From The Jockey Club
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 13, 2025) — The Jockey Club Information Systems in association with the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities have published the 2025 International Cataloguing Standards Book, also known as The Blue Book. The book is produced annually and provides a listing of stakes races from each country that will be accorded Group/Graded or Listed status in sales catalogs using standards approved by the Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers.
The 2025 version of The Blue Book and a link to books from 1998 through 2024 can be found here: ifhaonline.org/default.asp?section=Resources&area=8.
Publication of The Blue Book is coordinated by the International Grading and Race Planning Committee with input from racing authorities worldwide. The first book was published in 1983.