Calandagan
After the Champion Stakes, this was the fourth Group 1 win of the season for Calandagan. It was desperately close: the winner held off Masquerade Ball by a head. The win was worth €2,768,400 to the winner.
Japan
Tokyo · 30.11.25
Watch the racePurse€ 5,260,000 · US$6.0M
To the winner€ 2,768,400
Distance2400 metres
Winning time2m 20.3s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners16
Stories of this Result
Calandagan
Francis-Henri Graffard
With this win, Francis-Henri Graffard moved to 14 Group 1 wins this season, 12 wins behind leader Aidan O'Brien in the 2025 trainers' table. It was the first win at the Japan Cup for the stable since 1981.
Watch the race
At The Races · English commentaryResult
18 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
6thBrede Weg5yo filly by Lord Kanaloa × Inner UrgeTom MarquandK Miyata1/2
9thCosmo Kuranda4yo colt by Al Ain × Southern SpeedY TannaiS Kato3
15thSunrise Earth4yo colt by Rey de Oro × Chant de l'AngeKenichi IkezoeK Ishizaka1.3/4
16thHo O Biscuits5yo colt by Mind Your Biscuits × Ho O SabrinaY IwataT Okumura5
–Durezza5yo colt by Duramente × More Than SacredAlexis PouchinT OzekiNr
Pedigree of the winner
Connections
Calandagan in 2025
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Dubai Sheema Classic2410 metres · € 1,378,1002ndFrancis-Henri GraffardMickael Barzalona05.04.2025MeydanPrize money €287,113Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Do DeuceHeart's Cry × Dust and Diamonds | Yasuo TomomichiYutaka Take | Kieffers Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2023 | EquinoxKitasan Black × Chateau Blanche | Tetsuya KimuraChristophe Lemaire | Silk Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2022 | Vela AzulEishin Flash × Vela Blanca | K WatanabeRyan Moore | U.Carrot FarmShiraoi Farm Shadai Corporation Ltd. | ||
| 2021 | ContrailDeep Impact × Rhodochrosite | Yoshito YahagiYuichi Fukunaga | Shinji MaedaNorth Hills Co . Ltd. | ||
| 2020 | Almond EyeLord Kanaloa × Fusaichi Pandora | Sakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire | Silk Racing Co. Ltd.Northern Farm |
History since 1981
Japan Cup45Editions since 1981
2Multiple winnersGentildonna, Almond Eye
22%Won by fillies or mares10 of 45 · 7 of the last 20
2:12.2Fastest winning timeFalbrav · 2002
Record holders
Most wins since 19811Northern FarmBreeder · 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 …14 wins
2Yutaka TakeJockey · 1999, 2006, 2010, 2016, 20245 wins
2Sunday SilenceDamsire · 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 20205 wins
4Sunday RacingOwner · 2010, 2011, 2012, 20134 wins
4Deep ImpactSire · 2012, 2013, 2015, 20214 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Gentildonna2012, 20132 wins
Show all 45 winners since 1981Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CalandaganGleneagles × Calayana | Francis-Henri GraffardMickael Barzalona | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | ||
| 2024 | Do DeuceHeart's Cry × Dust And Diamonds | Yasuo TomomichiYutaka Take | Kieffers Co., Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2023 | EquinoxKitasan Black × Chateau Blanche | Tetsuya KimuraChristophe Lemaire | Silk RacingNorthern Farm | 1.00 | |
| 2022 | Vela AzulEishin Flash × Vela Blanca | Kunihiko WatanabeRyan Moore | U. Carrot FarmShadai Corporation Shiraoi Farm | 4.50 | |
| 2021 | ContrailDeep Impact × Rhodochrosite | Yoshito YahagiYuichi Fukunaga | Shinji MaedaNorth Hills | 1.60 | |
| 2020 | Almond EyeLord Kanaloa × Fusaichi Pandora | Sakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire | Silk RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2019 | Suave RichardHeart's Cry × Pirramimma | Yasushi ShonoOisin Murphy | NICKS Co, LtdNorthern Farm | ||
| 2018 | Almond EyeLord Kanaloa × Fusaichi Pandora | Sakae KuniedaChristophe Lemaire | Silk RacingNorthern Farm | 1.40 | |
| 2017 | Cheval GrandHeart's Cry × Halwa Sweet | Yasuo TomomichiHugh Bowman | Kazuhiro SasakiNorthern Farm | ||
| 2016 | Kitasan BlackBlack Tide × Sugar Heart | Hisashi ShimizuYutaka Take | Ōno ShojiYanagawa Bokujo | ||
| 2015 | Shonan PandoraDeep Impact × Cutie Gold | Tomokazu TakanoKenichi Ikezoe | Tetsuhide KunimotoShiraoi Farm, Shadai Corporation | ||
| 2014 | EpiphaneiaSymboli Kris S × Cesario | Katsuhiko SumiiChristophe Soumillon | U. Carrot FarmNorthern Farm | ||
| 2013 | GentildonnaDeep Impact × Donna Blini | Sei IshizakaRyan Moore | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2012 | GentildonnaDeep Impact × Donna Blini | Sei IshizakaYasunari Iwata | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2011 | Buena VistaSpecial Week × Biwa Heidi | Hiroyoshi MatsudaYasunari Iwata | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2010 | Rose KingdomKing Kamehameha × Rosebud | Kojiro HashiguchiYutaka Take | Sunday RacingNorthern Farm | ||
| 2009 | VodkaTanino Gimlet × Tanino Sister | Katsuhiko SumiiChristophe Lemaire | Yuzo TanimizuCountry Bokujo | ||
| 2008 | Screen HeroGrass Wonder × Running Heroine | Yuichi ShikatoMirco Demuro | Teruya YoshidaShadai Farm | 41.00 | |
| 2007 | Admire MoonEnd Sweep × My Katies | Hiroyoshi MatsudaYasunari Iwata | Darley Japan Farm Co. Ltd.Northern Farm | ||
| 2006 | Deep ImpactSunday Silence × Wind in Her Hair | Yasuo IkeeYutaka Take | Kaneko Makoto HoldingsNorthern Farm | 1.00 | |
| 2005 | AlkaasedKingmambo × Chesa Palana | Luca CumaniFrankie Dettori | Michael CharltonClovelly Farms | ||
| 2004 | Zenno Rob RoySunday Silence × Roamin' Rachel | Kazuo FujisawaOlivier Peslier | Shinobu OosakoShiraoi Farm | ||
| 2003 | Tap Dance CityPleasant Tap × All Dance | Shozo SasakiTetsuzo Sato | Yushun Horse SyndicateEcho Valley Horse Farm & Swettenham Stud | ||
| 2002 | FalbravFairy King × Gift Of The Night | Luciano d'AuriaFrankie Dettori | Scuderia RencatiAzienda Agricola Francesca | 20.50 | |
| 2001 | Jungle PocketTony Bin × Dance Charmer | Sakae WatanabeOlivier Peslier | Yomoji SaitoNorthern Farm | ||
| 2000 | T. M. Opera OOpera House × Once Wed | Ichizo IwamotoRyuji Wada | Masatsugu TakezonoKineusu Bokujo | 1.50 | |
| 1999 | Special WeekSunday Silence × Campaign Girl | Toshiaki ShiraiYutaka Take | Hiroyoshi UsudaHidaka Taiyo Bokujo | ||
| 1998 | El Condor PasaKingmambo × Saddlers Gal | Yoshitaka NinomiyaMasayoshi Ebina | Takashi WatanabeTakashi Watanabe | 6.00 | |
| 1997 | PilsudskiPolish Precedent × Cocotte | Sir Michael StouteMichael Kinane | Lord WeinstockBallymacoll Stud | ||
| 1996 | SingspielIn The Wings × Glorious Song | Sir Michael StouteFrankie Dettori | Sheikh MohammedSheikh Mohammed | ||
| 1995 | LandoAcatenango × Laurea | Heinz JentzschMichael Roberts | Gestüt Haus IttlingenGestüt Hof Ittlingen | 14.50 | |
| 1994 | Marvelous CrownMiswaki × Maurita | Makoto OsawaKatsumi Minai | Sadao SasaharaHayata Bokujo | ||
| 1993 | Legacy WorldMogami × Donna Lydia | Hideyuki MoriHiroshi Kawachi | Horse Tajima Co.Heihata Farm | 12.50 | |
| 1992 | Tokai TeioSymboli Rudolf × Tokai Natural | Shoichi MatsumotoYukio Okabe | Masanori UchimuraNagahama Farm | 10.00 | |
| 1991 | Golden PheasantCaro × Perfect Pigeon | Charlie WhittinghamGary Stevens | Bruce McNallCarelaine Farm & Vintage Meadow Farm | ||
| 1990 | Better Loosen UpLoosen Up × Better Fantasy | D A HayesMichael Clarke | Gabe Farrah, et al.Howard Martin | ||
| 1989 | HorlicksThree Legs × Malt | Dave O'SullivanLance O'Sullivan | Graham de GruchyGraham de Gruchy (NZ) | ||
| 1988 | Pay the ButlerVal de l'Orne × Princess Morvi | Robert FrankelChris McCarron | Edmund A. GannClovelly Farm | ||
| 1987 | Le GlorieuxCure The Blues × La Mirande | Robert ColletAlain Lequeux | Sieglinde WolfPetra Bloodstock Agency | ||
| 1986 | Jupiter IslandSt. Paddy × Mrs Moss | Clive BrittainPat Eddery | Marquess of TavistockMarquess of Tavistock | ||
| 1985 | Symboli RudolfPartholon × Sweet Luna | Yuji NohiraYukio Okabe | Symboli BokujoSymboli Bokujo | 2.00 | |
| 1984 | Katsuragi AceBoysie Boy × Tanino Venture | Kazumi DomonKatsuichi Nishiura | Ichizo NodeSentaro Katayama | ||
| 1983 | StanerraGuillaume Tell × Lady Aureola | Frank DunneBrian Rouse | Frank DunneMoyglare Stud | ||
| 1982 | Half IcedHatchet Man × Winter Memory | Stanley M. HoughDon MacBeth | Bertram R. FirestoneMrs. Henry A. Gerry | ||
| 1981 | Mairzy DoatesNodouble × Avalanche Lily | John FultonCash Asmussen | Arno ScheflerPreston and Patrick Madden |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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