The television schedule for the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, presented by Lane's End Farm and America's Best Racing, will include 11 live programs featuring 17 qualifying races and other major stakes, Breeders' Cup and NBC Sports Group announced Tuesday.
Now in its fourth year on NBC and NBC Sports Network, the series will feature the additions of the GI Stephen Foster H. from Churchill Downs June 17, GI Arlington Million from Arlington Park Aug. 12 and GI TVG Pacific Classic from Del Mar Aug. 19. Del Mar is the home of this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships, to be held Nov. 3-4, which will also be televised live by the NBC Sports Group.
The series kicks off with a broadcast of the GI Belmont S. June 10 that will also include live coverage of the GI Metropolitan H. and GI Ogden Phipps S., and continues throughout the summer with telecasts of the GI Betfair.com Haskell Invitational, GI Whitney S., GI Travers S. and GI Woodward S. It concludes in October with broadcasts of the GI Shadwell Mile and GI Juddmonte Spinster S. from Keeneland and GI Jockey Club Gold Cup from Belmont.
“In conjunction with our partners at NBC Sports, we look forward once again to showcasing the biggest stars in our sport competing in the highest quality of races throughout the summer and fall leading up to the World Championships,” said Craig Fravel, Breeders' Cup President and CEO. “We greatly appreciate NBC's expanded commitment and expertise in covering Thoroughbred racing, and express our gratitude for the support of our presenting sponsors of the Challenge series in Lane's End Farm and America's Best Racing.”
“We are excited to present Breeders' Cup Challenge Series coverage from Belmont Stakes Day all the way through to the Breeders' Cup World Championships,” said Jon Miller, President of Programming for NBC Sports Group. “As the home of horse racing, the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series is integral to our live racing coverage in 10 of 12 months this year.”
The full schedule for the Breeders Cup Challenge Series: Win And You're In can be viewed here.
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