# 2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge series

The 2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge series provided winners of the designated races an automatic "Win and You're In" Berth in the 2014 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 2014, seven new races were added to the series: the Paddock Stakes, Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Grande Premio Brasil, Clasico Cesar del Rio, Copa De Oro Vinas De Chile, The Gold Cup at Santa Anita, Haskell Invitational, Belmont Oaks, Matron Stakes, Juddmonte International and Rockfel Stakes. NBC broadcast 18 of the races.
For 2014, thirty-seven horses entered in the Breeders' Cup races qualified via the challenge series, including four of the winners. These were:
* Bayern, who qualified for the Classic by winning the Haskell Invitational
* Main Sequence, who won the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic to qualify for the Turf
* Work All Week, who earned his berth in the Sprint by winning the Phoenix Stakes
* Goldencents, who won the Pat O'Brien Handicap to qualify for the Dirt Mile
The 2014 Breeders' Cup races were missing several prominent horses due to injury or illness. Most notably, American Pharoah, favored in the Juvenile after winning the FrontRunner Stakes, missed the race due to a bruise to the left front hoof. Similarly, Wise Dan, two-time winner of the Mile, qualified for the third time by winning the Shadwell Turf Mile but suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right foreleg. Beholder qualified in the Zenyatta but came down with an illness and missed the chance to defend her Distaff championship. Bal a Bali qualified for the Turf in the Gran Premio Brazil but developed laminitis and missed the race.
The winners of the 2014 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. The 2014 Breeders' Cup Challenge races included:
| Month | Race | Track | Location | Division | Winner | BC Result |
| January | Paddock Stakes | Kenilworth | South Africa | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Beach Beauty | not entered |
| January | Queen's Plate | Kenilworth | South Africa | Breeders' Cup Mile | Cape Town Noir | entered |
| April | Doncaster Mile | Randwick | Australia | Breeders' Cup Mile | Sacred Falls | entered |
| April | TJ Smith Stakes | Randwick | Australia | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Lankan Rupee | not entered |
| April | Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Randwick | Australia | Breeders' Cup Turf | It's A Dundeel | not entered |
| May | Gran Premio 25 de Mayo | San Isidro | Argentina | Breeders' Cup Turf | Sir Winsalot | not entered |
| June | Metropolitan Handicap | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Palace Malice | not entered |
| June | Ogden Phipps Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Close Hatches | entered |
| June | Grande Prêmio Brasil | Hipódromo da Gávea | Brazil | Breeders' Cup Turf | Bal A Bali | injured |
| June | Stephen Foster Handicap | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Classic | Moonshine Mullin | not entered |
| June | Shoemaker Mile | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Mile | Obviously | entered |
| June | The Gold Cup at Santa Anita | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Classic | Majestic Harbor | entered |
| June | Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin | Japan | Breeders' Cup Turf | Gold Ship | not entered |
| July | Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Minorette | not entered |
| July | King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Ascot | England | Breeders' Cup Turf | Taghrooda | not entered |
| July | Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Iotapa | 3rd |
| July | Bing Crosby Handicap | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Big Macher | entered |
| July | Haskell Invitational | Monmouth | New Jersey | Breeders' Cup Classic | Bayern | 1st |
| August | Whitney Handicap | Saratoga | New York | Breeders' Cup Classic | Moreno | entered |
| August | Beverly D. Stakes | Arlington | Illinois | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Euro Charline | not entered |
| August | Arlington Million | Arlington | Illinois | Breeders' Cup Turf | Hardest Core | entered |
| August | Prix Jacques Le Marois | Deauville | France | Breeders' Cup Mile | Kingman | not entered |
| August | Juddmonte International | York | England | Breeders' Cup Turf | Australia | not entered |
| August | Yorkshire Oaks | York | England | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Tapestry | not entered |
| August | Nunthorpe Stakes | York | England | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Sole Power | not entered |
| August | Pacific Classic | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Classic | Shared Belief | 4th |
| August | Del Mar Handicap | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Turf | Big John B | entered |
| August | Pat O'Brien Handicap | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Goldencents | 1st |
| August | Personal Ensign Stakes | Saratoga | New York | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Close Hatches | entered |
| August | Ballerina Stakes | Saratoga | New York | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Artemis Agrotera | entered |
| August | Forego Stakes | Saratoga | New York | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Palace | entered |
| September | Grosser Preis von Baden | Baden-Baden | Germany | Breeders' Cup Turf | Ivanhowe | not entered |
| September | Matron Stakes | Leopardstown | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Fiesolana | entered |
| September | Irish Champion Stakes | Leopardstown | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Turf | The Grey Gatsby | not entered |
| September | Juvenile Turf Stakes | Leopardstown | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | John F. Kennedy | not entered |
| September | Moyglare Stud Stakes | Curragh | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Cursory Glance | not entered |
| September | Pocahontas Stakes | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Christina's Journey | entered |
| September | Iroquois Stakes | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Lucky Player | entered |
| September | Canadian Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Deceptive Vision | not entered |
| September | Woodbine Mile | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Mile | Trade Storm | 3rd |
| September | Natalma Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Conquest Harlanate | entered |
| September | Summer Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Conquest Typhoon | entered |
| September | Rockfel Stakes | Newmarket | England | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Lucida | not entered |
| September | Royal Lodge Stakes | Newmarket | England | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Elm Park | not entered |
| September | Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Stephanie's Kitten | 2nd |
| September | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Turf | Main Sequence | 1st |
| September | Vosburgh Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Private Zone | 3rd |
| September | Jockey Club Gold Cup | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Classic | Tonalist | entered |
| September | Awesome Again Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Classic | Shared Belief | 4th |
| September | FrontRunner Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | American Pharoah | injured |
| September | Chandelier Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Angela Renee | entered |
| September | Rodeo Drive Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Emollient | entered |
| September | Zenyatta Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Beholder | illness |
| October | Prix de l'Opéra | Longchamp | France | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Winner We Are | not entered |
| October | Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | Longchamp | France | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Full Mast | not entered |
| October | Prix Marcel Boussac | Longchamp | France | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Found | not entered |
| October | Alcibiades Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Peace and War | not entered |
| October | Phoenix Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Work All Week | 1st |
| October | Champagne Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Daredevil | entered |
| October | Frizette Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | By The Moon | entered |
| October | Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Mile | Wise Dan | injured |
| October | Breeders' Futurity Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Carpe Diem | 2nd |
| October | Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Leigh Court | entered |
| October | Santa Anita Sprint Championship | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Rich Tapestry | entered |
| October | Bourbon Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Lawn Ranger | entered |
| October | Spinster Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Don't Tell Sophia | 2nd |
| October | Jessamine Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Rainha Da Bateria | entered |