"The last time we saw Forever Young in this country was a year ago when the 4-year-old colt finished third in the Classic. Before that, he was third in the Kentucky Derby by a whisker while being on the receiving end of some bumping down the stretch by Sierra Leone. Without that he might have been victorious in a race that was won by Mystik Dan."
"Forever Young was almost the victim of some legal chicanery on Saturday as trainer Chad Brown entered a horse - called a rabbit - with little chance to win so that he could set a fast pace. Sierra Leone, also trained by Brown, needs a fast pace to weaken the other horses, which would benefit Sierra Leone's late running style."
Forever Young won the $7-million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar, holding off last year's winner Sierra Leone by a half-length. The 4-year-old colt had previously finished third in last year's Classic and third in the Kentucky Derby after being bumped by Sierra Leone. Trainer Chad Brown attempted a pace strategy by entering a longshot 'rabbit' to set a fast tempo for Sierra Leone, but Forever Young raced tactically near the lead and never dropped farther back than third. Forever Young paid $9.00 and delivered Yoshito Yahagi his third Breeders' Cup victory. The win marked the third foreign horse to capture the Classic.
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