Japan’s Forever Young set to vie for rare repeat in Breeders’ Cup Classic

Forever Young, who last year made history as the first Japanese horse to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic, will vie for a rare repeat in the showpiece of the $34 million racing extravaganza at Keeneland on Saturday. Trainer Yoshito Yahagi sounded a confident note after the well-traveled 5-year-old enjoyed a “perfect gallop” on the Lexington, Kentucky, track on Wednesday in his final tuneup for the 1¼-mile, $7 million race. There is no concern about the horse’s condition.