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Group 1 winner · 2026 Global season
Forever Young
5yo Colt by Real Steel×Forever Darling
G1 wins2
G1 places1
Last winJockey Club Gold Cup Stakes 18.09.26
Official Rating121
Forever Young

G1 record 2026

2026 Global season
2Wins
1Placed
3Recorded G1 results
€11.6MPrize money
Recorded results are the Group 1 wins and placings in this database. Unplaced runs are not recorded, so no win rate is shown. Prize money is what the horse earned in these results; it stays empty where a prize is not on file.

G1 performance 2026

2 wins · 1 place
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes2012 metres · €878,7001stYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai18.09.2026Belmont at AqueductPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
Dubai World Cup2000 metres · €10,544,2002ndYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai28.03.2026MeydanPrize money €2,281,758Race detailsWatch
Saudi Cup1800 metres · €17,573,6001stYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai14.02.2026King Abdulaziz RacecoursePrize money €8,786,806Race detailsWatch

Total G1 career

G1 since 2024 · 5 wins · 4 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
20262 wins · 1 place
Breeders' Cup Classic2012 metres · €6,150,8005thYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai31.10.2026KeenelandPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes2012 metres · €878,7001stYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai18.09.2026Belmont at AqueductPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
Dubai World Cup2000 metres · €10,544,2002ndYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai28.03.2026MeydanPrize money €2,281,758Race detailsWatch
Saudi Cup1800 metres · €17,573,6001stYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai14.02.2026King Abdulaziz RacecoursePrize money €8,786,806Race detailsWatch
20252 wins · 1 place
Breeders' Cup Classic2012 metres · €6,150,8001stYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai01.11.2025Del MarPrize money €3,874,981Race detailsWatch
Dubai World Cup2000 metres · €2,756,3003rdYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai05.04.2025MeydanPrize money €287,113Race detailsWatch
Saudi Cup1800 metres · €17,573,6001stYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai22.02.2025King Abdulaziz RacecoursePrize money €8,786,806Race detailsWatch
20241 win · 2 places
Tokyo Daishoten2000 metres · €941,3001stYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai29.12.2024OiPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Breeders' Cup Classic2012 metres · €6,150,8003rdYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai02.11.2024Del MarPrize money €615,076Race detailsWatch
Kentucky Derby2012 metres · €4,393,4003rdYoshito YahagiRyusei Sakai04.05.2024Churchill DownsPrize money €439,340Race detailsWatch

G1 video record

10 races on film
Jockey Club Gold Cup StakesForever Young · Ryusei SakaiRace details →
Saudi CupForever Young · Ryusei SakaiRace details →
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Breeders' Cup Classic31.10.2026 · KeenelandWatch the Race
Dubai World Cup28.03.2026 · MeydanWatch the Race
Breeders' Cup Classic01.11.2025 · Del MarWatch the Race
Dubai World Cup05.04.2025 · MeydanWatch the Race
Saudi Cup22.02.2025 · King Abdulaziz RacecourseWatch the Race
Tokyo Daishoten29.12.2024 · OiWatch the Race
Breeders' Cup Classic02.11.2024 · Del MarWatch the Race
Kentucky Derby04.05.2024 · Churchill DownsWatch the Race

Pedigree

As of race day 18.09.26
Forever Young
Forever DarlingDamby Congrats
DamForever Darling

Forever Young is out of Forever Darling (Congrats), winner of the Santa Ynez Stakes, then a Grade 2, at Santa Anita in 2016. She is also the dam of Brown Ratchet (Kizuna), a Group winner in Japan who took the Gr.3 Artemis Stakes, and of the three-year-old winning filly Darlinghurst (Epiphaneia).

Second damDarling My Darling

Second dam Darling My Darling (Deputy Minister) was a multiple stakes winner and multiple Grade 1-placed.

Third damRoamin Rachel

Third dam Roamin Rachel (Mining).

Next generation

Forever Darling has a two-year-old colt by Rey de Oro named Young Rich and foaled a full sister to Forever Young on 25 March.

Official Rating

at the time of each Group 1 run
Latest recorded rating12131.10.26
Highest recorded rating12828.03.26
Recorded ratings
SeasonSeason bestLast recorded
202612828.03.26 · Dubai World Cup12131.10.26
202512105.04.25 · Dubai World Cup11801.11.25
202412102.11.24 · Breeders' Cup Classic12102.11.24

Recorded values at the dates shown. The last entry is not a season-end rating.

Connections

TrainerYoshito YahagiProfile →
OwnerSusumu FujitaProfile →
BreederNorthern Racing (Jpn)Profile →
Group 1 jockeys
1Ryusei Sakai3 rides · 2 wins

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