Japanese horse racing has been on the precipice of breaking through on the U.S. scene. It seemed like it was almost there in 2021 when it won three Breeders’ Cup races. But after that it leveled off.

Forever Young ended a forever wait. A horse from Japan had never won one of America’s greatest races until Saturday, when Forever Young held off defending champion Sierra Leone to win the $7 million ...

Forever Young became the first Japanese-based horse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic, holding off last year's winner Sierra Leone on Saturday at Del Mar. Japan is known as The Land of the Rising Sun.

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Forever Young beat defending champion Sierra Leone by a half-length to win the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar, giving Japan a victory in North America's ...