The Breeders' Cup Challenge is a series of Thoroughbred horse races in which the winner earns an automatic spot in a specified Breeders' Cup race. The challenge races change somewhat each year. The Challenge series began in 2007 with 24 "Win and You're In" races from 2 countries. By 2014, the series had grown to 71 races across 13 countries. During that period, 24 winners of Breeders' Cup races had qualified via the challenge series.[1]
Starting in 2011, the Breeders' Cup also pays the entry fee and provides a travel allowance for the connections of the challenge race winners.[2] NBC Sports has a longstanding agreement to both broadcast and live stream many of the "Win and You're In" challenge races, from June to October.[3]
- ^ "Breeders' Cup Challenge Infographic". breederscup.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "2016 Breeders' Cup Challenge Features 59 Grade/Group 1 Races in 12 Countries". www.breederscup.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Breeders' Cup and NBC Sports Group Announce 2018 Breeders' Cup Challenge Television Schedule | Breeders' Cup". www.breederscup.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.