2025 Breeders' Cup Classic
November 1, 2025 · Del Mar · 1¼ miles on the dirt
Forever Young (JPN) won the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic by ½ length at Del Mar on November 1, 2025, ridden by Ryusei Sakai and trained by Yoshito Yahagi. Sent off at 3.50-1, the winner covered 1¼ miles on fast dirt in 2:00.19.
Result
| Fin | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forever Young (JPN) | Ryusei SakaiYoshito Yahagi | 3.50 |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | Flavien PratChad Brown | 3.90 |
| 3 | Fierceness | John VelazquezTodd Pletcher | 3.40 fav |
| 4 | Journalism | Jose OrtizMichael McCarthy | 4.80 |
| 5 | Mindframe | Irad Ortiz Jr.Todd Pletcher | 7.30 |
| 6 | Baeza | Hector BerriosJohn Shirreffs | 7.10 |
| 7 | Nevada Beach | Mike SmithBob Baffert | 18.80 |
| 8 | Antiquarian | Luis SaezTodd Pletcher | 17.80 |
| 9 | Contrary Thinking | Florent GerouxChad Brown | 66.40 |
Winner: Forever Young (JPN)
- Pedigree
- Real Steel (JPN) — Forever Darling, by Congrats
- Description
- Bay Colt, foaled Feb 24, 2021 in Japan
- Trainer
- Yoshito Yahagi
- Jockey
- Ryusei Sakai
- Owner
- Susumu Fujita
- Breeder
- Northern Racing
Race details
- Race
- Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade 1)
- Distance
- 1¼ miles
- Surface
- Dirt
- Track condition
- Fast
- Weather
- Clear
- Purse
- $7,000,000
- Fractions
- 23.04 · 45.97 · 1:10.48 · 1:35.70
- Final time
- 2:00.19
- Field
- 9 starters
| Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forever Young (JPN) | $9.00 | $4.80 | $3.20 |
| Sierra Leone | $4.60 | $2.80 | |
| Fierceness | $3.40 |
Source: official Equibase chart (race 9 on the card).
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- Turf Sprint — Shisospicy
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