Breeders' Cup Challenge Races on TV

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(Edited press release)

The Breeders’ Cup announced July 1 the full 2008 TV schedule in for the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series that begins this weekend at Monmouth Park. Each of the 57 Breeders’ Cup Challenge races will be televised, highlighted with telecasts on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 in addition to telecasts on TVG and HRTV.
 
The first North American Breeders’ Cup Challenge races, a series of automatic qualifying races for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will take place on Saturday, July 5 from Monmouth Park in Oceanport, NJ with two races; the Salvator Mile, a qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile and the United Nations, a qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf.  The races will be televised on ESPN2 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (ET). The Breeders Cup Challenge Series will conclude on Thursday, Oct. 9 with TVG’s telecast at Keeneland with the J.P. Morgan Chase Jessamine Stakes, a qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
 
“This year’s Breeders’ Cup Challenge has more than doubled from 2007 and now includes races from all 14 of our Championship divisions.  We are especially pleased that all 57 races will be available on national television for the first time.  We thank our partners at ESPN, TVG and HRTV for working with us to bring the best summer and fall racing to Thoroughbred fans around the country over the next four months as lead up to the 25th running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships,” said Breeders’ Cup CEO Greg Avioli.

Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 TV Schedule
Date	Track	Event (Breeders’ Cup Qualifier)	Time (ET) Times are subject to change	Station
Sat., Jul. 5	Monmouth Park	Salvator Mile (Dirt Mile)	6:00-7:00 p.m	ESPN2
		United Nations (Turf)		ESPN2
Sun., Jul. 13	Delaware Park	Delaware Handicap (Ladies Classic)	5:00-6:00 p.m.	ESPN2
Sat., Jul. 19	Del Mar	San Diego Handicap (Dirt Mile)	7:00-8:00 p.m.	ESPN
Sat., Jul. 26	Saratoga Race Course	Whitney Handicap (Classic)	4:00-6:00 p.m.	ABC
		Go For Wand Handicap (Ladies Classic)		ABC
		Diana Stakes (Filly & Mare Turf)		ABC
		A.G. Vanderbilt Handicap (Sprint)		ABC
Sat., Aug. 9	Arlington Park	Arlington Million (Turf)	5:00-6:00 p.m.	ESPN
		Beverly D (Filly & Mare Turf)		ESPN
Sun., Aug. 24	Del Mar	Pacific Classic (Classic)	8:00-10:00 p.m.	ESPN2
		Rancho Bernardo Handicap (Filly & Mare Sprint)		ESPN2
		Pat O’Brien Handicap (Sprint)		ESPN2
		Del Mar Mile (Mile)		ESPN2
Sat., Oct. 4	Keeneland	Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity (Juvenile)	4:00-6:00 p.m.	ESPN
		Shadwell Turf Mile (Mile)		ESPN
	Woodbine	EP Taylor Stakes (Filly & Mare Turf)		ESPN
		Summer Stakes (Juvenile Turf)		ESPN
		Canadian International Stakes (Turf)		ESPN
		Nearctic Stakes (Turf Sprint)		ESPN

Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series TVG and HRTV Schedule
Date	Track	Event (Breeders’ Cup Qualifier)	Time (TBD)	Station
Sat., Jul. 12	Calder Race Course	Princess Rooney (Filly & Mare Sprint)		HRTV
Sat., Jul. 19	Philadelphia Park	Greenwood Cup (Marathon)		TVG/HRTV
Wed., Jul. 30	Del Mar	Cougar II Handicap (Marathon)		TVG
Sun., Aug. 3	Del Mar	John C. Mabee Handicap (Filly & Mare Turf)		TVG
Sat., Aug. 16	Saratoga Race Course	Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes (Turf)		TVG/HRTV
Sun., Aug. 17	Emerald Downs	Longacres Mile Handicap (Dirt Mile)		TVG
Sat., Aug. 23	Arlington Park	Arlington Sprint Handicap (Turf Sprint)		HRTV
Sat., Aug. 23	Del Mar	Del Mar Handicap (Turf)		TVG
Sun., Aug. 24	Saratoga Race Course	Ballerina Stakes (Filly & Mare Sprint)		TVG/HRTV
Sat., Sept. 6	Turfway Park	Turfway Park Fall Championships (Marathon)		TVG
Sun., Sept. 7	Woodbine	Woodbine Mile (Mile)		HRTV
Sun., Sept. 14	Woodbine	Natalma Stakes (Juvenile Fillies Turf)		HRTV
Sat., Sept. 20	Suffolk Downs	Massachusetts Handicap (Classic)		TVG
Sat., Sept. 20	Louisiana Downs	Tiznow Stakes (Dirt Mile)		TVG/HRTV
Wed., Sept. 24	Oak Tree at Santa Anita	Morvich Handicap (Turf Sprint)		TVG
Sat., Sept. 27	Belmont Park	The Jockey Club Gold Cup (Classic)		TVG/HRTV
	Oak Tree at Santa Anita	Lady’s Secret Stakes (Ladies Classic)		TVG
		Yellow Ribbon Stakes (Filly & Mare Turf)		TVG
		Goodwood Stakes (Classic)		TVG
		Oak Leaf Stakes (Juvenile Fillies)		TVG
		Ancient Title Stakes (Sprint)		TVG
	Ascot	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Mile)		TVG
		Meon Valley Stud Fillies Mile (Juvenile Fillies Turf)		TVG
		Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Juvenile Turf)		TVG
Sun., Sept. 28	Belmont Park	Miss Grillo Stakes (Juvenile Fillies Turf)		TVG/HRTV
		The Pilgrim Stakes (Juvenile Turf)		TVG/HRTV
	Oak Tree at Santa Anita	Norfolk Stakes (Juvenile)		TVG
		Oak Tree Mile Stakes (Mile)		TVG
Fri., Oct. 3	Keeneland	Darley Alcibiades Stakes (Juvenile Fillies)		TVG
Sat., Oct. 4	Belmont Park	Champagne Stakes (Juvenile)		TVG/HRTV
		Frizette (Juvenile Fillies)		TVG/HRTV
Sun., Oct. 5	Keeneland	Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (Ladies Classic)		TVG
		Woodford Reserve Bourbon Stakes (Juvenile Turf)		TVG
Thurs., Oct. 9	Keeneland	J.P. Morgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (Juvenile Fillies Turf)		TVG

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