Forever Young To Stand At Shadai Stallion Station Beginning In 2027

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Just hours after it was revealed that the G1 Tokyo Daishoten will be the final race for Forever Young, news emerged that the five-year-old will stand at Shadai Stallion Station beginning in 2027. The colt's owner, Susumu Fujita, revealed where his star runner is headed to Sankei Sports.The son of Real Steel attracted interest from overseas breeders, Fujita noted, but he decided to stand the horse where his sire, Real Steel, grandsire, Deep Impact and great grandsire, Sunday Silence, were based.Besides the G1 Tokyo Daishoten, the G1 Arima Kinen on turf was under consideration for Fujita's star, but he, alongside trainer Yoshita Yahagi decided a finale on dirt better suited Forever Young.“In the end, we had to choose between retiring or the Tokyo Daishoten,” Fujita told Sankei Sports. “The details are as announced by Yahagi-sensei, but I hope Japanese fans will see Forever Young's final run.”A Horse of the Year, Champion Dirt Horse and Champion Older Horse in Japan, Forever Young was also the American champion older dirt male last year. Of his 17 starts so far, he has won 12 of them with one second and three thirds. The 2026 GI Breeders' Cup Classic was his first, and to date only, off-the-board performance.The dual G1 Saudi Cup hero, Breeders' Cup Classic winner, GI Jockey Club Gold Cup victor and 2024 Tokyo Daishoten scorer has earned $32,523,590 from Japan to Dubai and beyond. Placed in the 2024 GI Kentucky Derby/Breeders' Cup Classic, he has also hit the board twice in the G1 Dubai World Cup.Out of Forever Darling (Congrats), who won the GII Santa Ynez Stakes, Forever Young is a half-brother to G3 Artemis Stakes heroine Brown Ratchet (Kizuna). Forever Darling is a half-sister to GI Alcibiades Stakes winner Heavenly Love (Malibu Moon), herself the dam of American champion Sierra Leone (Gun Runner).The post Forever Young To Stand At Shadai Stallion Station Beginning In 2027 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.