Europe’s most prestigious race, the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, has been added to the roster of races that guarantee the winner an all-expenses paid spot in the Breeders’ Cup, the organization announced on Thursday. The Arc, held at Longchamp in Paris and scheduled for Oct. 6 this year, was one of eight races newly designated as Win and You’re In by the Breeders’ Cup in its announcement of the full roster of 86 races for this year’s event, scheduled for Nov. 1-2 at Santa Anita Park in Southern California. The races for this year’s series will be held in 11 countries, and include 64 Grade 1 or Group 1 stakes. The Arc winner will be guaranteed a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf. Breeders’ Cup also designated the Juddmonte International on turf at York racecourse in England as its first European race guaranteeing the winner a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which is run on dirt. The Juddmonte International had previously guaranteed the winner a spot in the Turf. :: Shop for PPs, picks, DRF+ and more in our store! Winners of races in the series have their entry fees waived, as long as the winner is nominated to the Breeders’ Cup. At last year’s Breeders’ Cup, 35 winners of races in the series participated in the two-day event, and five of those won. Also added to the roster this year were two races giving the winner a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint: the Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs and the Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp in France on the Arc undercard.  The other additions to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge schedule are the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes at Parx racetrack outside Philadelphia, for a spot in the Distaff; the Grade 1 Fourstardave at Saratoga Race Course in New York, for the Breeders’ Cup Mile; the Jockey Club Derby at Belmont Park in New York, for the Turf; the the Prix Morny at Deauville in France for the Juvenile Turf Sprint; and the Gran Premio International Carlos Pelligrini Stakes in Argentina, for the Turf. The Gran Premio spot for 2019 was earned by Il Mercato for his win in the Dec. 15 running. Many of the races in the series will be broadcast live as part of NBC Sports Group’s coverage of racing this summer and fall. The series has 11 broadcasts scheduled from June to October. 2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series DATE TRACK RACE DISTANCE AGE DIVISION 12/15/18 SIS Gran Premio International Carlos Pellegrini Stakes (G1) 1 1/2 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP Turf 1/5/19 KEN Cartier Paddock S. (G1) 1 1/8 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 1/5/19 KEN L'Ormarins Queen's Plate (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 2/17/19 TOK February S. (G1) 1 Mile 4 YO & UP Classic 5/1/19 PAL Gran Premio Criadores (G1) 1 1/4 Miles 3 YO & UP F&M Distaff 5/26/19 CHS Gran Premio Club Hípico Falabella (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 5/27/19 SA Shoemaker Mile (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 6/2/19 TOK Yasuda Kinen (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 6/8/19 BEL Jaipur Invitational (G1) 6 Furlongs (T) 4 YO & UP Turf Sprint 6/8/19 BEL Ogden Phipps (G1) 1 1/16 Miles 4 YO & UP F&M Distaff 6/8/19 BEL Metropolitan H. (G1) 1 Mile 3 YO & UP Dirt Mile 6/9/19 GVA Grande Premio Brasil (G1) 1 1/2 Miles (T) 4 YO & UP Turf 6/15/19 CD Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2) 1 1/8 Miles 3 YO & UP F&M Distaff 6/15/19 CD Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) 1 1/8 Miles 3 YO & UP Classic 6/18/19 ASC Queen Anne S. (G1) 1 Mile (T) 4 YO & UP Mile 6/19/19 ASC Prince of Wales's S. (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 4 YO & UP Turf 6/20/19 ASC Norfolk S. (G2) 5 Furlongs (T) 2 YO Juvenile Turf Sprint 6/22/19 ASC Diamond Jubilee S. (G1) 6 Furlongs (T) 4 YO & UP Turf Sprint 6/23/19 HSN Takarazuka Kinen (G1) 1 3/8 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Turf 6/29/19 GP Princess Rooney H. (G2) 7 Furlongs 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Sprint 6/30/19 MON Gran Premio Pamplona (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 7/6/19 BEL John A. Nerud (G2) 7 Furlongs 3 YO & UP Sprint 7/20/19 MTH Haskell Invitational (G1) 1 1/8 Miles 3 YO Classic 7/27/19 ASC King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes sponsored by QIPCO (G1) 1 1/2 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP Turf 7/27/19 DMR Bing Crosby S. (G1) 6 Furlongs 3 YO & UP Sprint 7/28/19 DMR Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) 1 1/16 Miles 3 YO & UP F&M Distaff 7/31/19 GOO Qatar Sussex Stakes (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 8/3/19 SAR Whitney (G1) 1 1/8 Miles 3 YO & UP Classic 8/10/19 AP Arlington Million (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP Turf 8/10/19 AP Beverly D. Stakes (G1) 1 3/16 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 8/10/19 SAR Fourstardave H. (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 8/11/19 DEA Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le Buffard - Jacques Le Marois (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 8/17/19 DMR Del Mar Handicap (G2) 1 3/8 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Turf 8/17/19 DMR Pacific Classic (G1) 1 1/4 Miles 3 YO & UP Classic 8/18/19 DEA Darley Prix Morny (G1) 6 Furlongs (T) 2 YO Juvenile Turf Sprint 8/21/19 YOR Juddmonte International S. (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP Classic 8/22/19 YOR Yorkshire Oaks (G1) 1 1/2 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 8/23/19 YOR Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) 5 Furlongs (T) 2 YO & UP Turf Sprint 8/24/19 DMR Pat O'Brien S. (G2) 7 Furlongs 3 YO & UP Dirt Mile 8/24/19 SAR Ballerina (G1) 7 Furlongs 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Sprint 8/24/19 SAR Personal Ensign (G1) 1 1/8 Miles 3 YO & UP F&M Distaff 8/24/19 SAR Sword Dancer (G1) 1 1/2 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP Turf 9/7/19 BEL Jockey Club Derby 1 1/2 Miles (T) 3 YO Turf 9/7/19 KD Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint (G3) 6 Furlongs (T) 3 YO & UP Turf Sprint 9/14/19 CD Iroquois S. (G3) 1 1/16 Miles 2 YO Juvenile 9/14/19 CD Pocahontas S. (G2) 1 1/16 Miles 2 YO F Juvenile Fillies 9/14/19 LEO Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron S. (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 9/14/19 LEO KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (G2) 1 Mile (T) 2 YO Juvenile Turf 9/14/19 LEO QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP Turf 9/14/19 WO Woodbine Mile (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 9/15/19 CUR Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes (G1) 5 Furlongs (T) 3 YO & UP Turf Sprint 9/15/19 CUR Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) 7 Furlongs (T) 2 YO F  Juvenile Fillies Turf 9/15/19 WO Natalma Stakes (G1) 1 Mile (T) 2 YO F Juvenile Fillies Turf 9/15/19 WO Summer Stakes (G1) 1 Mile (T) 2 YO Juvenile Turf 9/21/19 PRX Cotillion S. (G1) 1 1/16 Miles 3 YO F Distaff 9/27/19 NEW Shadwell Rockfel (G2) 7 Furlongs (T) 2 YO F Juvenile Fillies Turf 9/27/19 SA American Pharoah Stakes (G1) 1 1/16 Miles 2 YO Juvenile 9/27/19 SA Chandelier Stakes (G1) 1 1/16 Miles 2 YO F Juvenile Fillies 9/28/19 BEL Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) 1 1/4 Miles 3 YO & UP Classic 9/28/19 BEL The Vosburgh (G1) 6 Furlongs 3 YO & UP Sprint 9/28/19 NEW Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) 1 Mile (T) 2 YO C&G Juvenile Turf 9/28/19 SA Awesome Again Stakes (G1) 1 1/8 Miles 3 YO & UP Classic 9/28/19 SA Rodeo Drive Stakes (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 9/29/19 NKR Sprinters S. (G1) 6 Furlongs (T) 3 YO & UP Turf Sprint 9/29/19 SA Zenyatta Stakes (G2) 1 1/16 Miles 3 YO & UP F&M Distaff 10/4/19 KEE Alcibiades Stakes (G1) 1 1/16 Miles 2 YO F Juvenile Fillies 10/4/19 KEE Phoenix Stakes (G2) 6 Furlongs 3 YO & UP Sprint 10/5/19 BEL The Champagne (G1) 1 Mile 2 YO Juvenile 10/5/19 KEE Breeders' Futurity (G1) 1 1/16 Miles 2 YO Juvenile 10/5/19 KEE First Lady S. (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 10/5/19 KEE Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (G1) 1 Mile (T) 3 YO & UP Mile 10/5/19 KEE Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) 6 Furlongs 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Sprint 10/5/19 SA Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1) 6 Furlongs 3 YO & UP Sprint 10/6/19 BEL The Flower Bowl (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 10/6/19 BEL The Frizette (G1) 1 Mile 2 YO F Juvenile Fillies 10/6/19 BEL The Futurity (G3) 6 Furlongs (T) 2 YO C&G Juvenile Turf Sprint 10/6/19 KEE Dixiana Bourbon S. (G3) 1 1/16 Miles (T) 2 YO Juvenile Turf 10/6/19 KEE Indian Summer Stakes  5 1/2 Furlongs (T) 2 YO Juvenile Turf Sprint 10/6/19 KEE Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) 1 1/8 Miles 3 YO & UP F&M Distaff 10/6/19 LCH Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (G1) 5 Furlongs (T) 2 YO & UP Turf Sprint 10/6/19 LCH Prix de l'Opera Longines (G1) 1 1/4 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP F&M Filly & Mare Turf 10/6/19 LCH Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) 1 1/2 Miles (T) 3 YO & UP Turf 10/6/19 LCH Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) 1 Mile (T) 2 YO Juvenile Turf 10/6/19 LCH Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac (G1) 1 Mile (T) 2 YO F Juvenile Fillies Turf 10/6/19 SA Speakeasy Stakes 5 Furlongs (T) 2 YO Juvenile Turf Sprint 10/9/19 KEE Jessamine Stakes (G2) 1 1/16 Miles (T) 2 YO F Juvenile Fillies Turf