Fourteen countries on five continents will host races from the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In as the international qualifier for the Breeders' Cup World Championships enters its 20th year in 2026. 

BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.

Haras Rio Iguassu's 5-year-old Obataye surged past five rivals in the final furlong to capture the 1 1/2-mile Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional (G1) Dec. 13 at Hipodromo de San Isidro, earning a spot in the 2026 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T).

A 17-horse field has been entered for the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional (G1) at Hipodromo de San Isidro Dec. 13 in Argentina, part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In.

This year's Woodford Stakes (G2T) winner at Keeneland, Khaadem will attempt to become the first 9-year-old to win the HK$28 million (US$3.59 million) Hong Kong Sprint (G1).