Calandagan Named World's Best Racehorse for 2025, Trainer Graffard Joins the Show | E052

Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 52nd episode of BloodHorse Monday, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this installment:- We recap this past weekend's Pegasus World Cup results.- Trainer Francis-Henri Graffard joins to discuss Calandagan being named the Longines World's Best Racehorse of 2025, as well as Gezora's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) triumph and racing in America.- Tom Hashimoto, general manager of the Japan Racing Association's New York Office, discusses Forever Young's historic year and the Japan Cup (G1T) being named the Longines World's Co-Best Horse Race alongside the Champion Stakes (G1).- We preview exciting Kentucky Derby prep action in this weekend's Holy Bull Stakes (G3) and Southwest Stakes (G3).The Industry Interviews on this episode were presented by the Longines World Racing Awards.Chapters:0:00 Intro2:54 Weekend Recap14:01 Francis-Henri Graffard Interview30:51 Tom Hashimoto Interview46:13 Eclipse Awards48:27 Weekend PreviewBloodHorseWebsite: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBloodHorseInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebloodhorse/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebloodhorseX: https://x.com/BloodHorseBloodHorse is the Thoroughbred industry's premier publishing company, dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding & racing for over 100 years.