Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes turf race added to Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series

WinStar joins partnership for Straight No Chaser breeding rights

WinStar Farm entered a partnership with MyRacehorse to acquire the breeding rights to Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner and Eclipse Award champion male sprinter Straight No Chaser.Trained by Dan Blacker, the globetrotting 6-year-old son of Speightster is a prohibitive favorite in next Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan on Dubai World Cup day. He punched his ticket to the Dubai Golden Shaheen with a resounding win in the $2 mi…

Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes turf race added to Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series

TORONTO — The winner of the 2025 Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes will earn a direct entry into the Breeders' Cup.

GI E.P. Taylor Stakes At Woodbine Joins Breeders' Cup Challenge Series

The $750,000 GI E.P. Taylor Stakes has been added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series as an official “Win and You're In” race, according to a release from Woodbine Entertainment on Thursday morning. The new designation offers the winner an automatic, fees-paid berth into the $2 million GI Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at the 2025 Breeders' Cup World Championships which is scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar. This year, the E…

E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1) at Woodbine joins Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series  - Woodbine Racetrack

TORONTO, March 27, 2025 – Woodbine Entertainment is proud to announce that the $750,000 (CAD) E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1) has been added to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series as an official “Win and You’re In” race. ​ The new designation offers the winner an automatic, fees-paid berth into the $2 million (USD) Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) at the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships held October 31- November 1 at Del Mar Thorou…