By any standard of measure, 2025 was a career-defining year for Francis Graffard. He set a record for Group 1 wins by a French-based trainer with 14. He finished on top of the French trainers' list for wins and money earned. But it was his first win in a Breeders' Cup race, when Gezora won the Filly & Mare Turf, that was "right at the top of last year's big racing days."
