The Breeders' Cup Classic 2026 draw was held on Monday, and fortune favored Forever Young. He will exit from the No. 5 post, and he just happened to win this race last year from that very same post. However, the 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic will be at Keeneland this Saturday, while last year's race took place at Del Mar.
The venue could be the equalizer as just one of the seven-horse field has ever competed at Keeneland, and that race saw Knightsbridge place third at the 2024 Perryville Stakes. Bet the Breeders' Cup Classic with the TwinSpires promo code CBSSPORTS and get an exclusive $400 bonus: Forever Young tops the 2026 Breeders' Cup odds board as he's at 2-1 to go back-to-back. Sovereignty (5-2) and Golden Tempo (5-1) each have a pair of Triple Crown race wins on their resumes and are among the biggest challengers to Forever Young.
Meanwhile, having prior track experience has Knightsbridge at 9-2 as he looks to give trainer Bill Mott his third Breeders' Cup Classic triumph. 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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