Horse Racing
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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Willie Mullins’ 5-year-old gelding surges past the field in the final stretch to win the Breeders’ Cup Turf and break the course record at Del Mar as a 25-1 shot.
2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championship
Forever Young hangs on for BC Classic win
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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The 151st Kentucky Derby highlights
Watch Larry Collmus, the voice of the Kentucky Derby, call Sovereignty’s thrilling win at the 151st Run for the Roses.
Michael Banahan receives the Kentucky Derby Trophy and talks about Godolphin achieving the Derby Double, and Bill Mott talks about how his relationship with Junio Alvarado works.
Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bill Mott reacts to Sovereignty’s win in the Run for the Roses.
2025 Kentucky Derby winning jockey Junior Alvarado talks about riding Sovereignty to a win in the Run for the Roses.
Take a bird’s-eye view of Sovereignty’s winning moves entering the final stretch in the 151st Kentucky Derby.
Bill Mott’s 3-year-old star colt Sovereignty storms down the final stretch, holding off favorite Journalism to win the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
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2025 Breeders Cup Classic Betting Preview
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will host the Breeders’ Cup for the fourth time in nine years, starting this Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network.
The Classic field was among the 207 horses, including 58 from overseas, pre-entered for the over $34 million, 14-race world championships.
