Calandagan

Calandagan (foaled 27 January 2021) is an active Irish-bred, French-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He has won multiple Grade 1 victories across the globe, and was named the 2025 Longines World’s Best Racehorse by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).

Calandagan raced twice as a two-year-old, placing 3rd in his debut before going on to win a maiden race. As a 3-year-old, Calandagan won or placed second in all six starts. Calandagan then began his four-year-old season by placing 2nd at the Dubai Sheema Classic and Coronation Cup. He went on to win the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, before becoming the second horse to achieve the double of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Champion Stakes in the same season after Brigadier Gerard.