Award season is upon us, and horse racing is no different. The year-end Eclipse Awards are always a highly-debated topic in ...

Godolphin’s homebred Pyromancer, the stakes-winning filly Tamamo Freesia, and the exciting Best Green all bring unbeaten ...

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 ...

DEL MAR — The horse from far away had come so close before, a Japanese star inches and then yards from achieving American royalty. Saturday, finally, Forever Young got there. After finishing an ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japanese horse racing has been on the precipice of breaking through on the U.S. scene. It seemed like it was ...

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Forever Young held on through the final straight to win the Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar racetrack in Southern California on Saturday, overcoming one of the most ...

Godolphin homebred Notable Speech (GB) and the remainder of trainer Charlie Appleby’s Breeders’ Cup quintet have all exited their races well, per assistant trainer and head traveling lad Chris Connett ...

Forever Young became the first Japanese-based horse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, holding off last year's winner Sierra Leone on Saturday at Del Mar. Japan is known as The Land of the Rising Sun.

DEL MAR, Calif. — 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 ...

DEL MAR, Calif. — The Breeders’ Cup culminates Saturday with nine horse races seemingly designed to confound even the best handicappers in the land, including the extremely competitive marquee race, ...

DEL MAR, Calif., Nov. 1 (UPI) --Forever Young flew all the way from Japan to seek revenge in Saturday's $7 million Grade I Breeders's Cup Classic -- and got it. The 4-year-old, third in last year's ...

NBC will air several races throughout the day, but none is more important than the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which takes place at 6:25 p.m. ET. With a $7 million purse, this race is viewed as the top ...