Forever Young (horse)
| Forever Young | |
|---|---|
Forever Young winning the Japan Dirt Classic in 2024 | |
| Sire | Real Steel |
| Grandsire | Deep Impact |
| Dam | Forever Darling |
| Damsire | Congrats |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | February 24, 2021 |
| Country | Japan |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | Susumu Fujita |
| Trainer | Yoshito Yahagi |
| Record | 14: 11–0–3 |
| Earnings | 4,560,834,500 JPY JPN: 294,200,000 JPY （JRA）: 7,200,000 JPY （NAR）: 287,000,000 JPY KSA: 20,900,000 USD UAE: 1,780,000 USD US: 4,770,000 USD |
| Major wins | |
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (2023) Saudi Derby (2024) UAE Derby (2024) Japan Dirt Classic (2024) Tokyo Daishōten (2024) Saudi Cup (2025, 2026) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Classic (2025) | |
| Awards | |
| Japanese Horse of the Year (2025) JRA Award for Best Older Male Horse (2025) JRA Award for Best Dirt Horse (2025) American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse (2025) NAR Grand Prix Special Award (2025) JRA Special Award (2024) NAR Grand Prix Dirt Grade Race Special Award (2024) | |
| Honours | |
| NTRA Moment of the Year (2025) Timeform rating: 131 | |
| Last updated on February 14, 2026 | |
Forever Young (Japanese: フォーエバーヤング foaled February 24, 2021) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. His major racing wins include the Saudi Derby and the UAE Derby in 2024, the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2025 and the Saudi Cup in 2025 and 2026. He is the first Japanese born and trained horse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, and the first horse to win consecutive runnings of the Saudi Cup.
Forever Young was undefeated until running in the 150th Kentucky Derby, where he finished third behind Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone in a photo finish. In 2025, he was named the Japanese Horse of the Year, the first dirt horse in history to win the award, and the American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse, the first Japanese trained horse to ever win an Eclipse Award for dirt.