They Could Do This Exact Thing Again: Sovereignty with Junior Alvarado up wins the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on June 07, 2025 in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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To say that the copiously talented 202 Breeders’ Cup Classic field is gunning for the heavy favorite Sovereignty is a understatement — there is a certain sort of payback en route for each decisive Sovereignty win. Challengers Journalism and Baeza were second and third, respectively, to Sovereignty in both the Derby and the Belmont. This is the core of the intense competitive heat coming off this year’s $7-million Classic.
But before we dive into what those two athletes. and the deep closer Sierra Leone, who is booked into the seven-hole, just outside of Sovereignty will have to do to surpass the 6-5 top favorite in this blistering run, here are the post positions and the Del Mar morning line.
Post Position, Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Morning Line
1) Fierceness, John Velasquez, Todd Pletcher, 4-1
2) Baeza, Hector Berrios, John Shirreffs, 15-1
3) Nevada Beach, Mike Smith, Bob Baffert, 20-1
4) Contrary Thinking, Florent Geroux, Chad Brown, 50-1
5) Forever Young, Ryusei Sakai, Yoshito Yahagi, 6-1
6) Sovereignty, Junior Alvarado,William Mott, 6-5
7) Sierra Leone, Flavien Prat, Chad Brown, 8-1
8) Mindframe, Irad Ortiz, Jr., Todd Pletcher, 10-1
9) Journalism, Jose Ortiz, Michael McCarthy, 10-1
10) Antiquarian, Luis Saez, Todd Pletcher, 15-1
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/guymartin/2025/10/27/breeders-cup-classic-post-positions-odds-and-sovereigntys-big-run/
