Breeder's Cup Horse Racing | 2008 Breeder's Cup Classic Coverage

Breeders' Cup Challenge: Schedule and Results

Win and You're In
Date	Track	Race	Qualifying Race	Winner	BSF	Recap
4/26	HKJC	Champions Mile	Mile	Good Ba Ba	N/A	Good Ba Ba victor in Champions Mile; likely to stay home
7/5	MTH	Salvator Mile United Nations	Dirt Mile Turf	Notional Presious Passion	109 99	Notional pulls Mile surprise Local longshot Presious Passion holds on
7/12	CRC	Princess Rooney Smile Sprint	Filly & Mare Turf Sprint	Mistical Plan Benny the Bull	108 105	Benny the Bull runs off with Smile One turn helps Mistical Plan turn it around
7/13	DEL	Delaware Handicap	Ladies Classic	Hystericalady	108	Hystericalady strong in Delaware Handicap
7/19	DMR	San Diego Handicap	Dirt Mile	Well Armed	106	Well Armed sharp in San Diego return
7/19	PHA	Greenwood	Marathon	Evening Attire	114	Evening Attire powers to road win
7/26	SAR	Whitney Handicap Go For Wand Handicap Diana Stakes A.G. Vanderbilt Handicap	Classic Ladies Classic Filly & Mare Turf Sprint	Commentator Ginger Punch Forever Together Abraaj	120 92 105 109	Commentator wires Whitney Ginger Punch looks good for repeat Forever Together logical upset play Abraaj hits stride in nick of time
7/30	DMR	Cougar II Handicap	Marathon	Zappa	102	Zappa scores; Pacific Classic may be next
8/3	DMR	John Mabee	Filly & Mare Turf	Black Mamba (NZ)	99	Mabee makes two in a row for Black Mamba
8/9	DMR	Arlington Million Beverly D	Turf Filly & Mare Turf	Spirit One (FR) Mauralakana	103 105	Spirit One tops 1-2-3 Euro finish Red-hot Mauralakana adds Beverly D.
8/16	SAR	Sword Dancer	Turf	Grand Couturier	104	Grand Couturier repeats
8/17	EMD	Longacres Mile Handicap	Dirt Mile	Wasserman	90	Wasserman by a neck in Longacres Mile
8/23	AP	Arlington Sprint	Turf Sprint	Mr. Nightlinger	102	Mr. Nightlinger uncatchable again
8/23	DMR	Del Mar Handicap	Turf	Spring House	103	Spring House grabs BC Turf berth
8/24	DMR	Pacific Classic Rancho Bernardo Handicap Pat O'Brien Handicap Del Mar Mile	Classic Filly & Mare Sprint Sprint Mile	Go Between Dearest Trickski Lewis Michael Whatsthescript (IRE)	104 98 102 106	Go Between caps Gomez's big weekend Dearest Trickski captures Rancho Bernardo Lewis Michael upsets Pat O'Brien Whatsthescript scores in Del Mar Mile
8/24	SAR	Ballerina	Filly & Mare Sprint	Intangaroo	100	Intangaroo rallies in Ballerina
9/6	TP	Turfway Park Fall Championships	Marathon	Delightful Kiss	90	Delightful Kiss discovers marathon suits him
9/7	WO	Woodbine Mile	Mile	Rahy's Attorney	107	Rahy's Attorney surprises at Woodine
9/14	WO	Natalma	Juvenile Fillies Turf	C Karma	79	Koonunga Hill must ration speed
9/20	SUF	Massachusetts Handicap	Classic	Commentator	113	Fourteen-length margin says it all
9/20	LAD	Tiznow Stakes	Dirt Mile	Jonesboro	85	Jonesboro holds tactical advantage in Tiznow
9/24	OSA	Morvich Handicap	Turf Sprint	California Flag	103	Nakatani out with arm injury
9/27	BEL	The Jockey Club Gold Cup	Classic	Curlin	111	Curlin breaks earnings record
9/27	OSA	Lady's Secret Stakes Yellow Ribbon Goodwood Stakes Oak Leaf Ancient Title Stakes	Ladies Classic Filly & Mare Turf Classic Juvenile Fillies Sprint	Zenyatta Wait a While Well Armed Stardom Bound Cost of Freedom	108 97 105 87 110	Zenyatta still looking just perfect Wait a While, Stardom Bound punch Cup tickets Well Armed holds off Tiago in Goodwood Stardom Bound to be sold after Breeders' Cup Timely look at day of stakes
9/27	ASR	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Meon Valley Fillies Mile Royal Lodge Stakes	Mile Juvenile Fillies Turf Juvenile Turf
9/28	OSA	Norfolk Oak Tree Mile Stakes	Juvenile Mile	Street Hero Hyperbaric	86 100	Street Hero prevails in Norfolk Gomez hits milestone aboard Hyperbaric
10/1	BEL	Miss Grillo The Pilgrim	Juvenile Fillies Turf Juvenile Turf	Maram Elusive Bluff	73 79	Elusive Bluff begins to pay dividends
10/3	KEE	Darley Alcibiades	Juvenile Fillies	Dream Empress	80	Forever Together, Dream Empress win big
10/4	KEE	Thoroughbred Club of America Lane's End Breeders' Futurity Shadwell Mile	Filly & Mare Sprint Juvenile Mile	Indyanne Square Eddie Thorn Song	101 87 105	Square Eddie scores in U.S. debut Square Eddie scores in U.S. debut Thorn Song never looks back
10/4	WO	EP Taylor Summer Stakes Canadian International Nearctic	Filly & Mare Turf Juvenile Turf Turf Turf Sprint	Folk Opera (IRE) Grand Adventure Marsh Side True to Tradition	103 94 105 100	Marsh Side pays Canadian International high Quick hits on flurry of action Marsh Side pays Canadian International high Marsh Side points to Breeders' Cup
10/4	BEL	Champagne Frizette	Juvenile Juvenile Fillies	Vineyard Haven Sky Diva	99 85	Vineyard Haven romps in Champagne Sky Diva revives stable's BC hopes
10/5	KEE	Juddmonte Spinster Stakes Woodford Reserve Bourbon	Distaff Juvenile Turf	Carriage Trail Bittel Road	105 82	Carriage Trail sets track record in Spinster Carriage Trail sets track record in Spinster
10/9	KEE	J. P. Morgan Chase Jessamine S.	Juvenile Fillies Turf