With Live Programming Across NBC, FOX, Peacock & CNBC, Television Schedule for Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Announced

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The 2025 “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In” television schedule, consisting of five live programs across NBC, FOX, Peacock, and CNBC, was revealed Thursday.

Now in its 12th year of programming, the “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In” spotlights North America's top horses as they compete for an automatic starting position, and free entry, into a corresponding divisional race at the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Thoroughbred racing's year-end international festival of racing will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar.

“The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series provides fans a way to connect the major summer and fall races with the season-ending World Championships on NBC Sports platforms,” said Drew Fleming, President and CEO of Breeders' Cup Limited. “We look forward to continuing our great relationships with NBC and FOX to ensure widespread visibility for our Challenge races this year. These network partners provide excellent coverage of our sport, and we are proud to collaborate with them to give viewers across the nation ample opportunities to follow the road to the Breeders' Cup World Championships.”

NBC and Peacock kick off the action July 19 at 5:00 p.m. ET at Monmouth Park with the GI Haskell Stakes, a Breeders' Cup Challenge event for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic.

On Aug. 2 at 5:00 p.m. ET, Breeders' Cup and NYRA will partner to provide special coverage on FOX of the GI FanDuel Fourstardave Stakes at Saratoga, an automatic qualifier for the GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile.

On Aug. 30, new to television for 2025, the GII Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs, an automatic qualifier for the GI Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, will be featured on NBC during a two-hour broadcast starting at 4:00 p.m. ET.

A blockbuster weekend of final Challenge Series races will be presented Oct 4-5, across NBC and CNBC. Starting on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 4:00 p.m. ET, a two-hour CNBC broadcast will provide coverage from Santa Anita Park and Keeneland. The excitement continues live from Keeneland on Oct. 5 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. ET, when NBC will feature the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes, an automatic qualifier for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff, and the GII Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes, which awards a free spot in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

The complete Challenge Series schedule, including television coverage, can be viewed at
BreedersCup.com/races/challenge-series.

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