Saudi Cup 2025 guide: Picks, PPs, more for $20 million race
Coming in off a spectacular 3-year-old season with Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic board-hitting finishes in the United States, Forever Young closed 2024 with a dominant performance in the Tokyo Daishoten (G1) in Japan. Training up a storm and proven with a win in the Saudi Derby (G3) last year on this track, Forever Young may be the horse to beat.
Forever Young
- Age:
- 4 years old - Colt
- Owner(s):
- Susumu Fujita
- Trainer:
- Yoshito Yahagi
| Forever Young - Race Results, Speed Figures, and Past Performances | ||||||||||
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| Date | Finish (speed) Fin | Trk | Distance | Surface | Race | 1st (HRN Speed fig) Finish (HRN Speed) | ||||
| 1st | OHI | 1 1/4 m | Dirt | 2024 Tokyo Daishoten (G1) |
Forever Young
Wilson Tesoro Ramjet |
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| 3rd | DMR | 1 1/4 m | Dirt | 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) |
Sierra Leone (138)
Fierceness (137) Forever Young |
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| 1st | OHI | 1 1/4 m | Dirt | 2024 Japan Dirt Classic |
Forever Young
Mikki Fight Sunrise Zipangu |
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| 3rd | CD | 1 1/4 m | Dirt | 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) |
Mystik Dan (120)
Sierra Leone (120) Forever Young |
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| 1st | MEY | 1 3/16 m | Dirt | 2024 UAE Derby (G2) |
Forever Young
Auto Bahn Pandagate |
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| 1st | KAA | 1 mile | Dirt | 2024 Saudi Derby (G3) |
Forever Young
Book'em Danno Bentornato |
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Romantic Warrior, the three-time winner of the Hong Kong Cup (G1) who is trying dirt for the first time, and U.S.-based Rattle N Roll, who won the local Saudi prep last month, also are expected to attract a lot of bets.
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HRN picks
"As for Romantic Warrior, what is not to like? This 7-year-old Acclamation gelding sports an eight-race win streak with wins at three tracks and distances, including 1 1/8 miles four weeks ago at Meydan," DeRosa said. There is nothing to suggest this Danny Shum trainee will not fire another superlative performance since he has handled shipping already with such aplomb. I am excited to bet this horse at 2-1 or better, and he is a single for me on all multi-race wagers."
Get the whole story on Romantic Warrior as well as Forever Young's chances, in the Saudi Cup fair odds. There also is a profile on how Forever Young, a bona-fide star in Hong Kong, just keeps on getting better at age 7.