The Breeders' Cup World Championship is a two-day event, and the crown jewel is the 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic, which will run around 6:16 p.m. Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., will host the race for the fourth time. The main storyline is the showdown between veterans Sovereignty and Forever Young and the 3-year-old reigning Kentucky Derby-Belmont Stakes double winner Golden Tempo.
Bet the Breeders' Cup Classic with the TwinSpires promo code CBSSPORTS and get an exclusive $400 bonus: The latest 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic odds have Forever Young as the 2-1 favorite, followed by Sovereignty at 5-2. 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.
He also came up short at the Travers Stakes in August. Yu is putting him in exotics, but not among her top-four choices to win. "The Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner ran well in the Travers Stakes, but couldn't get it done," Yu told SportsLine.
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