Forever Young beat defending champion Sierra Leone by a half-length to win the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar, ...

Forever Young became the first Japanese-based horse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, holding off last year's winner Sierra ...

It was the third Breeders’ Cup victory for trainer Yoshito Yahagi, who won the Distaff and Filly & Mare Turf four years ago at Del Mar.

Forever Young, trained by Yoshito Yahagi, and ridden by Ryusei Sakai, won the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic for Japan on Saturday at Del Mar.

This year’s Classic featured nine horses after Sovereignty, the 2025 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner, was scratched with a fever.

At Del Mar, the 4-year-old turns back Sierra Leone and Fierceness to win the $7 million highlight of two days of championship races.

Forever Young won the Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on Saturday, holding off defending champion Sierra Leone to give Japan ...

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 ...