Champion From Japan Headlines Field Of Seven In Jockey Club Gold Cup

Forever Young, the Japanese-bred son of Real Steel, arrives at the post as the class of a seven-horse field assembled for the $1 million Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup. The colt carries a résumé few in this country's dirt divisions can match: reigning Horse of the Year in Japan and the Eclipse Award as America's champion older dirt male. His presence turns a marquee American fixture into something closer to a summit meeting, with a horse who has already conquered two racing nations drawn to the outside post. Seven runners in all will load for the distance test, with Forever Young the runner most responsible for the field's international shine.

With reporting from Thoroughbred Daily News.