Ridden by Ryusei Sakai, Forever Young ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:00.19 and paid $9 to win at 7-2 odds. The colt was third in last year’s Classic behind Sierra Leone and Fierceness.
Bob Baffert trainee Nysos outduels stablemate Citizen Bull down the stretch to win the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile by a head.