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$97.4MTotal purse, calendar

15Racecourses

83Different 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$5.0MUS$ 5,000,000 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$5.4M G1 prize money2Journalism6 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.8M G1 prize money3Ted Noffey3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$1.9M G1 prize money4Notable Speech2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$1.9M G1 prize money5She Feels Pretty4 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$1.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Chad C Brown26 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$7.9M G1 prize money2

Todd Pletcher17 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$7.2M G1 prize money3

Bob Baffert32 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$6.5M G1 prize money4

Michael McCarthy13 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$5.6M G1 prize money5

Brad H Cox16 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$4.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Flavien Prat40 recorded G1 results13 winsUS$11.0M G1 prize money2

John R Velazquez26 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$9.1M G1 prize money3

Irad Ortiz Jr19 recorded G1 results9 winsUS$8.9M G1 prize money4

Junior Alvarado9 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$7.8M G1 prize money5

Luis Saez15 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$4.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

1Godolphin5 winning horses8 winsUS$12.3M G1 prize money2Coolmore Group5 winning horses7 winsUS$9.9M G1 prize money3Spendthrift Farm LLC3 winning horses6 winsUS$3.2M G1 prize money4Juddmonte3 winning horses3 winsUS$2.7M G1 prize money5Lael Stables1 winning horse2 winsUS$1.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

1Into Mischief5 G1 winners sired11 winsUS$10.2M G1 prize money2Gun Runner4 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$5.6M G1 prize money3Curlin2 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$5.4M G1 prize money4Not This Time4 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.5M G1 prize money5Medaglia D'oro3 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Group 1 racing across North America

USAUS$93.9M

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$994kAverage Group 1 purse98 races with a recorded purse

8.6Runners per race on averageacross 98 recorded fields

12Horses won more than onceof 83 different winners

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