Entries http://www.chef-de-race.com/dosage/breeders_cup/bc2014/2014_bc.htm www.chef-de-race.com 5 September 2016 MonthRaceTrackLocationDivisionWinnerBC Result1JanuaryPaddock StakesKenilworthSouth AfricaBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Beach Beauty not entered1JanuaryQueen's PlateKenilworthSouth AfricaBreeders' Cup MileCape Town Noir entered4AprilDoncaster MileRandwickAustraliaBreeders' Cup MileSacred Falls entered4AprilTJ Smith StakesRandwickAustraliaBreeders' Cup Turf SprintLankan Rupee not entered4AprilQueen Elizabeth StakesRandwickAustraliaBreeders' Cup Turf It's A Dundeel not entered 5MayGran Premio 25 de Mayo San Isidro ArgentinaBreeders' Cup Turf Sir Winsalot not entered 6June Metropolitan Handicap Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Palace Malice not entered6June Ogden Phipps Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Distaff Close Hatches entered 6JuneGrande Prêmio Brasil Hipódromo da Gávea BrazilBreeders' Cup Turf Bal A Bali injured 6JuneStephen Foster Handicap Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Classic Moonshine Mullin not entered 6June Shoemaker Mile Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Mile Obviously entered 6JuneThe Gold Cup at Santa Anita Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Classic Majestic Harbor entered 6JuneTakarazuka KinenHanshin JapanBreeders' Cup Turf Gold Ship not entered 7July Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Minorette not entered 7JulyKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot EnglandBreeders' Cup Turf Taghrooda not entered 7JulyClement L. Hirsch Stakes Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Distaff Iotapa 3rd 7JulyBing Crosby Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Sprint Big Macher entered 7July Haskell InvitationalMonmouth New JerseyBreeders' Cup Classic Bayern 1st 8AugustWhitney HandicapSaratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Classic Moreno entered 8AugustBeverly D. Stakes Arlington Illinois Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Euro Charline not entered8AugustArlington Million Arlington IllinoisBreeders' Cup Turf Hardest Core entered 8AugustPrix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville France Breeders' Cup Mile Kingman not entered 8AugustJuddmonte InternationalYork EnglandBreeders' Cup Turf Australia not entered 8AugustYorkshire Oaks York England Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Tapestry not entered8AugustNunthorpe StakesYork EnglandBreeders' Cup Turf Sprint Sole Power not entered8AugustPacific Classic Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Classic Shared Belief 4th8AugustDel Mar Handicap Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Turf Big John B entered8AugustPat O'Brien Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Goldencents 1st8AugustPersonal Ensign StakesSaratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Distaff Close Hatches entered8AugustBallerina Stakes Saratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Artemis Agrotera entered 8August Forego Stakes Saratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Sprint Palace entered 9SeptemberGrosser Preis von BadenBaden-Baden GermanyBreeders' Cup Turf Ivanhowe not entered 9SeptemberMatron Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Fiesolana entered 9SeptemberIrish Champion Stakes Leopardstown IrelandBreeders' Cup Turf The Grey Gatsby not entered 9September Juvenile Turf Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf John F. Kennedy not entered 9September Moyglare Stud Stakes Curragh Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Cursory Glance not entered 9SeptemberPocahontas Stakes Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Christina's Journey entered 9SeptemberIroquois StakesChurchill Downs KentuckyBreeders' Cup Juvenile Lucky Player entered 9SeptemberCanadian Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Deceptive Vision not entered 9SeptemberWoodbine Mile Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Mile Trade Storm 3rd 9SeptemberNatalma Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Conquest Harlanate entered 9SeptemberSummer Stakes Woodbine CanadaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Conquest Typhoon entered 9SeptemberRockfel Stakes Newmarket England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Lucida not entered 9SeptemberRoyal Lodge Stakes Newmarket EnglandBreeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Elm Park not entered 9SeptemberFlower Bowl Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Stephanie's Kitten 2nd9SeptemberJoe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Turf Main Sequence 1st9SeptemberVosburgh Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Sprint Private Zone 3rd 9SeptemberJockey Club Gold Cup Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Classic Tonalist entered9SeptemberAwesome Again Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Classic Shared Belief 4th9SeptemberFrontRunner Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Juvenile American Pharoah injured9SeptemberChandelier Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Angela Renee entered9SeptemberRodeo Drive Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Emollient entered9SeptemberZenyatta Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Distaff Beholder illness10OctoberPrix de l'OpéraLongchamp FranceBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Winner We Are not entered 10OctoberPrix Jean-Luc Lagardère Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Full Mast not entered 10OctoberPrix Marcel Boussac Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Found not entered 10OctoberAlcibiades Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Peace and War not entered10OctoberPhoenix Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Sprint Work All Week 1st10OctoberChampagne Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Juvenile Daredevil entered10OctoberFrizette Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies By The Moon entered 10OctoberShadwell Turf Mile Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Mile Wise Dan injured 10OctoberBreeders' Futurity Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Juvenile Carpe Diem 2nd 10OctoberThoroughbred Club of America Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Leigh Court entered10OctoberSanta Anita Sprint Championship Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Sprint Rich Tapestry entered10OctoberBourbon Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Lawn Ranger entered10OctoberSpinster Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Distaff Don't Tell Sophia 2nd 10OctoberJessamine Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Rainha Da Bateria entered References Breeders' Cup Challenge Category:Breeders' Cup Challenge series