Forever Young (5), ridden by jockey Ryusei Sakai, wins the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic on Breeders’ Cup Championship Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California on November 1, 2025 ...

Forever Young flew all the way from Japan to seek revenge in Saturday’s Grade 1, $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic — and got it. The 4-year-old, third in last year’s Kentucky Derby and third in last ...

DEL MAR, Calif. — Japanese horse racing has been on the precipice of breaking through on the U.S. scene. It seemed like it was almost there in 2021 when it won three Breeders' Cup races. But after ...

Ryusei Sakai (5) rides Forever Young to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic race on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Del Mar. (Photo by Gregory Bull/AP) Forever Young beat defending champion Sierra Leone ...

Having won the Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and Travers Stakes (G1), Godolphin's Sovereignty —scratched from the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) due to fever—is the front-runner to earn ...

Forever Young ended a forever wait. A horse from Japan had never won one of America’s greatest races until Saturday, when Forever Young held off defending champion Sierra Leone to win the $7 million ...

The Breeders’ Cup, an annual gathering of the world’s best horses, generally offers three things horseplayers and fans love. First, great performances. In a sport based on speed and athleticism, the ...

Forever Young beat defending champion Sierra Leone by a half-length to win the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar, giving Japan a victory in North America's richest race. Ridden ...

Japan's Forever Young made history as the first horse from that country to win the $7 million Classic and long shot Ethical Diamond stole the show in the $5 million Turf on Saturday to highlight Day ...