The season in numbers

All figures are taken from the race calendar and the recorded results, nothing is extrapolated. Each race keeps the currency it is run for; sums and rankings are converted to US dollars at the rates of 16 September 2026.

86Group 1 races in the calendar86 run · 0 to come

US$88.7MTotal purse, calendar

14Racecourses

71Different winners

Richest Group 1 races

Prize money in US dollars

1Pegasus World Cup Invitational StakesGulfstream Park · United States of AmericaUS$12.9M€ 11,337,900 2Breeders' Cup ClassicDel Mar · United States of AmericaUS$5.9M€ 5,215,400 3Breeders' Cup TurfDel Mar · United States of AmericaUS$4.0M€ 3,477,000

4Kentucky DerbyChurchill DownsUS$2.6M 5Breeders' Cup DistaffDel MarUS$2.0M 6Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfDel MarUS$2.0M 7Breeders' Cup JuvenileDel MarUS$2.0M 8Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesDel MarUS$2.0M 9Breeders' Cup MileDel MarUS$2.0M 10Preakness StakesPimlicoUS$1.6M 11Belmont StakesBelmont ParkUS$1.6M 12Breeders' Cup SprintDel MarUS$1.5M 13Travers StakesSaratogaUS$1.3M 14Belmont DerbyBelmont ParkUS$1.3M 15Manhattan StakesBelmont ParkUS$1.3M

Leaders

1Gun Runner3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$4.6M G1 prize money2World Approval3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$1.9M G1 prize money3Abel Tasman5 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$1.8M G1 prize money4Stellar Wind3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$839k G1 prize money5Always Dreaming2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Chad C Brown35 recorded G1 results14 winsUS$9.9M G1 prize money2

Bob Baffert24 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$15.9M G1 prize money3

Mark Casse17 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$5.0M G1 prize money4

Todd Pletcher10 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$6.0M G1 prize money5Jerry Hollendorfer9 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$2.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Mike E Smith23 recorded G1 results13 winsUS$15.1M G1 prize money2

Jose L Ortiz24 recorded G1 results9 winsUS$9.2M G1 prize money3

Joel Rosario16 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$4.6M G1 prize money4

John R Velazquez11 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$7.3M G1 prize money5

Javier Castellano25 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$6.6M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

1Juddmonte3 winning horses4 winsUS$9.1M G1 prize money2Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm1 winning horse3 winsUS$4.6M G1 prize money3Live Oak Plantation1 winning horse3 winsUS$2.1M G1 prize money4China Horse Club & Clearsky Farms1 winning horse3 winsUS$1.8M G1 prize money5John C Oxley3 winning horses3 winsUS$1.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

1Medaglia d'Oro7 G1 winners sired8 winsUS$5.5M G1 prize money2Candy Ride3 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$5.8M G1 prize money3Quality Road3 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$3.6M G1 prize money4Curlin2 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$3.4M G1 prize money5Malibu Moon4 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$1.6M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Group 1 racing across North America

USAUS$86.8M

CanadaUS$1.9M

Races by distance

86 races with a recorded distance

3Sprintunder 1400 m

43Mile1400 to 1799 m

35Middle1800 to 2199 m

5Classic2200 to 2799 m

0Staying2800 m and over

Top racecourses

14 racecourses

1Del Mar21 races

2Saratoga14 races

3Santa Anita Park10 races

4Keeneland10 races

5Belmont Park8 races

6Churchill Downs6 races

7Woodbine4 races

8Belmont at Aqueduct4 races

9Gulfstream Park2 races

10Oaklawn Park2 races

11Parx Racing2 races

12Pimlico1 race

13Monmouth Park1 race

14Arlington Park1 race

By surface

1Dirt55 races

2Turf31 races

Worth knowing

Calculated from every recorded race

US$1.0MAverage Group 1 purse86 races with a recorded purse

9.6Runners per race on averageacross 86 recorded fields

11Horses won more than onceof 71 different winners

36%Won by the three leading trainers31 of 86 Group 1 races