Calandagan
Calandagan defended the title he won in 2025. After the Dubai Sheema Classic, this was the second Group 1 win of the season for the winner. He is a homebred, raced by Aga Khan Studs SCEA, who also bred him.
France
Saint-Cloud · 05.07.26
Watch the racePurse€400,000
Distance2400 metres
Winning time2m 27.27s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
Calandagan
Francis-Henri Graffard
With this win, Francis-Henri Graffard moved to 5 Group 1 wins this season, 11 wins behind leader Chris Waller in the 2026 trainers' table. The stable also saddled Sunly (third) in this edition.
Aga Khan Studs SCEA
With this win, Aga Khan Studs SCEA moved to 5 Group 1 wins this season, 9 wins behind leader Coolmore Group in the 2026 owners' table. The owner had come close here before: Ebaiyra was second in 2021.
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GHRTV · French commentaryResult
8 runners · prize money to 5th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
6thLeffard4yo colt by Le Havre × Let's MisbehaveCristian DemuroJean-Claude Rouget½
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 05.07.26Calandagan
GleneaglesSire
CalayanaDamby Sinndar
DamCalayana
Calandagan is the second foal of Calayana (Sinndar), a dual winner in France who finished second in the Gr.3 Prix Minerve. He is one of her four winners, and her two further black-type performers are Calasita (Zarak), winner of the Listed Prix de Thiberville, and Calamandra (New Bay), third in the Gr.3 Prix Belle de Nuit.
Second damClariyn
Second dam Clariyn (Acclamation) won on her debut over 2000m in France at three and bred three winners. She is a half-sister to Canndal (Medicean), runner-up in the Grade 1 Belmont Derby.
Third damClodovina
Third dam Clodovina (Rock Of Gibraltar), a Listed-placed winner in France, had two other winners, the best of them Canndal.
Wider family
This is the family of Clodovil (Danehill), winner of the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and later a sire, a three-parts brother to Clodovina, and of her half-brother Colombian (Azamour), who won the Gr.3 Gordon Richards Stakes and was third in the Grade 1 Arlington Million.
Next generation
Calayana has an unraced two-year-old filly by Palace Pier and a colt foal by Siyouni.
Connections
Calandagan in 2026
2 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Champion Stakes2012 metres · €1,510,8002ndFrancis-Henri GraffardChristophe Soumillon17.10.2026AscotPrize money €324,818Race detailsWatch
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes2414 metres · €1,452,7002ndFrancis-Henri GraffardMickael Barzalona25.07.2026AscotPrize money €499,719Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CalandaganGleneagles × Calayana | Francis-Henri GraffardMickael Barzalona | Aga Khan Studs SCEAHaras De Son Altesse L'Aga Khan Scea | ||
| 2024 | Dubai HonourPride of Dubai × Mondelice | William HaggasTom Marquand | Mohamed ObaidaMacha Bloodstock/Meridian International | ||
| 2023 | WestoverFrankel × Mirabilis | Ralph BeckettRob Hornby | JuddmonteJuddmonte Farms Ltd | ||
| 2022 | AlpinistaFrankel × Alwilda | Sir Mark PrescottLuke Morris | Miss K RausingMiss K. Rausing (Gb) | ||
| 2021 | BroomeAustralia × Sweepstake | Aidan O'BrienColin Keane | M Matsushima & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D SmithEpona Bloodstock Ltd | ||
| 2020 | Way To ParisChamps Elysees × Grey Way | Andrea MarcialisPierre-Charles Boudot | Paolo FerrarioGrundy Bloodstock Srl |
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