DEL MAR, Calif., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Forever Young flew all the way from Japan to seek revenge in Saturday's $7 million Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic -- and got it.
The 4-year-old, third in last year's Kentucky Derby and third in last year's Classic, seized the lead turning for home this time around, opened a big advantage and held off last year's winner, Sierra Leone, winning by 1/2 length.
The race was one for the ages. The field included all of last year's top three finishers, with 2024 runner-up Fierceness this year reporting third. Also in the gate were the second- and third-place finishers from the Kentucky Derby, Journalism, who finished fourth, and Baez, sixth.
All that was lacking was Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty, who was scratched earlier in the week with an infection.
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