2013 Breeders' Cup Challenge series
# 2013 Breeders' Cup Challenge series

The 2013 Breeders' Cup Challenge series provided winners of the designated races with an automatic "Win and You're In" Berth in the 2013 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 2013, nine races were added to the series: the Triple Bend Handicap, Bing Crosby, Yorkshire Oaks, Lowther Stakes, Pat O’Brien, Juvenile Trial, Pocahontas, Iroquois and Canadian Stakes. A number of races that had previously been part of the series were dropped, including the Metropolitan Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup, Delaware Handicap, Pretty Polly, Greenwood Cup, San Diego, Turf Monster, Hopeful, Del Mar Futurity, Gallant Bloom, Fillies Mile, Beresford, Middle Park (since its Breeders' Cup race, the Juvenile Sprint, had been eliminated), Canadian International and E.P. Taylor Stakes.

Thirty-six horses entered in the Breeders' Cup races qualified via the challenge series, including four of the winners. These were:

* Mucho Macho Man, who qualified for the Classic by winning the Awesome Again Stakes
* Beholder, who won the Zenyatta Stakes to qualify for the Distaff
* Dank, who earned her berth in the Filly & Mare Turf by winning the Beverly D. Stakes
* Wise Dan, who won the Woodbine Mile to qualify for the Mile

The winners of the 2013 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.

| Month | Race | Track | Location | Division | Winner | BC Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| January | Queen's Plate | Kenilworth | South Africa | Breeders' Cup Mile | Variety Club | not entered |
| April | Doncaster Mile | Randwick | Australia | Breeders' Cup Mile | Sacred Falls | not entered |
| April | TJ Smith Stakes | Randwick | Australia | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Black Caviar | not entered |
| May | Gran Premio 25 de Mayo | San Isidro | Argentina | Breeders' Cup Turf | Ordak Dan | not entered |
| June | Triple Bend Handicap | Hollywood Park | California | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Central Intelligence | entered |
| June | Stephen Foster Handicap | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Classic | Fort Larned | entered |
| June | Shoemaker Mile | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Mile | Obviously | entered |
| June | Takarazuka Kinen | Hanshin | Japan | Breeders' Cup Turf | Gold Ship | not entered |
| July | Smile Sprint Handicap | Calder | Florida | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Bahamian Squall | entered |
| July | United Nations Stakes | Monmouth | New Jersey | Breeders' Cup Turf | Big Blue Kitten | entered |
| July | King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Ascot | England | Breeders' Cup Turf | Novellist | not entered |
| July | Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Lady of Fifty | not entered |
| July | Just A Gleam Handicap | Hollywood Park | California | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Book Review | entered |
| July | Bing Crosby Stakes | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Offthebench | not entered |
| August | Whitney Handicap | Saratoga | New York | Breeders' Cup Classic | Cross Traffic | not entered |
| August | Beverly D. Stakes | Arlington | Illinois | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Dank | 1st |
| August | Arlington Million | Arlington | Illinois | Breeders' Cup Turf | Real Solution | entered |
| August | Prix Jacques Le Marois | Deauville | France | Breeders' Cup Mile | Moonlight Cloud | not entered |
| August | Yorkshire Oaks | York | England | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | The Fugue | entered BC Turf |
| August | Nunthorpe Stakes | York | England | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Jwala | not entered |
| August | Lowther Stakes | York | England | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Lucky Kristale | not entered |
| August | Pacific Classic | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Classic | Game On Dude | entered |
| August | Del Mar Handicap | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Turf | Vagabond Shoes | entered |
| August | Pat O'Brien Handicap | Del Mar | California | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Fed Biz | entered |
| August | Personal Ensign Stakes | Saratoga | New York | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Royal Delta | entered |
| August | Ballerina Stakes | Saratoga | New York | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Dance to Bristol | entered |
| September | Grosser Preis von Baden | Baden-Baden | Germany | Breeders' Cup Turf | Novellist | not entered |
| September | Irish Champion Stakes | Leopardstown | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Turf | The Fugue | 2nd |
| September | Juvenile Turf Stakes | Leopardstown | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Australia | not entered |
| September | Moyglare Stud Stakes | Curragh | Ireland | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Rizeena | not entered |
| September | Pocahontas Stakes | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Untapable | entered |
| September | Iroquois Stakes | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Cleburne | entered |
| September | Canadian Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Minakshi | not entered |
| September | Woodbine Mile | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Mile | Wise Dan | 1st |
| September | Natalma Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Llanarmon | not entered |
| September | Summer Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | My Conquestadory | entered Juv. Filly Turf |
| September | Royal Lodge Stakes | Newmarket | England | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Berkshire | not entered |
| September | Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Laughing | entered |
| September | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Turf | Little Mike | entered |
| September | Kelso Handicap | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Graydar | not entered |
| September | Vosburgh Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Private Zone | entered |
| September | Beldame Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Princess of Sylmar | entered |
| September | Jockey Club Gold Cup | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Classic | Ron The Greek | entered |
| September | Awesome Again Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Classic | Mucho Macho Man | 1st |
| September | FrontRunner Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Bond Holder | entered |
| September | Chandelier Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Secret Compass | entered |
| September | Rodeo Drive Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Tiz Flirtatious | entered |
| September | Zenyatta Stakes | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Beholder | 1st |
| October | Prix de la Forêt | Longchamp | France | Breeders' Cup Mile | Moonlight Cloud | not entered |
| October | Prix de l'Opéra | Longchamp | France | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Dalkala | not entered |
| October | Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | Longchamp | France | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Karakontie | not entered |
| October | Pilgrim Stakes | Belmont | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Bobby's Kitten | 3rd |
| October | Miss Grillo Stakes | Belmont | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Testa Rossi | 2nd |
| October | Nearctic Stakes | Woodbine | Canada | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | Phil's Dream | not entered |
| October | Alcibiades Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | My Conquestadory | entered Juv. Fillies Turf |
| October | Phoenix Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Sum of The Parts | entered |
| October | Champagne Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Havana | 2nd |
| October | Frizette Stakes | Belmont Park | New York | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Artemis Agrotera | entered |
| October | Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Mile | Silver Max | entered |
| October | Breeders' Futurity Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | We Miss Artie | entered |
| October | Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Judy the Beauty | 2nd |
| October | Santa Anita Sprint Championship | Santa Anita | California | Breeders' Cup Sprint | Offthebench | not entered |
| October | Bourbon Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | Poker Player | entered |
| October | Spinster Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Distaff | Emollient | not entered |
| October | Jessamine Stakes | Keeneland | Kentucky | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Kitten Kaboodle | entered |
