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Last updated: November 1, 2025 at 7:10 p.m. EDT
Official 2025 Entries & Morning Line Odds
Race 8, Classic, Post Time 6:25 pm ET
The BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC (GI) carries a $7 million purse and has become the defining race the Breeders' Cup World Championships as the defining race of this international event. Official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|
1 | 4-1 | Fierceness | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher |
2 | 15-1 | Baeza | Hector Berrios | John Shirreffs |
3 | 20-1 | Nevada Beach | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert |
4 | 50-1 | Contrary Thinking | Florent Geroux | Chad Brown |
5 | 6-1 | Forever Young (JPN) | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi |
7 | 8-1 | Sierra Leone | Flavien Prat | Chad Brown |
8 | 10-1 | Mindframe | Irad Ortiz, Jr | Todd Pletcher |
9 | 10-1 | Journalism | Jose Ortiz | Michael McCarthy |
10 | 15-1 | Antiquarian | Luis Saez | Todd Pletcher |
Information and winners of the “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series races for the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic:
| DATE | RACE | COUNTRY | WINNER |
|---|
2/22/2025 | Saudi Cup | Saudi Arabia | Forever Young (JPN) |
2/23/2025 | February Stakes | Japan | Costa Nova (JPN) |
4/5/2025 | Dubai World Cup | UAE | Hit Show (USA) |
6/28/2025 | USA | Mindframe (USA) | |
7/19/2025 | USA | Journalism (USA) | |
8/2/2025 | USA | Sierra Leone (USA) | |
8/20/2025 | UK | Ombudsman (IRE) | |
8/30/2025 | USA | Fierceness (USA) | |
8/31/2025 | USA | Antiquarian (USA) | |
9/27/2025 | Goodwood Stakes / USA | USA | Nevada Beach (USA) |
Breeders' Cup Classic WAYI Starters
Breeders' Cup statue at Del Mar (Photo by Horsephotos.com)
Fierceness
Jockey: John Velazquez
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Owner: Repole Stable, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Mrs. John Magnier
BC Challenge Race won:
Forever Young (JPN)
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai
Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi
Owner: Susumu Fujita
BC Challenge Race won:
Mindframe
Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Owner: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC
BC Challenge Race won:
Nevada Beach
Jockey: Mike Smith
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Owner: Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman
BC Challenge Race won:
Sierra Leone
Jockey: Flavien Prat
Trainer: Chad Brown
Owner: Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg, Rocket
BC Challenge Race won:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Analysis & Handicapping Picks
Arthur's Ride wins the Whitney at Saratoga. (Photo by Coglianese Photography)
Breeders' Cup Classic Picks by our team of turf writers and analysts
- Keeler Johnson
- #6 Sovereignty
- #5 Forever Young
- #9 Journalism
- Vance Hanson
- #6 Sovereignty
- #5 Forever Young
- #1 Fierceness
- Dean Keppler
- #6 Sovereignty
- #10 Antiquarian
- #1 Fierceness
Breeders' Cup Classic - 2025 Results & Payouts
Below are the final results and payouts for the Breeders' Cup Classic:
| Post | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Win / Place / Show |
|---|
5 | Forever Young (JPN) | Ryusei Sakai / Yoshito Yahagi | $9.00 / $4.80 / $3.20 |
7 | Sierra Leone | Flavien Prat / Chad C. Brown | $4.60 / $2.80 |
1 | Fierceness | John R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher | $3.40 |
9 | Journalism | Jose L. Ortiz / Michael W. McCarthy | |
8 | Mindframe | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher | |
2 | Baeza | Hector Isaac Berrios / John A. Shirreffs | |
3 | Nevada Beach | Mike E. Smith / Bob Baffert | |
10 | Antiquarian | Luis Saez / Todd A. Pletcher | |
4 | Contrary Thinking | Florent Geroux / Chad C. Brown |
Exotic Payouts:
- $1.00 Exacta (5-7) Paid: $17.30
- $0.50 Trifecta (5-7-1) Paid: $30.10
- $0.10 Superfecta (5-7-1-9) Paid: $20.74
Historical Winner Results for the Breeders’ Cup Classic
In the table below, view a historical record of the winning trainers, thoroughbreds, jockeys, and times for every Breeders’ Cup Juvenile race.
| YEAR | HORSE (AGE) | JOCKEY / TRAINER | TIME / VENUE |
|---|
2025 | Forever Young (JPN) (5) | Ryusei Sakai / Yoshito Yahagi | 2:00.19 / Del Mar |
2024 | Sierra Leone (3) | Flavien Prat / Chad Brown | 2:00.78 / Del Mar |
2023 | White Abarrio (4) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Richard Dutrow | 2:02.87 / Santa Anita |
2022 | Flightline (4) | Flavien Prat / John W. Sadler | 2:00.05 / Keeneland |
2021 | Knicks Go (5) | Joel Rosario / Joel Rosario | 1:59.57 / Del Mar |
2020 | Authentic (3) | John R. Velazquez / John R. Velazquez | 1:59.60 / Keeneland |
2019 | Vino Rosso (4) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd Pletcher | 2:02.80 / Santa Anita |
2018 | Accelerate (5) | Joel Rosario / John Sadler | 2:02.93 / Churchill Downs |
2017 | Gun Runner (4) | Florent Geroux / Steve Asmussen | 2:01:29 / Del Mar |
2016 | Arrogate (3) | Mike E. Smith / Bob Baffert | 2:00.11 / Santa Anita |
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Speed Records
1:59.02
Ghostzapper (2004)
Most Wins by a Jockey
5
Chris McCarron (2001, 2000, 1996, 1989, 1988) & Jerry Bailey (2005, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1991)
Most Wins by a trainer
4
Bob Baffert (2020, 2016, 2015, 2014)
Most Wins by an Owner
2
Stronach Group (1998, 2004)
Breeders' Cup Classic Race History
Though the Breeders’ Cup Classic does not have the history of its counterparts in the Triple Crown, it is well renowned as one of the biggest horse races of the year. With a debut in 1984, the Classic is the marquee main event of the Breeders’ Cup World Championship program and typically takes place the first weekend in November.
The venue for the Breeders’ Cup changes about every year as a goal to highlight various racing markets around the USA. Santa Anita and Churchill Downs have been two of the most frequent hosts.
To further acknowledge the prestige of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, the race was lumped in with the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes to form the coveted Grand Slam. This holy grail of American racing was thought to be unattainable, largely because a 38-year drought existed since Affirmed won the last Triple Crown in 1978 before the Breeders’ Cup even existed.
American Pharoah shattered that line of thinking in 2015 with one of the most impressive, single-year campaigns of any horse in the history of the sport. By winning the Triple Crown that season and the Breeders’ Cup Classic later in the year, American Pharoah became the first and only Grand Slam Champion in history.
The only other horse who came close was Sunday Silence who won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Classic in 1989. Sunday Silence would come up short as the runner-up in that year’s Belmont Stakes, but was recognized for his achievement with a “Small Slam” which is attained by winning three of the four major races.
Beginning in 1984, the purse for the Breeders’ Cup Classic was $3,000,000. This was raised to $4,000,000 in 1996 and again to $5,000,000 in 2005. As of 2024, the purse was raised to $7,000,000 making it the second largest purse in American Thoroughbred racing behind the new Pegasus World Cup which will boast a $12 million purse.
Breeders' Cup Championship Racing List
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