Tom Ryan, the managing partner of SF Bloodstock and the racing manager for SF Racing, posted Wednesday that one of his ...

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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 ...

The 2025 Breeders' Cup, the final major Grade 1 Thoroughbred horse racing event of the year in North America, didn't disappoint. Championship Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club featured nine races ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Breeders' Cup World Championships take place this weekend from Del Mar Racetrack, with the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic the highlight of the series. The latter is a Grade 1 race over 1/4 miles ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forever Young hung on to dash the widely held hope that Sierra Leone would be just the second horse in history to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic twice. Sierra Leone brought a run, but a shade late.

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 ...