Breeders’ Cup Limited has announced the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In schedule of 82 races in 11 countries, whose winners will receive automatic qualifying positions, and fees paid, into a corresponding race in the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
Horses from around the globe will be qualifying through the Win and You’re In program for the 39th Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 Grade 1 races and purses and awards totaling $31 million. This year’s Championships will be held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 4-5. The first U.S. Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series race of the year will be the Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park on May 30.
The 2022 series in the U.S. has been restructured into a regional qualifying program to balance divisional competition across the country. In 11 of the 14 race divisions, there will be one Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series race per region, identified as East, Midwest, and West. Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying races in the Juvenile Turf and Juvenile Fillies Turf Divisions will be limited to two races. Breeders’ Cup will promote these regional rivalries on the road to the World Championships.
The exception to the regional format will be in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Division, which will have six domestic races in this year’s series. The complete 2022 schedule can be found below.
RACE NAME | WINNER | DATE | DIVISION | REGION | TRACK |
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JUNE | |||||
Yasuda Kinen | Romantic Warrior (IRE) | Jun 2 | FanDuel Mile | Tokyo Racecourse | |
Jaipur | Caravel | Jun 10 | Turf Sprint | East | Belmont Park |
Ogden Phipps | Clairiere | Jun 10 | Longines Distaff | East | Belmont Park |
Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan H. | Cody's Wish | Jun 10 | Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile | East | Belmont Park |
Grande Premio Brasil | Raptor's (BRZ) | Jun 18 | Longines Turf | Hipódromo da Gávea | |
Queen Anne Stakes | Triple Time (IRE) | Jun 20 | FanDuel Mile | Ascot Racecourse | |
King's Stand Stakes | Bradsell (GB) | Jun 20 | Turf Sprint | Ascot Racecourse | |
Prince of Wales's Stakes | Mostahdaf (IRE) | Jun 21 | Longines Turf | Ascot Racecourse | |
Norfolk Stakes | Valiant Force | Jun 22 | Juvenile Turf Sprint | Ascot Racecourse | |
Takarazuka Kinen | Equinox (JPN) | Jun 25 | Longines Turf | Hanshin Racecourse | |
Gran Premio Pamplona | Samay (PER) | Jun 25 | Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf | Hipodromo Monterric | |
JULY | |||||
Stephen Foster Stakes | West Will Power | Jul 1 | Longines Classic | Midwest | Churchill Downs |
TVG.com Haskell Stakes | Geaux Rocket Ride | Jul 22 | Longines Classic | East | Monmouth Park |
Bing Crosby Stakes | The Chosen Vron | Jul 29 | Qatar Racing Sprint | West | Del Mar |
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes | Hukum (IRE) | Jul 29 | Longines Turf | Ascot Racecourse | |
AUGUST | |||||
Qatar Sussex Stakes | Paddington (GB) | Aug 2 | FanDuel Mile | Goodwood | |
Whitney | White Abarrio | Aug 5 | Longines Classic | East | Saratoga |
Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | Adare Manor | Aug 5 | Longines Distaff | West | Del Mar |
Fourstardave | Casa Creed | Aug 12 | FanDuel Mile | East | Saratoga |
Beverly D. Stakes | Fev Rover (IRE) | Aug 12 | Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf | Midwest | Colonial Downs |
Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques le Marois | Inspiral (GB) | Aug 13 | FanDuel Mile | Deauville | |
Sumbe Prix Morny | Vandeek (GB) | Aug 21 | Juvenile Turf Sprint | Deauville | |
Juddmonte International Stakes | Mostahdaf (IRE) | Aug 23 | Longines Classic | York Racecourse | |
Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks | Warm Heart (IRE) | Aug 24 | Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf | York Racecourse | |
Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes | Live In The Dream (IRE) | Aug 25 | Turf Sprint | York Racecourse | |
The Ballerina | Echo Zulu | Aug 26 | PNC Bank Filly & Mare Sprint | East | Saratoga |
The Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer | Bolshoi Ballet (IRE) | Aug 26 | Longines Turf | East | Saratoga |
Pat O'Brien Stakes | Anarchist | Aug 26 | Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile | West | Del Mar |
SEPTMEBER | |||||
FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic | Arabian Knight | Sep 2 | Longines Classic | West | Del Mar |
The Flower Bowl | Parnac (FR) | Sep 2 | Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf | East | Saratoga |
Jockey Club Gold Cup | Bright Future | Sep 2 | Longines Classic | East | Saratoga |
Green Flash Handicap | Motorious (GB) | Sep 2 | Turf Sprint | West | Del Mar |
Del Mar Handicap presented by The JRA | Gold Phoenix (IRE) | Sep 2 | Longines Turf | West | Del Mar |
KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes | Diego Velazquez (IRE) | Sep 9 | Juvenile Turf | Leopardstown | |
The Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes | Auguste Rodin (IRE) | Sep 9 | Longines Turf | Leopardstown | |
Coolmore America 'Justify' Matron Stakes | Tahiyra (IRE) | Sep 9 | Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf | Leopardstown | |
Ainsworth Turf Sprint | Gear Jockey | Sep 9 | Turf Sprint | Midwest | Kentucky Downs |
FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup | Get Smokin | Sep 9 | Longines Turf | Midwest | Kentucky Downs |
Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Flying Five | Moss Tucker (IRE) | Sep 10 | Turf Sprint | Curragh | |
Moyglare Stud Stakes | Fallen Angel | Sep 10 | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Curragh | |
Bet365 Summer Stakes | Carson's Run | Sep 16 | Juvenile Turf | Woodbine | |
Ricoh Woodbine Mile | Master Of The Seas | Sep 16 | FanDuel Mile | Woodbine | |
Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes | She Feels Pretty | Sep 16 | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Woodbine | |
Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Rockfel Stakes | Carla's Way | Sep 29 | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Newmarket | |
Ack Ack Stakes | Zozos | Sep 30 | Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile | Midwest | Churchill Downs |
Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes | Ghostwriter (IRE) | Sep 30 | Juvenile Turf | Newmarket | |
Awesome Again Stakes | Slow Down Andy | Sep 30 | Longines Classic | West | Santa Anita Park |
OCTOBER | |||||
Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere | Rosallion (IRE) | Oct 1 | Juvenile Turf | ParisLongchamp | |
Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac | Opera Singer (IRE) | Oct 1 | Juvenile Fillies Turf | ParisLongchamp | |
Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe | Ace Impact (IRE) | Oct 1 | Longines Turf | ParisLongchamp | |
Prix de L'Opera Longines | Blue Rose Cen (IRE) | Oct 1 | Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf | ParisLongchamp | |
Prix de L'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines | Highfield Princess (IRE) | Oct 1 | Turf Sprint | ParisLongchamp | |
The Vosburgh | Cody's Wish | Oct 1 | Qatar Racing Sprint | East | Aqueduct |
Miss Grillo | Hard To Justify | Oct 4 | Juvenile Fillies Turf | East | Aqueduct |
Pilgrim | Agate Road | Oct 4 | Juvenile Turf | East | Aqueduct |
Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix | Hoist The Gold | Oct 6 | Qatar Racing Sprint | Midwest | Keeneland |
Jessamine | Buchu | Oct 6 | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Midwest | Keeneland |
Darley Alcibiades | Candied | Oct 6 | NetJets Juvenile Fillies | Midwest | Keeneland |
The Frizette | Just F Y I | Oct 7 | NetJets Juvenile Fillies | East | Aqueduct |
The Champagne | Timberlake | Oct 7 | FanDuel Juvenile | East | Aqueduct |
Thoroughbred Club of America | Yuugiri | Oct 7 | PNC Bank Filly & Mare Sprint | Midwest | Keeneland |
Claiborne Breeders' Futurity | Locked | Oct 7 | FanDuel Juvenile | Midwest | Keeneland |
Coolmore Turf Mile | Up To The Mark | Oct 7 | FanDuel Mile | Midwest | Keeneland |
Chandelier Stakes | Chatalas | Oct 7 | NetJets Juvenile Fillies | West | Santa Anita Park |
Rodeo Drive Stakes | Didia (ARG) | Oct 7 | Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf | West | Santa Anita Park |
American Pharoah Stakes | Muth | Oct 7 | FanDuel Juvenile | West | Santa Anita Park |
Princess Rooney Invitational | Three Witches | Oct 7 | PNC Bank Filly & Mare Sprint | East | Gulfstream Park |
The Futurity | Book'em Danno | Oct 8 | Juvenile Turf Sprint | East | Aqueduct |
Juddmonte Spinster | Idiomatic | Oct 8 | Longines Distaff | Midwest | Keeneland |
Bourbon Stakes | Can Man | Oct 8 | Juvenile Turf | Midwest | Keeneland |
QIPCO Champion Stakes | Oct 21 | Longines Turf | Ascot Racecourse | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) | Oct 21 | FanDuel Mile | Ascot Racecourse |