Yearly, the street to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships begins months earlier than with a sequence of qualifying races which might be referred to as the Breeders‘ Cup Problem Collection. The sequence has expanded through the years and it has constantly given followers and bettors a preview of among the runners who’ll vie for Breeders’ Cup glory within the fall.

Beneath are some enjoyable info to know concerning the Breeders’ Cup Problem Collection and the “Win and You’re In” races that may lead all the way in which as much as the fortieth Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4, at Santa Anita Park in Southern California.

1. This yr marks the sixteenth yr of the Breeders’ Cup Problem Collection. The Breeders’ Cup World Championships date again greater than twenty years earlier, having been first run in 1984. 

2. The 2023 Problem Collection truly started in 2022 with the  first race of the sequence being the Gran Premio Worldwide Carlos Pellegrini run at San Isidro Racecourse in Argentina. It was a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf and it was gained by a horse named The Punisher.

3. Tv protection of Problem Collection races will be discovered on a complete of six reside broadcasts throughout NBC, CNBC, and Fox all year long. The protection started on June 10 with three “Win and You’re In” races from Belmont Park. The protection on NBC and CNBC will likely be simul-streamed on Peacock and NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports activities app. The following of the remaining 5 broadcasts is Saturday, July 1 on NBC beginning at 5 p.m. ET that includes the Stephen Foster Stakes. The Stephen Foster is a “Win and You’re In” race for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic.

4. The sequence started in 2007 with 24 “Win and You are In” races from two international locations. By 2014, it consisted of 71 races throughout 13 international locations. For 2023, there are 80 races within the sequence that may happen in 11 international locations.

5. After a profitable restructuring in 2022, the 2023 sequence within the U.S. will once more characteristic a regional qualifying program to steadiness divisional competitors throughout the nation. In 10 of the 14 race divisions, there will likely be one Breeders’ Cup Problem Collection race per area, recognized as East, Midwest, and West. Breeders’ Cup will promote these regional rivalries on the street to the World Championships. The exception to the regional format would be the Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic division, which can have six home qualifying races. New this yr, all North American Problem races have to be graded to be included within the sequence.

6. On Memorial Day, Exaulted kicked off the 2023 United States sequence along with his victory within the Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita Park. The victory earned him an computerized berth into the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile offered by PDJF. As with all “Win and You’re In” races, Breeders’ Cup may also cowl his entry charges for the race.

7. Three  “Win and You’re In” races have been held on the June 10 Belmont Stakes Introduced by NYRA Bets undercard at Belmont Park. Cody’s Want, Clairiere, and Caravel gained the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap, Ogden Phipps Stakes, and Jaipur Stakes and earned computerized berths to the Huge Ass Followers Breeders’ Cup Grime Mile, Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, and Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash, respectively.

8. In 2022, there have been 38 Breeders’ Cup Problem winners who ended up collaborating within the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. Seven of them ended up successful their respective divisional Breeders’ Cup races.

9. Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic 2022 winner Flightline led the septet of Breeders’ Cup Problem winners that gained Breeders’ Cup races. The eventual 2022 Horse of the 12 months earned his “Win and You’re In” berth final August at Del Mar when he gained the TVG Pacific Basic. Different 2022 Breeders’ Cup winners who earned berths by the Problem Collection included Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Malathaat, Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Dash winner Elite Energy, FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile offered by PDJF winner Fashionable Video games, Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Dash winner Goodnight Olive, FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile offered by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance winner Forte, and NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Surprise Wheel.

10. 5 “Win and You’re In” races for Breeders’ Cup 2023 will likely be held at Santa Anita Park, the positioning of this yr’s World Championships. Along with the aforementioned Shoemaker Mile, Santa Anita may also host the Superior Once more Stakes on Sept. 30 as a prep for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Basic, and three extra Breeders’ Cup Problem races on Oct. 7 together with the American Pharoah Stakes, the Rodeo Drive Stakes, and the Chandelier Stakes as prep races for the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile offered by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, and the NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, respectively.