Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The Breeders' Cup World Championships are in the rearview mirror, but the results point toward some fascinating competition in the coming year all around the world.
Front and center is February's $20 million Group 1 Saudi Cup, where it seems a sure thing that Saturday's $7 million Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic winner, Japanese star Forever Young, will seek a repeat win.
And he could have familiar company from Del Mar, in addition to a rematch of his 2025 Saudi Cup victory over Hong Kong's Romantic Warrior.
"He will stay in training in 2026 as long as he stays in sound condition," Trainer Yoshito Yahagi, "the man in the hat," said Sunday morning of Forever Young. "His next race will be the Saudi Cup [Feb. 14], followed by the Dubai World Cup [March 28] as his spring campaign."
Also with at least an eye on the Saudi Cup, pending retirement and other decisions, are Classic fourth and Preakness Stakes winner Journalism; Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Bentornato; Antiquarian, who was eased in the Classic after winning the Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup; and potential U.S. Horse of the Year Sovereignty, who missed Saturday's race with an infection.
