Breeders Cup Challenge Schedule USA & Canada

Daily Racing News
by Jack McKinney
Posted on June 15, 2011
 

Breeders Cup Challenge “win and you’re in” for 2011 has already begun with Tizway winning the Metropolitan Mile (Met Mile) on May 30th at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Tizway is on his way to the Breeders Cup November 4th and 5th at Churchill Downs and will be running in the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile after his “win and you’re in” qualification for the Met Mile.

Since it is hard enough to follow the 2yo and 3yo schedule for the United States and Canada tracks I thought I would share a Breeder’s Cup Challenge schedule featuring only the North American races. It’s not that I don’t care about the other races, for me it’s simply on focusing on a manageable group of horses, races and tracks and tracks.

The Breeder’s Cup makes its second consecutive appearance at Churchill Downs after being at Santa Anita Park for 2008 and 2009. I personally think that both tracks do a great job, as do many tracks across the country and the only concern will be the live television coverage; which if you just watched the Triple Crown was terrible! We want to see more than one race televised LIVE for events as big as the Triple Crown and Breeders Cup; hopefully the network big wigs will figure this out one day on the golf course or getting their massages because they sure aren’t working!

I will be following all of the Breeders Cup Challenge races across the United States and Canada through the Breeders Cup on November 4th and 5th and below is the complete list of races to follow.

Breeders Cup Challenge USA & Canada Schedule:


Date

Track

Race

Gr.

Distance

Age

Division

Area

5/30/2011

Bel

Metropolitan H.

I

1 M

3yoUP

Dirt Mile

New York

7/2/2011

Mth

United Nations S.

I

1 3/8 M (T)

3yoUP

Turf

New Jersey

7/2/2011

Hol

Shoemaker Mile

I

1 M (T)

3yoUP

Mile

California

7/9/2011

Crc

Smile Sprint H.

II

6 F

3yoUP

Sprint

Florida

7/9/2011

Hol

Hollywood Gold Cup

I

1 1/4 Ms (AWT)

3yoUP

Classic

California

7/16/2011

Del

Delaware H.

II

1 1/4 Ms

3yoUP

Ladies Classic

Delaware

7/16/2011

Hol

A Gleam Invit. H.

II

7 F (AWT)

3yoUP

F & M Sprint

California

7/16/2011

Prx

Greenwood Cup H.

 

1 1/2 Ms

3yoUP

Marathon

Pennsylvania

7/29/2011

Dmr

Cougar II H.

III

1 1/2 Ms (AWT)

3yoUP

Marathon

California

7/30/2011

Dmr

San Diego H.

II

1 1/16 Ms (AWT)

3yoUP

Dirt Mile

California

7/31/2011

Sar

Ruffian H.

I

1 1/8 Ms

3yoUP

Ladies Classic

New York

7/31/2011

Mth

Haskell Invit. H.

I

1 1/8 Ms

3 YO

Classic

New Jersey

8/6/2011

Sar

Whitney H.

I

1 1/8 Ms

3yoUP

Classic

New York

8/6/2011

Dmr

Clement L. Hirsch H.

I

1 1/16 Ms

3yoUP

Ladies Classic

California

8/13/2011

AP

Beverly D. S.

I

1 3/16 Ms (T)

3yoUP

F & M Turf

Illinois

8/13/2011

AP

Arlington Million

I

1 1/4 Ms (T)

3yoUP

Turf

Illinois

8/27/2011

Sar

Ballerina S.

I

7 F

3yoUP

F & M Sprint

New York

8/28/2011

Dmr

Del Mar H.

II

1 3/8 M (T)

3yoUP

Turf

California

8/28/2011

Dmr

TVG Pacific Classic

I

1 1/4 Ms (AWT)

3yoUP

Classic

California

9/2/2011

Sar

With Anticipation S.

II

1 1/16 Ms (T)

2 YO

Juvenile Turf

New York

9/3/2011

Prx

Turf Monster H.

III

5 F (T)

3yoUP

Turf Sprint

Pennsylvania

9/5/2011

Sar

Three Chimneys Hopeful S.

I

7 F

2 YO

Juvenile

New York

9/7/2011

Dmr

Del Mar Futurity

I

7 F (AWT)

2 YO

Juvenile

California

9/17/2011

WO

Natalma S.

IIIC

1 M (T)

2 YO

Juvenile F Turf

Ontario

9/17/2011

WO

Summer S. presented by TVG

IIIC

1 M (T)

2 YO

Juvenile Turf

Ontario

9/18/2011

WO

Ricoh Woodbine Mile

IC

1 M (T)

3yoUP

Mile

Ontario

10/1/2011

Bel

Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invit.

I

1 1/2 Ms (T)

3yoUP

Turf

New York

10/1/2011

Bel

Vosburgh Invit. S.

I

6 F

3yoUP

Sprint

New York

10/1/2011

SA

Lady’s Secret S.

I

1 1/16 Ms

3yoUP

Ladies Classic

California

10/1/2011

Bel

Flower Bowl Invit. S.

I

1 1/4 Ms (T)

3yoUP

F & M Turf

New York

10/1/2011

Bel

Jockey Club Gold Cup Invit.

I

1 1/4 Ms

3yoUP

Classic

New York

10/1/2011

SA

Goodwood H.

I

1 1/8 Ms

3yoUP

Classic

California

10/1/2011

Bel

Kelso H.

II

1 M

3yoUP

Dirt Mile

New York

10/1/2011

SA

Norfolk S.

I

1 1/16 Ms

2 YO

Juvenile

California

10/1/2011

Bel

Beldame S. Invit.

I

1 1/8 Ms

3yoUP

Ladies Classic

New York

10/1/2011

SA

Yellow Ribbon S.

I

1 1/4 Ms (T)

3yoUP

F & M Turf

California

10/2/2011

SA

Oak Leaf S.

I

1 1/16 Ms (AWT)

2 YO

Juvenile F

California

10/7/2011

Kee

Phoenix S.

III

6 F

3yoUP

Sprint

Kentucky

10/7/2011

Kee

Darley Alcibiades S.

I

1 1/16 Ms (AWT)

2 YO

Juvenile F

Kentucky

10/8/2011

Bel

Frizette S.

I

1 M

2 YO

Juvenile F

New York

10/8/2011

Kee

Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity

I

1 1/16 Ms (AWT)

2 YO

Juvenile

Kentucky

10/8/2011

Kee

Shadwell Turf Mile S.

I

1 M (T)

3yoUP

Mile

Kentucky

10/8/2011

SA

Ancient Title S.

I

6 F

3yoUP

Sprint

California

10/8/2011

Bel

Champagne S.

I

1 M

2 YO

Juvenile

New York

10/8/2011

Kee

Thoroughbred Club of America S.

II

6 F (AWT)

3yoUP

F & M Sprint

Kentucky

10/9/2011

Kee

Juddmonte Spinster S.

I

1 1/8 Ms (AWT)

3yoUP

Ladies Classic

Kentucky

10/13/2011

Kee

J. P. Morgan Chase Jessamine S.

III

1 1/16 Ms (T)

2 YO

Juvenile F Turf

Kentucky

10/16/2011

WO

E.P. Taylor S.

IC

1 1/4 Ms (T)

3yoUP

F & M Turf

Ontario

10/16/2011

WO

Pattison Canadian International S.

IC

1 1/2 Ms (T)

3yoUP

Turf

Ontario

10/16/2011

WO

Nearctic S.

IC

6 F (T)

3yoUP

Turf Sprint

Ontario


Cheers,

Jack

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