Calandagan and Economics head 58 in Coral-Eclipse

Fifty-eight entries have been received for the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown Park on July 5. The ten-furlong Group One contest boasts a £1 million prize fund for the first time in 2025 while this year also marks Coral’s 50th year of sponsorship.

Economics, Goliath, Calandagan and Winter In Lion are among the early star-studded cast, while Los Angeles and White Birch, who had such a great tussle at The Curragh on Monday, could meet again.

Coral make Calandagan and Economics their 5-1 joint-favourites.

“The Coral-Eclipse is one of the most prestigious Flat races in the calendar, and we are incredibly proud of our fifty-year association with the race, which makes it the longest-running Group race sponsorship in the world," Coral’s David Stevens said.

“The prize money increase to £1 million is another landmark moment for the race, and the stellar list of initial entries for this year’s renewal show it remains firmly at the forefront of the minds of leading owners, breeders and trainers across Europe.

“The race is the first top level clash of the generations, and that’s something we’re likely to see this year, with the four-year-old pair, Calandagan and Economics, our opening favourites closely followed by The Lion In Winter, Ruling Court and Field Of Gold, all representing the Classic generation.”

Coral-Eclipse, Coral bet: 5-1 Calandagan, Economics; 6-1 The Lion In Winter; 8-1 Field Of Gold, Ruling Court; 10-1 Anmaat, Map Of Stars, Sosie; 12-1 Desert Flower, Los Angeles, White Birch; 16-1 Ghostwriter, Kalpana, Tamfana, Twain; 20-1 Facteur Cheval, Goliath, Ombudsman, 25-1 others.

The Coral-Eclipse was first run in 1886 and is Britain’s first major all-aged Group One of the season.

It has previously been won by some of the sport’s greats including in recent years Sea The Stars, Golden Horn and Enable. As recently as last year, the Coral-Eclipse winner City Of Troy was named the world’s joint-best racehorse of 2024 in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings.

Coral first sponsored the Eclipse in 1976, with the 2025 running being the 50th to be staged under the Coral banner.

As part of the increased investment, the 2025 Coral-Eclipse will also include two wildcard entries for the winners of the Prix du Jockey Club and Prix de Diane, both run at Chantilly, France, in June, further enhancing its appeal to leading contenders from across Europe.