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2020 Breeders’ Cup Prep Races
September and October heats up as the final round of 2019 Breeders’ Cup prep races take place all over the world, but the two biggest weekends on the schedule actually come at the beginning of October.
That’s when Belmont Park, Santa Anita Park and Keeneland will host their final major preps for the championship event. Woodbine will have a say in it too, as the Woodbine Mile in mid-September drawing top turf talent that should propel the winners into fine form for the Breeders’ Cup. These race meets also help sustain the betting appetite through fall race season, which the Breeders’ Cup remains the capstone for fall, and year end, betting competition.
October will be circled on many contenders’ calendars as Belmont Park hosts the Vosburgh Invitational, Flower Bowl Invitational and Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational.
Santa Anita won’t be outdone and runs the Awesome Again Stakes, Zenyatta Stakes, Rodeo Drive Stakes, American Pharoah S. (formerly the FrontRunner Stakes) and Chandelier Stakes on the same day.
One week later Keeneland kicks off its autumn meet with the traditional Fallstars Weekend to showcase some of the talent expected in the Breeders’ Cup. The Shadwell Turf Mile, Spinster Stakes, Breeders’ Futurity, Alcibiades Stakes, Phoenix Stakes, Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes and Bourbon Stakes take place over that weekend at the central Kentucky track.
Belmont Park also returns October 8 with the Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational, Champagne Stakes and Frizette Stakes, while out in California the Santa Anita Sprint Championship is scheduled.
Breeders’ Cup Prep Races by Division
Breeders’ Cup Classic Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| TOK | February S. | I | 1 Mile | 4 YO & UP | Classic | Japan | |
| CD | Stephen Foster H. | I | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 YO & UP | Classic | Kentucky | |
| Mth | Haskell Invitational | I | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 YO | Classic | New Jersey | |
| Sar | Whitney | I | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 YO & UP | Classic | New York | |
| Dmr | Pacific Classic | I | 1 1/4 Miles | 3 YO & UP | Classic | California | |
| Bel | Jockey Club Gold Cup | I | 1 1/4 Miles | 3 YO & UP | Classic | New York | |
| SA | Awesome Again Stakes | I | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 YO & UP | Classic | California |
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| Bel | Runhappy Metropolitan H. | I | 1 Mile | 3 YO & UP | Dirt Mile | New York | |
| Dmr | Pat O’Brien S. | II | 7 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | Dirt Mile | California | |
| Sar | Forego | I | 7 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | Dirt Mile | New York |
Breeders’ Cup Distaff Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| Pal | Gran Premio Criadores | I | 1 1/4 Miles | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Distaff | Argentina |
| Bel | Ogden Phipps | I | 1 1/16 Miles | 4 YO & UP | F & M | Distaff | New York |
| CD | Fleur de Lis H. | II | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Distaff | Kentucky |
| Dmr | Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | I | 1 1/16 Miles | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Distaff | California |
| Sar | Personal Ensign | I | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Distaff | New York |
| SA | Zenyatta Stakes | I | 1 1/16 Miles | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Distaff | California |
| Kee | Juddmonte Spinster Stakes | I | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Distaff | Kentucky |
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| GP | Princess Rooney H. | II | 7 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Sprint | Florida |
| Sar | Ketel One Ballerina | I | 7 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Sprint | New York |
| Kee | Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes | II | 6 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Sprint | Kentucky |
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| KEN | Cartier Paddock S. | I | 1 1/8 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | South Africa |
| RAN | The Coolmore Legacy Stakes | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | Australia |
| MON | Gran Premio Pamplona | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | Peru |
| AP | Beverly D. Stakes | I | 1 3/16 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | Illinois |
| YOR | Darley Yorkshire Oaks | I | 1 1/2 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | United Kingdom |
| LEO | Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron S. | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | Ireland |
| SA | Rodeo Drive Stakes | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | California |
| Bel | Flower Bowl Stakes | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | New York |
| Kee | First Lady S. | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | Kentucky |
| Lch | Prix de l’Opera Longines | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | F & M | Filly & Mare Turf | France |
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| CD | Iroquois S. | III | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 YO | Juvenile | Kentucky | |
| SA | American Pharoah Stakes | I | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 YO | Juvenile | California | |
| Bel | Champagne Stakes | I | 1 Mile | 2 YO | Juvenile | New York | |
| Kee | Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity | I | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 YO | Juvenile | Kentucky |
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| Sar | Spinaway | I | 7 Furlongs | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies | New York |
| CD | Pocahontas S. | II | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies | Kentucky |
| SA | Chandelier Stakes | I | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies | California |
| Kee | Darley Alcibiades Stakes | I | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies | Kentucky |
| Bel | Frizette Stakes | I | 1 Mile | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies | New York |
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| CUR | Moyglare Stud Stakes | I | 7 Furlongs (T) | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Ireland |
| WO | Natalma Stakes | I | 1 Mile (T) | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Ontario |
| NEW | Shadwell Rockfel | II | 7 Furlongs (T) | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies Turf | United Kingdom |
| Lch | Total Prix Marcel Boussac | I | 1 Mile (T) | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies Turf | France |
| Kee | JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes | II | 1 1/16 Miles (T) | 2 YO | F | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Kentucky |
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| LEO | KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes | II | 1 Mile (T) | 2 YO | Juvenile Turf | Ireland | |
| WO | Summer Stakes | I | 1 Mile (T) | 2 YO | Juvenile Turf | Ontario | |
| NEW | Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes | II | 1 Mile (T) | 2 YO | C & G | Juvenile Turf | United Kingdom |
| Kee | Dixiana Bourbon S. | III | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 YO | Juvenile Turf | Kentucky | |
| Lch | Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere | I | 1 Mile (T) | 2 YO | Juvenile Turf | France |
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| ASC | Norfolk S. | II | 5 Furlongs (T) | 2 YO | Juvenile Turf Sprint | United Kingdom | |
| SA | Speak Easy S. | 5 Furlongs (T) | 2 YO | Juvenile Turf Sprint | California | ||
| Bel | The Futurity | L | 6 Furlongs (T) | 2 YO | C & G | Juvenile Turf Sprint | New York |
| Kee | Indian Summer Stakes | 5 1/2 Furlongs (T) | 2 YO | Juvenile Turf Sprint | Kentucky |
Breeders’ Cup Mile Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| KEN | L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | South Africa | |
| RAN | The Star Doncaster Mile | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | Australia | |
| CHS | Gran Premio Club Hípico Falabella Breeders’ Cup | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | Chile | |
| SA | Shoemaker Mile | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | California | |
| TOK | Yasuda Kinen | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | Japan | |
| ASC | Queen Anne S. | I | 1 Mile (T) | 4 YO & UP | Mile | United Kingdom | |
| GOO | Qatar Sussex Stakes | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | United Kingdom | |
| Dea | Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le Buffard – Jacques Le Marois | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | France | |
| WO | Ricoh Woodbine Mile | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | Ontario | |
| Kee | Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes | I | 1 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Mile | Kentucky |
Breeders’ Cup Sprint Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| Bel | Belmont Sprint Championship | II | 7 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | Sprint | New York | |
| Dmr | Bing Crosby S. | I | 6 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | Sprint | California | |
| Bel | The Vosburgh | I | 6 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | Sprint | New York | |
| Kee | Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes | II | 6 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | Sprint | Kentucky | |
| SA | Santa Anita Sprint Championship | I | 6 Furlongs | 3 YO & UP | Sprint | California |
Breeders’ Cup Turf Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| SIS | Gran Premio 25 de Mayo | I | 1 1/2 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | Argentina | |
| GVA | Grande Premio Brasil | I | 1 1/2 Miles (T) | 4 YO & UP | Turf | Brazil | |
| ASC | Prince of Wales’s S. | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 4 YO & UP | Turf | United Kingdom | |
| HSN | Takarazuka Kinen | I | 1 3/8 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | Japan | |
| ASC | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes sponsored by QIPCO | I | 1 1/2 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | United Kingdom | |
| AP | Arlington Million | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | Illinois | |
| Dmr | Del Mar H. Presented By The Japan Racing Association | II | 1 3/8 Mile (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | California | |
| YOR | Juddmonte International S. | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | United Kingdom | |
| Sar | Sword Dancer | I | 1 1/2 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | New York | |
| LEO | QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes | I | 1 1/4 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | Ireland | |
| Bel | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic | I | 1 1/2 Miles (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf | New York |
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Prep Races
| Track | Race | Grade | Distance | Age | Sex | Division | Area |
| Bel | Jaipur Invitational | II | 6 Furlongs (T) | 4 YO & UP | Turf Sprint | New York | |
| ASC | Diamond Jubilee S. | I | 6 Furlongs (T) | 4 YO & UP | Turf Sprint | United Kingdom | |
| WO | Highlander Stakes | I | 6 Furlongs (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf Sprint | Ontario | |
| YOR | Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes | I | 5 Furlongs (T) | 2 YO & UP | Turf Sprint | United Kingdom | |
| CUR | Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes | I | 5 Furlongs (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf Sprint | Ireland | |
| NKR | Sprinters S. | I | 6 Furlongs (T) | 3 YO & UP | Turf Sprint | Japan |
Find all official Breeders’ Cup prep races by division here.