Breeders' Cup Limited and several of the nation's premier racetracks will feature a set of officially sanctioned Breeders' Cup qualifying races once again in 2008. The Breeders' Cup Challenge series is highlighted by its 'Win and You're In' provision, with the winner of each of the Challenge races automatically qualifying for the corresponding divisional race in the two-day, fourteen-race, $25 million Breeders' Cup World Championships, to be held October 24 and 25 at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Breeders' Cup Challenge schedule

April 27
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
Champions Mile (I)		Sha Tin	Mile	1 mile	TVG	Good Ba Ba
July 5
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
Salvator Mile (III)	PDF	Monmouth Park	Dirt Mile	1 mile	ESPN2	Notional
United Nations (I)	PDF	Monmouth Park	Turf	1 3/8 miles (T)	ESPN2	Presious Passion
July 12
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
Princess Rooney (I)		Calder	F& M Sprint	6 furlongs	HRTV	Mistical Plan
Smile Sprint (II)		Calder	Sprint	6 furlongs	HRTV	Benny The Bull
July 13
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
Delaware H. (II)	PDF	Delaware Park	Ladies' Classic	1 1/4 miles	ESPN2	Hystericalady
July 19
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
San Diego H. * (II)	PDF	Del Mar	Dirt Mile	1 1/16 miles	ESPN2	Well Armed
Greenwood Cup	PDF	Philadelphia Park	Marathon	1 1/2 miles	TVG/HRTV	Evening Attire
July 26
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
Whitney H. (I)	PDF	Saratoga	Classic	1 1/8 miles	ABC	Commentator
Go For Wand (I)	PDF	Saratoga	Ladies' Classic	1 1/8 miles	ABC	Ginger Punch
Diana S. (I)	PDF	Saratoga	F&M Turf	1 1/8 miles (T)	ABC	Forever Together
A.G. Vanderbilt H. (II)	PDF	Saratoga	Sprint	6 furlongs	ABC	Abraaj
July 30
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
Cougar II H.	PDF	Del Mar	Marathon	1 1/2 miles	TVG	Zappa
Aug. 3
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
John C. Mabee H.* (I)	PDF	Del Mar	F&M Turf	1 1/8 miles (T)	TVG	Black Mamba
Aug. 9
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
Arlington Million (I)	PDF	Arlington Park	Turf	1 1/4 miles (T)	ESPN	Spirit One
Beverly D. (I)	PDF	Arlington Park	F&M Turf	1 3/16 miles (T)	ESPN	Mauralakana
Aug. 16
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Sword Dancer Invitational S. (I)	PDF	Saratoga	Turf	1 1/2 miles (T)	TVG/HRTV	Grand Couturier
Aug. 17
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Longacres Mile** (III)	PDF	Emerald Downs	Dirt Mile	1 mile	TVG	Wasserman
Aug. 23
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Arlington Sprint		Arlington Park	Turf Sprint	5 1/2 furlongs	HRTV
Del Mar H. * (II)		Del Mar	Turf	1 3/8 miles (T)	TVG
Aug. 24
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Pacific Classic * (I)		Del Mar	Classic	1 1/4 miles	ESPN2
Rancho Bernardo * (III)		Del Mar	F& M Sprint	6 1/2 furlongs	ESPN2
Del Mar Mile H. * ** (II)		Del Mar	Mile	1 mile (T)	ESPN2
Pat O'Brien H. * ** (II)		Del Mar	Sprint	7 furlongs	ESPN2
Ballerina S. (I)	PDF	Saratoga	F& M Sprint	7 furlongs	ESPN2
Sept. 6
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Turfway Fall Championship (III)		Turfway Park	Marathon	12 furlongs	TVG
Sept. 7
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Woodbine Mile (Can I)		Woodbine	Mile	1 mile (T)	HRTV
Sept. 14
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Natalma S. (Can III)		Woodbine	Juvenile Fillies Turf	1 mile (T)	HRTV
Sept. 20
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Massachusetts H.		Suffolk Downs	Classic	1 1/8 miles	TVG
Tiznow S.		Louisiana Downs	Dirt Mile	1 mile	TVG
Sept. 24
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Morvich H. * (III)		Oak Tree	Turf Sprint	6 1/2 furlongs	TVG
Sept. 27
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Jockey Club Gold Cup (I)		Belmont Park	Classic	1 1/4 miles	TVG/HRTV
Goodwood S. * ** (I)		Oak Tree	Classic	1 1/8 miles	TVG
Lady's Secret S. * ** (I)		Oak Tree	Ladies' Classic	1 1/16 miles	TVG
Yellow Ribbon S. * (I)		Oak Tree	F&M Turf	1 1/4 miles (T)	TVG
Oak Leaf S. * ** (I)		Oak Tree	Juvenile Fillies	1 1/16 miles	TVG
Ancient Title S. * ** (I)		Oak Tree	Sprint	6 furlongs	TVG
Queen Elizabeth II S. (Sponsored by Sony) (I)		Ascot	Mile	1 mile	TVG
Meon Valley Stud Fillies Mile (I)		Ascot	Juvenile Fillies Turf	1 mile	TVG
Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. (II)		Ascot	Juvenile Turf	1 mile	TVG
Sept. 28
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Miss Grillo S. ** (III)		Belmont Park	Juvenile Fillies Turf	1 1/16 miles (T)	TVG
Norfolk S. * ** (I)		Oak Tree	Juvenile	1 1/16 miles	TVG
Oak Tree Mile S. * (II)		Oak Tree	Mile	1 mile (T)	TVG
Pilgrim S. ** (III)		Belmont Park	Juvenile Turf	1 1/16 miles (T)	TVG/HRTV
Oct. 3
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Darley Alcibiades S. * (I)		Keeneland	Juvenile Fillies	1 1/16 miles	TVG
Oct. 4
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
TCOA S. * (III)		Keeneland	F& M Sprint	6 furlongs	TVG
Lane's End Breeders' Futurity * (I)		Keeneland	Juvenile	1 1/16 miles	ESPN
Shadwell Turf Mile * (I)		Keeneland	Mile	1 mile (T)	ESPN
Nearctic S. (Can II)		Woodbine	Turf Sprint	6 furlongs (T)	ESPN
Canadian International S. (Can I)		Woodbine	Turf	1 1/2 miles (T)	ESPN
E.P. Taylor S. (Can I)		Woodbine	F&M Turf	1 1/4 miles (T)	ESPN
Summer S. (Can III)		Woodbine	Juvenile Turf	1 mile (T)	ESPN
Champagne S. (I)		Belmont Park	Juvenile	1 mile	TVG/HRTV
Frizette S. (I)		Belmont Park	Juvenile Fillies	1 mile	TVG/HRTV
Oct. 5
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Juddmonte Spinster S. * (I)		Keeneland	Ladies' Classic	1 1/8 miles	TVG
Woodford Reserve Bourbon S. * (III)		Keeneland	Juvenile Turf	1 1/16 miles (T)	TVG
Oct. 9
Race	Noms	Track	Division	Distance	TV
JP Morgan Chase Jessamine S. *		Keeneland	Juvenile Fillies Turf	1 1/16 miles (T)	TVG

* - tentative date
** - purse includes Breeders' Cup Stakes funds

All 2008 Breeders  Cup Challenge winners are presented with a Bodyguard Sheet provided by Moxie