Forever Young hangs on to win Breeders' Cup Classic

VIDEO SHOWS: 2025 BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC HIGHLIGHTS/ COMMENT FROM WINNING TRAINER SHOWS: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 1, 2025) (HBA MEDIA – See restrictions) 1. VARIOUS OF BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC WITH FOREVER YOUNG (JAPAN) HOLDING OFF FIERCENESS (UNITED STATES) AT THE END TO WIN IT 2. FOREVER YOUNG JOCKEY, RYUSEI SAKAI, CELEBRATING 3. FOREVER YOUNG TRAINER, YOSHITO YAHAGI, CELEBRATING 4. SAKAI 5. YAHAGI 6. VARIOUS REPLAYS 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese followed by English translation) FOREVER YOUNG TRAINER, YOSHITO YAHAGI, SAYING: "It feels like Japan won the football World Cup. People in the horse racing industry never expect to win the Breeders' Cup Classic so it means a lot to us." 8. VARIOUS OF FOREVER YOUNG OWNER, SUSUMU FUJITA, RECEIVING TROPHY 9. SAKAI 10. FUJITA  STORY: Japan's Forever Young held off a formidable field to win the Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar Racetrack in Southern California on Saturday (November 1). The bay colt went off at 7/2 odds after finishing third last year and settled into the pack midway through the 1-1/4 mile race before pulling away around the final turn. He held off favourite Fierceness down the final straight and a late challenge from last year's winner Sierra Leone to cross the line first. The $7-million race was widely considered among the most competitive in recent memory, even after the favourite, Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, was scratched due to illness. (Production: Conal Quinn)

(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)