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	Track	Division	Distance	TV	Winner
Champions Mile (I)	Sha Tin	Mile	1 mile	TVG	Good Ba Ba
July 5
Race	Track	Division	Distance	TV
Salvator Mile (III)	Monmouth Park	Dirt Mile	1 mile	ESPN2
United Nations (I)	Monmouth Park	Turf	1 3/8 miles (T)	ESPN2
July 12
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Princess Rooney (I)	Calder	F&M Sprint	6 furlongs	HRTV
Smile Sprint (II)	Calder	Sprint	6 furlongs	HRTV
July 13
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Delaware H. (II)	Delaware Park	Ladies Classic	1 1/4 miles	ESPN2
July 19
Race	Track	Division	Distance
San Diego H. * (II)	Del Mar	Dirt Mile	1 1/16 miles	ESPN
Greenwood Cup	Philadelphia Park	Marathon	1 1/2 miles	ESPN
July 26
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Whitney H. (I)	Saratoga	Classic	1 1/8 miles	ABC
Go For Wand (I)	Saratoga	Ladies Classic	1 1/8 miles	ABC
Diana (I)	Saratoga	F&M Turf	1 1/8 miles (T)	ABC
A.G. Vanderbilt H. (II)	Saratoga	Sprint	6 furlongs	ABC
Aug. 2
Race	Track	Division	Distance
John C. Mabee * (I)	Del Mar	F&M Turf	1 1/8 miles (T)	TVG
Aug. 9
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Arlington Million (I)	Arlington Park	Turf	1 1/4 miles (T)	ESPN
Beverly D. (I)	Arlington Park	F&M Turf	1 3/16 miles (T)	ESPN
Aug. 16
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Sword Dancer (I)	Saratoga	Turf	1 1/2 miles (T)	TVG/HRTV
Aug. 17
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Longacres Mile** (III)	Emerald Downs	Dirt Mile	1 mile	TVG
Aug. 23
Race	Track	Division	Distance
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	Track	Division	Distance
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)	Saratoga	F&M Sprint	7 furlongs	ESPN2
Sept. 7
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Woodbine Mile (Can I)	Woodbine	Mile	1 mile (T)	HRTV
Sept. 14
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Natalma S. (Can III)	Woodbine	Juvenile Fillies Turf	1 mile (T)	HRTV
Sept. 20
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Massachusetts H.	Suffolk Downs	Classic	1 1/8 miles	TVG
Tiznow S.	Louisiana Downs	Dirt Mile	1 mile	TVG
Sept. 24
Race	Track	Division	Distance
Morvich H. * (III)	Oak Tree	Turf Sprint	6 1/2 furlongs	TVG
Sept. 27
Race	Track	Division	Distance
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. (I)	Ascot	Mile	1 mile	TVG
Fillies' Mile (I)	Ascot	Juvenile Fillies Turf	1 mile	TVG
Royal Lodge S. (II)	Ascot	Juvenile Turf	1 mile	TVG
Sept. 28
Race	Track	Division	Distance
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	Track	Division	Distance
Darley Alcibiades S. * (I)	Keeneland	Juvenile Fillies	1 1/16 miles	TVG
Oct. 4
Race	Track	Division	Distance
TCOA S. * (III)	Keeneland	F&M Sprint	6 furlongs	TVG
Lane's End Breeders' Futurity * (I)	Keeneland	Juvenile	1 1/16 miles	TVG
Shadwell Mile * (I)	Keeneland	Mile	1 mile (T)	TVG
Nearctic S. (Can II)	Woodbine	Turf Sprint	6 furlongs (T)	ESPN
Canadian International (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	Track	Division	Distance
Juddmonte Spinster S. * (I)	Keeneland	Ladies Classic	1 1/8 miles	TVG
JP Morgan Chase Jessamine S. *	Keeneland	Juvenile Fillies Turf	1 1/16 miles (T)	TVG
Woodford Reserve Bourbon S. * (III)	Keeneland	Juvenile Turf	1 1/16 miles (T)	TVG

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