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Winning is just the beginning for lucky contenders in the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In. With the international series already underway, runners based in North America get their chance at the action starting May 29 when the domestic portion of the series kicks off with the $500,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park.

The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series consists of 80 graded stakes races worldwide, the winners of which receive automatic starting positions and fees paid into a corresponding race at the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Fans can visit BreedersCup.com/tickets to peruse a variety of seating options for the 40^th running of the Championships, which are scheduled to be held Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

The winner of the Shoemaker Mile, contested over a mile on the turf, will receive an automatic starting position with fees paid into the $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1). The Shoemaker Mile is the first of 41 Challenge Series races in North America this year and will be televised live on FanDuel TV.

In the U.S., 11 of the 14 divisions comprising the Breeders' Cup World Championships races will be represented by one Challenge Series winner per region (East, Midwest, and West). The winner of the Shoemaker Mile will be the Breeders' Cup Challenge Western region representative in the World Championships. The Aug. 12 Fourstardave Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course (East) and the Oct. 7 Coolmore Turf Mile (G1) at Keeneland (Midwest) are the other regional qualifying races in the U.S. for the FanDuel Mile division.

Post positions for the Shoemaker Mile will be drawn May 26. Trainer Phil D'Amato is expected to enter three graded stakes winners: The 5-year-old gelding Gold Phoenix (IRE), winner of the Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) at Santa Anita in March; the 4-year-old Balnikhov (IRE), who won last month's San Francisco Mile (G3) at Golden Gate Fields, and the 6-year-old gelding Hong Kong Harry (IRE), who won last year's Del Mar Mile (G1) and Seabiscuit Handicap (G2), and was recently second in the Old Forrester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs.

Thus far in 2023, there has been one international automatic qualifier for the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile. The 5-year-old Al Muthana (AUS) won the Jan. 7 L'Omarins King's Plate (G1) at Kenilworth Racecourse in South Africa.

As part of the benefits of the Challenge Series, Breeders' Cup will pay the entry fees for the Shoemaker Mile winner to start in the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile. Breeders' Cup also will provide a travel allowance of $10,000 for all domestic starters based outside of California to compete in the World Championships. The Challenge winner must be nominated to the Breeders' Cup program by the pre-entry deadline of Oct. 23 to receive the rewards.

The 2023 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In schedule can be accessed here.

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Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. has been fined $1,000 by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for “failure to comply with the regulation that governs advertising by wearing promotional materials [in the Grade 1 Turf Classic] without written approval.” The KHRC issued the ruling on May 18, 2023.

In the Turf Classic, the 11th race at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2023, Ortiz wore riding pants emblazoned with the Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse logo aboard victorious Up to the Mark. Up to the Mark is owned by St. Elias Stable and Repole Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher.

According to KHRC regulations, written approval to wear advertising materials must be filed with the commission from four entities: the owner, jockey, licensed racing association, and the stewards. That approval must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. two days prior to the race in question.

The KHRC ruling, available here, does not indicate which entity's written approval was lacking for the Turf Classic.

Advertising materials are also subject to regulations regarding size and placement, and in relation to existing sponsorship agreements. The full rules are listed here, in Section 16.

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The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is hosting an Ownership Seminar for prospective and current owners and breeders on Friday and Saturday, June 23-24 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.

Speakers include representatives from The Jockey Club of Canada, including R. Glenn Sikura and Bernard McCormack; Jim Lawson, President, and CEO of Woodbine Entertainment; Kevin Attard, Queen's Plate-winning trainer; Donato Lanni, Managing Partner of X-Men Racing; Colleen Dalos of Tall Oaks Farm and more. Attendees will learn about Canadian Thoroughbred ownership from the top officials and professionals in the industry.

“The TOBA seminar at Woodbine is aimed towards all levels of stakeholder industry participation – from beginners to knowledgeable owners and breeders – looking to continue their education,” said TOBA marketing director Barkley Porter. “We are excited to present an agenda of distinguished presenters from across the industry, who are eager to engage and enlighten our attendees.”

The seminar is open to the general public, with a special discount for TOBA and CTHS members. Meals, educational materials, and a TOBA gift bag are included in registration. Registration is available online at: toba.memberclicks.net/seminars-clinics.

Other upcoming TOBA educational seminars and clinics for 2023 are listed below:

• July 28-29: Ownership Seminar in Del Mar, California
• August 17-18: Ownership Seminar in Saratoga Springs, New York
• October 23: Pedigree & Conformation Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky

Questions about the clinics and seminars may be directed to Barkley N. Porter at barkley@toba.org / (859) 276-6793.

The Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association (TOBA), based in Lexington, Ky., was formed in 1961 and is a national trade organization of leading Thoroughbred owners and breeders. TOBA's mission is to improve the economics, integrity, and pleasure of the sport on behalf of Thoroughbred owners and breeders. Projects managed by TOBA include the American Graded Stakes Committee, Claiming Crown, Ownership Seminars, Breeding, Conformation & Pedigree Clinics, US-Bred, TOBA Owners Concierge, OwnerView and the Sales Integrity Program. TOBA provides international representation for U.S. owners and breeders on the International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee, International Cataloguing Standards Committee, and International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation. Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) is the charitable arm of TOBA. TOBA Media Properties, a subsidiary of TOBA, is the co owner of BloodHorse LLC. TOBA is represented on the board of directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium as founding members.

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Ellis Park Racing & Gaming officials announced Wednesday a record $14,021,000 in purses will be offered in the newly-released 2023 condition book.

The 24-day meet that spans July 7-Aug.27 features an average of $584,200 in purses offered per day, which is $170,000 more per day than what was offered in 2022. (purses includes Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund and are pending approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission)

“We're incredibly excited to begin another racing season at Ellis Park,” said Ellis Park Racing Secretary Dan Bork, who will be in charge of the racing office for his 15th year. “Through the continued investments of Churchill Downs Incorporated, our overnight and stakes purses will be the highest in the history of Ellis Park.”

Kentucky-breds will compete for $70,000 in maiden special weight purses and up to $80,000 in allowance races.

A total of 18 stakes are on the Ellis Park calendar led by the Aug. 6, $300,000 Pucker Up (Grade 3), run at 1 1/8 miles for 3-year-old fillies.

The Pucker Up is one of seven stakes events across Kentucky Downs Preview Weekend on Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6. Saturday's trio of stakes contests are the $200,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Mint Millions Turf Mile (Listed), the $200,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Dueling Grounds Derby and the $200,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Mint Ladies Turf Sprint. Sunday's program will be highlighted by the Pucker Up along with the $250,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Turf Cup (Listed), the $200,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies Turf Mile (Listed) and the $200,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Turf Sprint (Listed). All winners will receive an automatic berth to the corresponding stakes race at Kentucky Downs.

There are six stakes events scheduled on Sunday Aug. 13 headlined by the $250,000 Ellis Park Derby (Listed) for 3-year-olds run at one-mile on dirt.

For more information about racing and gaming from Ellis Park, visit www.ellisparkracing.com. To view the Ellis Park condition book, visit: https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbHorsemenAreaDownloadAction.cfm?sn=CB-ELP-20230707-20230806D.

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