Seven horses are set to compete at Saturday's 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic, which will be held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. This will be the 43rd running of the race, which was held at Del Mar a year ago. The last time it was held at Keeneland was in 2022.
The $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic will be contested over 1 1/4 miles and has a scheduled post time of 6:16 p.m. Bet the Breeders' Cup Classic with the TwinSpires promo code CBSSPORTS and get an exclusive $400 bonus: Forever Young (2-1) is the race favorite to win back-to-back events. He has a dozen wins in his career, including the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic.
Also favored are 2025 Kentucky Derby and 2025 Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty, who is at 5-2, and 2026 Kentucky Derby and 2026 Belmont Stakes winner Golden Tempo at 5-1. Before making any 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic picks, you'll want to see the 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic predictions from SportsLine's Michelle Yu, who is on site in Lexington to cover this race. Yu started off 2025 by correctly going all-in on Citizen Bull to win the Robert B.
Lewis Stakes, and she also predicted Forever Young's win in the Saudi Cup, Journalism's win in the San Felipe Stakes, Sandman's win in the Arkansas Derby and Mindframe's win in the Churchill Downs Stakes. She also hit the exacta in the Kentucky Derby. Last year she hit the Fierceness-Journalism exacta in the Pacific Classic, and in March she nailed the Renegade-Silent Tactic-Taptastic trifecta in the Arkansas Derby.
On the Kentucky Derby undercard, she smashed two races: Crude Velocity's win in the Pat Day Mile and Stark Contrast's win in the American Turf. Now, with the 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic post positions set and odds on the board, Yu is sharing her picks and predictions over at SportsLine. You can head here to see them.
Golden Tempo navigated Triple Crown season flawlessly, winning the Kentucky Derby before trainer Cherie DeVaux opted to sit him for the Preakness Stakes. He was fresh for the Belmont Stakes, and pulled off the win there. He wasn't quite as strong in the prep season, however, finishing third at the Louisiana Derby and the Risen Star Stakes.
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