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.[1]
For 2014, thirty-seven horses entered in the Breeders' Cup races qualified via the challenge series, including four of the winners. These were:[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]Beholder qualified in the Zenyatta but came down with an illness and missed the chance to defend her Distaff championship.[5]Bal a Bali qualified for the Turf in the Gran Premio Brazil but developed laminitis and missed the race.[6]
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:[7][8][9][10]
^"2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge Features 55 Group/Grade 1 Races in 13 Countries". www.breederscup.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^. www.brisnet.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^Grening, David. "Foot problem forces American Pharoah out of Breeders' Cup Juvenile". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^Hersh, Marcus. "Wise Dan injured, will miss Breeders' Cup". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^Shinar, Jack. "Untapable Powers to Breeders' Cup Distaff Win". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^"Bal a Bali Being Treated for Laminitis". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^"Breeders' Cup Challenge 2014 archive". challenge.breederscup.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^"Breeders' Cup 2014 Challenge Schedule". ladyandthetrack.com. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^"Breeders' Cup 2014 pre-entries, odds". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^"2014 Breeders' Cup Entries". www.chef-de-race.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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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 1 For 2014 thirty seven horses entered in the Breeders Cup races qualified via the challenge series including four of the winners These were 2 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 MileThe 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 3 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 4 Beholder qualified in the Zenyatta but came down with an illness and missed the chance to defend her Distaff championship 5 Bal a Bali qualified for the Turf in the Gran Premio Brazil but developed laminitis and missed the race 6 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 7 8 9 10 Month Race Track Location Division Winner BC ResultJanuary Paddock Stakes Kenilworth South Africa Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Beach Beauty not enteredJanuary Queen s Plate Kenilworth South Africa Breeders Cup Mile Cape Town Noir enteredApril Doncaster Mile Randwick Australia Breeders Cup Mile Sacred Falls enteredApril TJ Smith Stakes Randwick Australia Breeders Cup Turf Sprint Lankan Rupee not enteredApril Queen Elizabeth Stakes Randwick Australia Breeders Cup Turf It s A Dundeel not enteredMay Gran Premio 25 de Mayo San Isidro Argentina Breeders Cup Turf Sir Winsalot not enteredJune Metropolitan Handicap Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Dirt Mile Palace Malice not enteredJune Ogden Phipps Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Distaff Close Hatches enteredJune Grande Premio Brasil Hipodromo da Gavea Brazil Breeders Cup Turf Bal A Bali injuredJune Stephen Foster Handicap Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders Cup Classic Moonshine Mullin not enteredJune Shoemaker Mile Santa Anita California Breeders Cup Mile Obviously enteredJune The Gold Cup at Santa Anita Santa Anita California Breeders Cup Classic Majestic Harbor enteredJune Takarazuka Kinen Hanshin Japan Breeders Cup Turf Gold Ship not enteredJuly Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Minorette not enteredJuly King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot England Breeders Cup Turf Taghrooda not enteredJuly Clement L Hirsch Stakes Del Mar California Breeders Cup Distaff Iotapa 3rdJuly Bing Crosby Handicap Del Mar California Breeders Cup Sprint Big Macher enteredJuly Haskell Invitational Monmouth New Jersey Breeders Cup Classic Bayern 1stAugust Whitney Handicap Saratoga New York Breeders Cup Classic Moreno enteredAugust Beverly D Stakes Arlington Illinois Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Euro Charline not enteredAugust Arlington Million Arlington Illinois Breeders Cup Turf Hardest Core enteredAugust Prix Jacques Le Marois Deauville France Breeders Cup Mile Kingman not enteredAugust Juddmonte International York England Breeders Cup Turf Australia not enteredAugust Yorkshire Oaks York England Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Tapestry not enteredAugust Nunthorpe Stakes York England Breeders Cup Turf Sprint Sole Power not enteredAugust Pacific Classic Del Mar California Breeders Cup Classic Shared Belief 4thAugust Del Mar Handicap Del Mar California Breeders Cup Turf Big John B enteredAugust Pat O Brien Handicap Del Mar California Breeders Cup Dirt Mile Goldencents 1stAugust Personal Ensign Stakes Saratoga New York Breeders Cup Distaff Close Hatches enteredAugust Ballerina Stakes Saratoga New York Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Sprint Artemis Agrotera enteredAugust Forego Stakes Saratoga New York Breeders Cup Sprint Palace enteredSeptember Grosser Preis von Baden Baden Baden Germany Breeders Cup Turf Ivanhowe not enteredSeptember Matron Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Fiesolana enteredSeptember Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders Cup Turf The Grey Gatsby not enteredSeptember Juvenile Turf Stakes Leopardstown Ireland Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf John F Kennedy not enteredSeptember Moyglare Stud Stakes Curragh Ireland Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Cursory Glance not enteredSeptember Pocahontas Stakes Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Christina s Journey enteredSeptember Iroquois Stakes Churchill Downs Kentucky Breeders Cup Juvenile Lucky Player enteredSeptember Canadian Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Deceptive Vision not enteredSeptember Woodbine Mile Woodbine Canada Breeders Cup Mile Trade Storm 3rdSeptember Natalma Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Conquest Harlanate enteredSeptember Summer Stakes Woodbine Canada Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Conquest Typhoon enteredSeptember Rockfel Stakes Newmarket England Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Lucida not enteredSeptember Royal Lodge Stakes Newmarket England Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Elm Park not enteredSeptember Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Stephanie s Kitten 2ndSeptember Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Turf Main Sequence 1stSeptember Vosburgh Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Sprint Private Zone 3rdSeptember Jockey Club Gold Cup Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Classic Tonalist enteredSeptember Awesome Again Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders Cup Classic Shared Belief 4thSeptember FrontRunner Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders Cup Juvenile American Pharoah injuredSeptember Chandelier Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Angela Renee enteredSeptember Rodeo Drive Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Emollient enteredSeptember Zenyatta Stakes Santa Anita California Breeders Cup Distaff Beholder illnessOctober Prix de l Opera Longchamp France Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Turf Winner We Are not enteredOctober Prix Jean Luc Lagardere Longchamp France Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Full Mast not enteredOctober Prix Marcel Boussac Longchamp France Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Found not enteredOctober Alcibiades Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Peace and War not enteredOctober Phoenix Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders Cup Sprint Work All Week 1stOctober Champagne Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Juvenile Daredevil enteredOctober Frizette Stakes Belmont Park New York Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies By The Moon enteredOctober Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders Cup Mile Wise Dan injuredOctober Breeders Futurity Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders Cup Juvenile Carpe Diem 2ndOctober Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders Cup Filly amp Mare Sprint Leigh Court enteredOctober Santa Anita Sprint Championship Santa Anita California Breeders Cup Sprint Rich Tapestry enteredOctober Bourbon Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Lawn Ranger enteredOctober Spinster Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders Cup Distaff Don t Tell Sophia 2ndOctober Jessamine Stakes Keeneland Kentucky Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Rainha Da Bateria enteredReferences edit 2014 Breeders Cup Challenge Features 55 Group Grade 1 Races in 13 Countries www breederscup com Retrieved 4 September 2016 2015 Breeders Cup Challenge series features 78 qualifying races Handicappers Edge www brisnet com Archived from the original on 2016 09 20 Retrieved 4 September 2016 Grening David Foot problem forces American Pharoah out of Breeders Cup Juvenile Daily Racing Form Retrieved 4 September 2016 Hersh Marcus Wise Dan injured will miss Breeders Cup Daily Racing Form Retrieved 4 September 2016 Shinar Jack Untapable Powers to Breeders Cup Distaff Win The Blood Horse Retrieved 5 September 2016 Bal a Bali Being Treated for Laminitis The Blood Horse Retrieved 5 September 2016 Breeders Cup Challenge 2014 archive challenge breederscup com 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