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.

98Group 1 races in the calendar98 run · 0 to come

US$95.1MTotal purse, calendar

15Racecourses

83Different winners

The purse is on file for 95 of the 98 races. For 3 races it is not sourced yet, those races count as zero.

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$5.0MUS$ 5,000,000 3Kentucky DerbyChurchill Downs · United States of AmericaUS$5.0MUS$ 5,000,000

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

1Sovereignty4 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$8.2M G1 win purse2Journalism6 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.5M G1 win purse3Ted Noffey3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.0M G1 win purse4Notable Speech2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$3.0M G1 win purse5Mindframe2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.0M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Todd Pletcher17 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$8.2M G1 win purse2Chad C Brown26 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$7.2M G1 win purse3Bob Baffert31 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$4.7M G1 win purse4Brad H Cox16 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$4.0M G1 win purse5William Mott10 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$10.2M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Flavien Prat40 recorded G1 results13 winsUS$8.8M G1 win purse2John R Velazquez26 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$8.1M G1 win purse3Irad Ortiz Jr17 recorded G1 results8 winsUS$10.6M G1 win purse4Junior Alvarado9 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$12.0M G1 win purse5Luis Saez15 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$4.8M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Godolphin5 winning horses8 winsUS$14.0M G1 win purse2Spendthrift Farm LLC3 winning horses6 winsUS$4.9M G1 win purse3Juddmonte3 winning horses3 winsUS$2.6M G1 win purse4Madaket Stables Llc, Dubb, Michael And Schermerhorn, Richard1 winning horse2 winsUS$2.0M G1 win purse5Repole Stable And St Elias Stables Llc1 winning horse2 winsUS$2.0M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Into Mischief5 G1 winners sired11 winsUS$14.2M G1 win purse2Not This Time4 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.5M G1 win purse3Curlin2 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.5M G1 win purse4Dubawi3 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.2M G1 win purse5Medaglia D'oro3 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.1M G1 win purseView full ranking →

Group 1 racing across North America

USAUS$91.6M

CanadaUS$3.5M

Races by distance

98 races with a recorded distance

6Sprintunder 1400 m

46Mile1400 to 1799 m

41Middle1800 to 2199 m

5Classic2200 to 2799 m

0Staying2800 m and over

Top racecourses

15 racecourses

1Saratoga27 races

2Del Mar22 races

3Keeneland11 races

4Santa Anita Park10 races

5Churchill Downs8 races

6Woodbine5 races

7Gulfstream Park3 races

8Belmont at Aqueduct3 races

9Oaklawn Park2 races

10Parx Racing2 races

11Santa Anita1 race

12Pimlico1 race

13Monmouth Park1 race

14Colonial Downs1 race

15Kentucky Downs1 race

By surface

1Dirt66 races

2Turf32 races

Worth knowing

Calculated from every recorded race

US$1.0MAverage Group 1 purse95 races with a recorded purse

8.6Runners per race on averageacross 95 recorded fields

12Horses won more than onceof 83 different winners

31%Won by the three leading trainers30 of 98 Group 1 races