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.

97Group 1 races in the calendar97 run · 0 to come

US$95.9MTotal purse, calendar

16Racecourses

79Different winners

Richest Group 1 races

Prize money in US dollars

1Breeders' Cup ClassicDel Mar · United States of AmericaUS$7.0MUS$ 7,000,000 2Breeders' Cup TurfDel Mar · United States of AmericaUS$5.0MUS$ 5,000,002 3Kentucky DerbyChurchill Downs · United States of AmericaUS$5.0MUS$ 5,000,002

4Pegasus World Cup Invitational StakesGulfstream ParkUS$3.0M 5Belmont StakesSaratogaUS$2.0M 6Breeders' Cup DistaffDel MarUS$2.0M 7Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfDel MarUS$2.0M 8Breeders' Cup JuvenileDel MarUS$2.0M 9Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesDel MarUS$2.0M 10Breeders' Cup MileDel MarUS$2.0M 11Breeders' Cup SprintDel MarUS$2.0M 12Franklin-Simpson StakesKentucky DownsUS$2.0M 13Preakness StakesPimlicoUS$2.0M 14Arkansas DerbyOaklawn ParkUS$1.5M 15Kentucky OaksChurchill DownsUS$1.5M

Leaders

1Thorpedo Anna6 recorded G1 results5 wins G1 prize money2Immersive3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$1.8M G1 prize money3Sierra Leone5 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$6.4M G1 prize money4Fierceness3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.8M G1 prize money5National Treasure3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Chad C Brown30 recorded G1 results15 winsUS$13.4M G1 prize money2

Bob Baffert27 recorded G1 results11 winsUS$9.1M G1 prize money3

Brad H Cox14 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$5.0M G1 prize money4

Kenneth McPeek9 recorded G1 results6 wins G1 prize money5

Charlie Appleby20 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$7.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Flavien Prat32 recorded G1 results16 winsUS$14.8M G1 prize money2

John R Velazquez18 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$6.8M G1 prize money3

Tyler Gaffalione18 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$5.7M G1 prize money4

Irad Ortiz Jr22 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$6.1M G1 prize money5

Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr11 recorded G1 results6 wins G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

1Coolmore Group5 winning horses7 winsUS$9.3M G1 prize money2Godolphin6 winning horses7 winsUS$8.4M G1 prize money3Brookdale Racing, Inc.1 winning horse5 wins G1 prize money4Klaravich Stables4 winning horses4 winsUS$2.0M G1 prize money5Sf Racing Llc, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables Llc, Masterson, Robert E , Stonestreet Stables Llc, Schoenfarber, Jay A , Waves Edge Capital Llc And Donovan, Catherine2 winning horses3 winsUS$3.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

1Nyquist4 G1 winners sired6 winsUS$3.4M G1 prize money2Gun Runner4 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$8.9M G1 prize money3Into Mischief4 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$4.6M G1 prize money4Fast Anna1 G1 winner sired5 wins G1 prize money5Good Magic3 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$3.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Group 1 racing across North America

USAUS$93.1M

CanadaUS$2.8M

Races by distance

97 races with a recorded distance

7Sprintunder 1400 m

45Mile1400 to 1799 m

41Middle1800 to 2199 m

4Classic2200 to 2799 m

0Staying2800 m and over

Top racecourses

16 racecourses

1Saratoga26 races

2Del Mar22 races

3Keeneland11 races

4Santa Anita Park8 races

5Churchill Downs7 races

6Belmont at Aqueduct4 races

7Woodbine4 races

8Gulfstream Park3 races

9Santa Anita3 races

10Oaklawn Park2 races

11Parx Racing2 races

12Pimlico1 race

13Belmont At The Big A1 race

14Monmouth Park1 race

15Colonial Downs1 race

16Kentucky Downs1 race

By surface

1Dirt63 races

2Turf34 races

Worth knowing

Calculated from every recorded race

US$988kAverage Group 1 purse97 races with a recorded purse

8.8Runners per race on averageacross 94 recorded fields

14Horses won more than onceof 79 different winners

33%Won by the three leading trainers32 of 97 Group 1 races