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BH Monday: Graffard on Calandagan's World's Best Honor

JRA's Hashimoto talks Forever Young, Japan Cup being crowned world's co-best race.

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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 action-packed installment:

  • We recap this past weekend's Pegasus World Cup (G1) 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.

The podcast is available on BloodHorse's YouTube channel and BloodHorse.com, as well as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, ESPN Louisville+, and espnlouisville.com.