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The $1 million Pennsylvania Derby for 3-year-olds, led by Preakness Stakes winner War of Will, and the $1 million Cotillion Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, led by the undefeated Guarana headline the “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series – Presented by America’s Best Racing” broadcast this Saturday, Sept. 21 live on NBC at 5 p.m. ET from Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa.

Saturday’s $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) at Parx Racing – a Win and You’re In race for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff - will pit some of the best three-year-old fillies in training against each other to clear up the scrambled divisional picture.

With the scratch of star-crossed Maximum Security, a field of six is set to go in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing on Saturday.

This is the fifth of nine weekly news releases focusing on the horses and races leading to the 36th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 at Santa Anita.

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The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series continues in a big way on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Parx Racing.

Little change for Week #15 in the latest Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings as Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s 4-year-old McKinzie holds onto the top spot with 287 votes, and maintains a solid lead over two-time Dubai World Cup (G1) winner, Thunder Snow (IRE), who has 183 votes in second place.

Trainer Christophe Clement's Decorated Invader lived up to the recent buzz his morning works had created, employing a strong stretch drive to score in Sunday's $250,000 Summer Stakes (G1) at Woodbine.

Apogee Bloodstock and Mike Anderson Racing's Abscond fought tooth and nail with Walk In Marrakesh in the stretch before escaping defeat by the narrowest of margins in Sunday's $250,000 Natalma Stakes (G1) at Woodbine.