2015 Breeders' Cup Challenge series

Series of horse races The 2015 Breeders' Cup Challenge series provided winners of the designated races an automatic "Win and You're In" Berth in the 2015 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. In 2015, eight new races were added to the series: the Gran Premio Criadores, Fleur de Lis Handicap, Sussex Stakes, Sword Dancer Invitational, Spinaway, Princess Rooney Handicap, Smile Sprint Handicap, and T. Von Zastrow Stutenpreis. Eighteen races in the series were telecast by NBC.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 3 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160920092343/http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/news/article.cgi?id=48785 2016-09-20 dead For 2015, 39 entrants in the Breeders’ Cup qualified via the Challenge series with six winning their respective divisions:2016 Breeders' Cup Challenge Features 59 Grade/Group 1 Races in 12 Countries http://www.breederscup.com/article/2016-breeders-cup-challenge-features-59-gradegroup-1-races-12-countries breederscup.com 18 October 2016 American Pharoah, who qualified for the Classic by winning the Haskell Stephanie's Kitten, who won the Flower Bowl to qualify for the Filly & Mare Turf Nyquist, winner of the FrontRunner and Juvenile Songbird, winner of the Chandelier and Juvenile Fillies Runhappy, who qualified for the Sprint by winning the Phoenix Stakes Catch a Glimpse, who won the Natalma to qualify for the Juvenile Fillies Turf Several prominent winners of the challenge series races did not start in the 2015 Breeders' Cup due to injury or illness. Most notably, Beholder, who had won three challenge series races, was scratched from the Classic after she developed a fever then bled following a routine workout.Mitchell Ron Beholder Scratched Out of BC Classic http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/199365/beholder-scratched-out-of-bc-classic BloodHorse.com 18 October 2016 Rock Fall, who was a favorite for the Sprint after qualifying in the Vosburgh, was injured during a routine workout and was euthanized.Mitchell Ron Rock Fall Euthanized After Keeneland Work http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/197387/rock-fall-euthanized-after-keeneland-work BloodHorse.com 18 October 2016 The winners of the 2015 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.Breeders' Cup Challenge 2015 archive http://challenge.breederscup.com/archive/2015 challenge.breederscup.com 3 September 2016The 2015 Breeders' Cup Challenge series http://www.brisnet.com/edgeped/2015%20BREEDERS%20CUP%20CHALLENGE%20SERIES.pdf brisnet.com 3 September 20162015 Breeders' Cup Entries http://www.chef-de-race.com/dosage/breeders_cup/bc2015/2015_bc.htm www.chef-de-race.com 18 October 2016 MonthRaceTrackLocationDivisionWinnerBC Result1JanuaryPaddock StakesKenilworthSouth AfricaBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Futura not entered1JanuaryQueen's PlateKenilworthSouth AfricaBreeders' Cup MileInara not entered4AprilDoncaster MileRandwickAustraliaBreeders' Cup MileKermadec not entered4AprilTJ Smith StakesRandwickAustraliaBreeders' Cup Turf SprintChautauqua not entered4AprilQueen Elizabeth StakesRandwickAustraliaBreeders' Cup Turf Criterion not entered 5May:es:Gran Premio CriadoresPalermoArgentinaBreeders' Cup Distaff Furia Cruzada not entered 5MayGran Premio 25 de Mayo San Isidro ArgentinaBreeders' Cup Turf Ordak Dan entered 6June Metropolitan Handicap Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Dirt MileHonor Code entered Classic6June Ogden Phipps Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Distaff Wedding Toast entered 6JuneGrande Prêmio Brasil Hipódromo da Gávea BrazilBreeders' Cup Turf Barola not entered 6JuneStephen Foster Handicap Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Classic Noble Bird not entered 6JuneFleur de Lis HandicapChurchill Downs KentuckyBreeders' Cup Distaff Frivolous entered 6June Shoemaker Mile Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Mile Talco not entered 6JuneThe Gold Cup at Santa Anita Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Classic Hard Aces entered 6JuneTakarazuka KinenHanshin JapanBreeders' Cup Turf Lovely Day not entered 7July Princess Rooney Handicap Gulfstream Park Florida Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Merry Meadow not entered 7JulySmile Sprint Handicap Gulfstream Park FloridaBreeders' Cup Sprint Favorite Tale 3rd 7July Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Lady Eli injured 7JulyKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot EnglandBreeders' Cup Turf Postponed not entered 7July Sussex Stakes Goodwood England Breeders' Cup Mile Solow not entered 7JulyClement L. Hirsch Stakes Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Distaff Beholder entered Classic 7JulyBing Crosby Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Sprint Wild Dude entered 7July Haskell InvitationalMonmouth New JerseyBreeders' Cup Classic American Pharoah 1st 8AugustWhitney HandicapSaratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Classic Honor Code 3rd 8AugustBeverly D. Stakes Arlington Illinois Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Watsdachances entered8AugustArlington Million Arlington IllinoisBreeders' Cup Turf The Pizza Man entered 8AugustPrix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville France Breeders' Cup Mile Esoterique entered 8AugustJuddmonte InternationalYork EnglandBreeders' Cup Turf Arabian Queen not entered 8AugustYorkshire Oaks York England Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Pleascach not entered8AugustNunthorpe StakesYork EnglandBreeders' Cup Turf Sprint Mecca's Angel not entered8AugustPacific Classic Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Classic Beholder scratched8AugustDel Mar Handicap Del Mar CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Turf Big John B entered8AugustPat O'Brien Handicap Del Mar California Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Appealing Tale not entered8AugustPersonal Ensign StakesSaratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Distaff Sheer Drama entered8AugustBallerina Stakes Saratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Unbridled Forever not entered8August Sword Dancer Invitational Saratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup TurfFlintshire not entered 8August Forego Stakes Saratoga New YorkBreeders' Cup Sprint Private Zone 2nd 9September T. Von Zastrow Stutenpreis Baden-Baden Germany Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Shivajia not entered 9September Spinaway Stakes Saratoga New York Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Rachel's Valentina 2nd 9SeptemberGrosser Preis von BadenBaden-Baden GermanyBreeders' Cup Turf Prince Gibraltar not entered 9SeptemberMatron Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfLegatissimo 2nd 9SeptemberIrish Champion Stakes Leopardstown IrelandBreeders' Cup Turf Golden Horn 2nd 9September Juvenile Turf Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Johannes Vermeer not entered 9September Moyglare Stud Stakes Curragh Ireland Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Minding not entered 9SeptemberPocahontas Stakes Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesDothraki Queen 3rd 9SeptemberIroquois StakesChurchill Downs KentuckyBreeders' Cup Juvenile Cocked and Loaded entered 9SeptemberCanadian Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Strut the Course not entered 9SeptemberWoodbine Mile Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Mile Mondialiste 2nd 9SeptemberNatalma Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Catch A Glimpse 1st 9SeptemberSummer Stakes Woodbine CanadaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Conquest Daddyo entered 9SeptemberRockfel Stakes Newmarket England Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Promising Run not entered 9SeptemberRoyal Lodge Stakes Newmarket EnglandBreeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Foundation not entered 10OctoberFlower Bowl Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Stephanie's Kitten 1st10OctoberJoe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Turf Big Blue Kitten 3rd10OctoberVosburgh Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Sprint Rock Fall injured10OctoberAwesome Again Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Classic Smooth Roller scratched10OctoberFrontRunner Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Nyquist 1st10OctoberChandelier Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Songbird 1st10OctoberRodeo Drive Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Photo Call entered10OctoberZenyatta Stakes Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Distaff Beholder entered Classic10OctoberPrix de l'OpéraLongchamp FranceBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Covert Love not entered 10OctoberPrix Jean-Luc Lagardère Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Ultra not entered 10OctoberPrix Marcel Boussac Longchamp France Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Ballydoyle not entered 10OctoberAlcibiades Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Gomo not entered10OctoberPhoenix Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Sprint Runhappy 1st10OctoberChampagne Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Juvenile Greenpointcrusader entered10OctoberFrizette Stakes Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Nickname entered 10OctoberJockey Club Gold Cup Belmont Park New YorkBreeders' Cup Classic Tonalist entered 10OctoberShadwell Turf Mile Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Mile Grand Arch 3rd 10OctoberBreeders' Futurity Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Juvenile Brody's Cause 3rd 10OctoberThoroughbred Club of America Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Fioretti entered10OctoberSanta Anita Sprint Championship Santa Anita CaliforniaBreeders' Cup Sprint Wild Dude entered10OctoberBourbon Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Airoforce 2nd10OctoberSpinster Stakes Keeneland KentuckyBreeders' Cup Distaff Got Lucky entered 10OctoberJessamine Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Harmonize entered References Breeders' Cup Challenge Category:Breeders' Cup Challenge series