Breeders’ Cup Classic 2026 picks: seven run for $7 million at Keeneland at 6:16 PM ET after Magnitude’s scratch, and three horses stand out on form and price. Here are the three best bets, the full field, and how each contender got here.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Morning line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T O Password | Kimura | Takayanagi | 30-1 |
| 2 | Sovereignty | Alvarado | Mott | 5-2 |
| 3 | Golden Tempo | Jose Ortiz | DeVaux | 5-1 |
| 4 | The Puma | Castellano | Delgado | 10-1 |
| 5 | Forever Young | Sakai | Yahagi | 2-1 |
| 6 | Magnitude (scratched) | — | Asmussen | SCR |
| 7 | Knightsbridge | Saez | Mott | 9-2 |
| 8 | Napoleon Solo | Velazquez | Summers | 15-1 |
The defending champion won the 2025 Classic at Del Mar and has 12 wins from 16 starts and $32,313,590 in earnings. In 2026, he won the Saudi Cup (G1) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) in his last start, with a 2nd in the Dubai World Cup (G1) between them.
Sovereignty (5-2) won the Whitney (G1) at Saratoga on Aug. 8. Knightsbridge (9-2) won the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar on Aug. 22 and has four wins from six starts this year. Both are trained by Bill Mott. Boxing the top three on the morning line covers three Grade 1 winners from this year.
The 2026 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner was 3rd in the Travers (G1) in his last start. Jose Ortiz, his rider in every start, is named after being unseated in Friday’s fifth race.
Saturday, Oct. 31, post time 6:16 PM ET on NBC and Peacock. You can also watch it live on BUSR after you place your bet.
Forever Young at 2-1, with Sovereignty at 5-2 and Knightsbridge at 9-2.
Forever Young, at Del Mar in 2025. He is back from post 5.
Seven, after Magnitude’s scratch.
6:16 PM ET on NBC and Peacock.
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