The 2013 Breeders' Cup Challenge series provided winners of the designated races with an automatic "Win and You're In" Berth in the 2013 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 2013, nine races were added to the series: the Triple Bend Handicap, Bing Crosby, Yorkshire Oaks, Lowther Stakes, Pat O’Brien, Juvenile Trial, Pocahontas, Iroquois and Canadian Stakes. A number of races that had previously been part of the series were dropped, including the Metropolitan Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup, Delaware Handicap, Pretty Polly, Greenwood Cup, San Diego, Turf Monster, Hopeful, Del Mar Futurity, Gallant Bloom, Fillies Mile, Beresford, Middle Park (since its Breeders' Cup race, the Juvenile Sprint, had been eliminated), Canadian International and E.P. Taylor Stakes.[1]
Thirty-six horses entered in the Breeders' Cup races qualified via the challenge series, including four of the winners. These were:[2] [3]
The winners of the 2013 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.[4] [5] [6] [7]
| Month | Race | Track | Location | Division | Winner | BC Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Queen's Plate | Kenilworth | South Africa | Breeders' Cup Mile | Variety Club | not entered | ||||||
| April | Doncaster Mile | Randwick | Australia | Breeders' Cup Mile | Sacred Falls | not entered | ||||||
| April | TJ Smith Stakes | Randwick | Australia | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Black Caviar | not entered | ||||||
| May | San Isidro | Argentina | Breeders' Cup Turf | Ordak Dan | not entered | |||||||
| June | Triple Bend Handicap | Hollywood Park | California | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Central Intelligence | entered | ||||||
| June | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Classic | Fort Larned | entered | |||||||
| June | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Mile | Obviously | entered | |||||||
| June | Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin | Japan | Breeders' Cup Turf | Gold Ship | not entered | ||||||
| July | Calder | Florida | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Bahamian Squall | entered | |||||||
| July | Monmouth | New Jersey | Breeders' Cup Turf | Big Blue Kitten | entered | |||||||
| July | Ascot | England | Breeders' Cup Turf | Novellist | not entered | |||||||
| July | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Lady of Fifty | not entered | |||||||
| July | Just A Gleam Handicap | Hollywood Park | California | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Book Review | entered | ||||||
| July | Bing Crosby Stakes | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Offthebench | not entered | ||||||
| August | Whitney Handicap | New York | Breeders' Cup Classic | Cross Traffic | not entered | |||||||
| August | Arlington | Illinois | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Dank | 1st | |||||||
| August | Arlington | Illinois | Breeders' Cup Turf | Real Solution | entered | |||||||
| August | Prix Jacques Le Marois | France | Breeders' Cup Mile | Moonlight Cloud | not entered | |||||||
| August | England | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | The Fugue | entered BC Turf | ||||||||
| August | Nunthorpe Stakes | England | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Jwala | not entered | |||||||
| August | England | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Lucky Kristale | not entered | ||||||||
| August | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Classic | Game On Dude | entered | |||||||
| August | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Turf | Vagabond Shoes | entered | |||||||
| August | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Fed Biz | entered | |||||||
| August | Personal Ensign Stakes | New York | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Royal Delta | entered | |||||||
| August | New York | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Dance to Bristol | entered | ||||||||
| September | Grosser Preis von Baden | Baden-Baden | Germany | Breeders' Cup Turf | Novellist | not entered | ||||||
| September | Leopardstown | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Turf | The Fugue | 2nd | |||||||
| September | Leopardstown | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Australia | not entered | |||||||
| September | Curragh | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Rizeena | not entered | |||||||
| September | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Untapable | entered | |||||||
| September | Iroquois Stakes | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Cleburne | entered | ||||||
| September | Canadian Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Minakshi | not entered | ||||||
| September | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Mile | Wise Dan | 1st | |||||||
| September | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Llanarmon | not entered | |||||||
| September | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | My Conquestadory | entered Juv. Filly Turf | |||||||
| September | England | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Berkshire | not entered | ||||||||
| September | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Laughing | entered | |||||||
| September | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Turf | Little Mike | entered | ||||||
| September | Kelso Handicap | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Graydar | not entered | ||||||
| September | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Private Zone | entered | |||||||
| September | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Princess of Sylmar | entered | |||||||
| September | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Classic | Ron The Greek | entered | |||||||
| September | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Classic | Mucho Macho Man | 1st | |||||||
| September | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Bond Holder | entered | |||||||
| September | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Secret Compass | entered | |||||||
| September | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Tiz Flirtatious | entered | |||||||
| September | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Beholder | 1st | |||||||
| October | Longchamp | France | Breeders' Cup Mile | Moonlight Cloud | not entered | |||||||
| October | Prix de l'Opéra | Longchamp | France | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Dalkala | not entered | ||||||
| October | France | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Karakontie | not entered | ||||||||
| October | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Bobby's Kitten | 3rd | ||||||||
| October | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Testa Rossi | 2nd | ||||||||
| October | Nearctic Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Phil's Dream | not entered | ||||||
| October | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | My Conquestadory | entered Juv. Fillies Turf | |||||||
| October | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Sum of The Parts | entered | |||||||
| October | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Havana | 2nd | |||||||
| October | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Artemis Agrotera | entered | |||||||
| October | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Mile | Silver Max | entered | |||||||
| October | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | We Miss Artie | entered | |||||||
| October | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Judy the Beauty | 2nd | |||||||
| October | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Offthebench | not entered | |||||||
| October | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Poker Player | entered | |||||||
| October | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Emollient | not entered | |||||||
| October | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Kitten Kaboodle | entered | |||||||