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2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic Odds and Predictions

Sovereignty is the clear favorite to win the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic after outclassing his key rivals this season. The $7 million race has attracted an elite field, featuring the likes of Sierra Leone and Journalism, so it promises to be an exciting spectacle.

Our experts have provided their top Breeders’ Cup predictions below. We’ll break down the Breeders’ Cup Classic odds and entries, and we’ll examine whether Sovereignty can extend his winning streak. You’ll also discover our picks for the Breeders’ Cup Turf, Mile, Sprint, and other big races.

Where and When is the Breeders’ Cup?

The 2025 Breeders’ Cup will take place at Del Mar in California. Here are the dates and post times (ET):

Breeders’ Cup Classic Odds

The $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is the most prestigious race of the season. Bovada and BetOnline are already offering futures betting odds:

Horse	Bovada	BetOnline
Sovereignty	+160	+190
Sierra Leone	+550	+550
Fierceness	+600	+600
Forever Young	+900	+775
Mindframe	+1200	+1000
Journalism	+1200	+1400
Baeza	+1600	+1400
Antiquarian	+2000	+1800
Nevada Beach	+2000	+2200
Highland Falls	+2500	+2500
Locked	+3000	+3300
Magnitude	+3000	+3300
Costa Nova	+5000	+5000
Hit Show	+5000	+5000

Our Breeders’ Cup Predictions

We focused on the biggest races for our Breeders’ Cup predictions. These are our top picks for the Classic, Turf, Sprint, Mile, and other eagerly anticipated races:

Breeders’ Cup Classic Predictions

Sovereignty should extend his impressive winning streak when he steps onto the dirt track at Del Mar on November 1. The Godolphin colt delivered a magnificent performance in the Kentucky Derby, bursting past Journalism on the home straight to win by 1 ½ lengths. He skipped the Preakness, but he returned to action in the Belmont Stakes and won by 3 lengths.

That high-profile victory cemented his status as this season’s standout 3-year-old. Sovereignty has continued to dominate his rivals in the ensuing months. He rallied to win the G2 Jim Dandy by a length from Baeza in July, before blitzing the field in the G1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga in August. He won that race by 10 lengths, extending his winning streak to four races.

Sovereignty is now preparing to face older rivals for the first time. It will be intriguing to see him go head-to-head with 4-year-old Sierra Leone in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Sierra Leone is the reigning champion, and he will retire after this race. He won the G1 Whitney Stakes this summer, but he could only finish second in the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup over 1 ¼ miles in August. Sovereignty always finds a way to overhaul his rivals on the home straight, and he should be able to outpace Sierra Leone.

The field is full of danger. Journalism was second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont, and he also won the Preakness. He’s since won the G1 Haskell Stakes, and he looks in fine form. You can’t rule out Baeza, while Fierceness, Forever Young, and Mindframe are all capable of winning this race. But one that really stands out is Antiquarian. He beat Sierra Leone by 1 ½ lengths in the Jockey Club Gold Cup on August 31, and he’s been on an upward curve, so he could be in the mix on November 1.

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