2025 Breeders’ Cup

2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic results

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42nd Breeders' Cup

Horse Racing

Forever Young beats defending champion Sierra Leone to win $7M Breeders’ Cup Classic

Ridden by Ryusei Sakai, Forever Young ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:00.19 and paid $9 to win at 7-2 odds. The colt was third in last year’s Classic behind Sierra Leone and Fierceness.

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2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championship

Forever Young hangs on for BC Classic win

November 1, 2025 06:41 PM

Yoshito Yahagi trainee Forever Young scores a huge win for Japanese horse racing, holding off a hard charge from defending champion Sierra Leone to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar.

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