Best Racehorses of 2025

The annual historical record of the European horse racing season, driven by data, form and pedigree analysis.What they’ve said about Best Racehorses annuals:“utterly comprehensive, one-stop resource for devotees of the Flat game” - Racing Post“5 stars and an upgrade on Timeform” - Amazon review"the most comprehensive review of the European Flat season available" - The Irish Field“Flat racing’s finest publication” - Amazon review"an incredibly valuable addition to the libraries of racing and breeding buffs" - TDN"the new racing bible" – Amazon review"treasure trove of information ... tremendous value"- Kingsley Klarion“far more than a Timeform substitute, it’s classic material” – Amazon review“an amazing achievement… the pedigree analysis is the book’s tour de force” – The Racing ForumThe 2025 European Flat season was the year of Asfoora, Calandagan, Daryz, Delacroix, Fallen Angel, Field of Gold, Gezora, Kalpana, Lambourn, Minnie Hauk, Notable Speech, Ombudsman, Scandinavia, Sosie, Trawlerman, and Whirl, among so many others of note. Gewan was the latest juvenile champion colt, whereas Irish-trained stablemates Precise and True Love shared the two-year-old fillies’ crown.There were first championship titles for both Night of Thunder (champion sire) and Wootton Bassett (European champion sire) and an amazing nine Group 1-winning fillies of prior seasons were represented by a Group 1-winning son or daughter during the year.Best Racehorses annuals include critical reviews of hundreds of the top horses of the year, a shorter ‘Others of Note’ section, plus an extensive array of invaluable data.Timeform’s great Racehorses annuals ceased publication several years ago, but the need for an extensive historical record of the racing year remained. Best Racehorses is that record. Read more