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 calendar92 run · 5 to come

US$95.9MTotal purse, calendar

14Racecourses

74Different winners

Richest Group 1 races

Prize money in US dollars

1Breeders' Cup ClassicKeeneland · United States of AmericaUS$7.0MUS$ 7,000,000 2Breeders' Cup TurfKeeneland · 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$2.9M 5Belmont StakesSaratogaUS$2.0M 6Breeders' Cup DistaffKeenelandUS$2.0M 7Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfKeenelandUS$2.0M 8Breeders' Cup JuvenileKeenelandUS$2.0M 9Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesKeenelandUS$2.0M 10Breeders' Cup MileKeenelandUS$2.0M 11Breeders' Cup SprintKeenelandUS$2.0M 12Preakness StakesLaurel ParkUS$2.0M 13Stephen Foster StakesChurchill DownsUS$2.0M 14Ladies Turf Sprint StakesKentucky DownsUS$1.7M 15Arkansas DerbyOaklawn ParkUS$1.5M

Leaders

1Deterministic4 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$2.6M G1 prize money2Hughes3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$1.6M G1 prize money3Sovereignty3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$5.2M G1 prize money4Golden Tempo3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$4.5M G1 prize money5Nitrogen4 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Chad C Brown28 recorded G1 results10 winsUS$8.4M G1 prize money2

Saffie A Joseph Jr11 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$6.5M G1 prize money3

Mark Casse21 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$6.0M G1 prize money4

Bob Baffert17 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$4.4M G1 prize money5

Brad H Cox17 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$4.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Flavien Prat33 recorded G1 results13 winsUS$10.8M G1 prize money2

Jose L Ortiz33 recorded G1 results11 winsUS$14.3M G1 prize money3

Irad Ortiz Jr16 recorded G1 results8 winsUS$7.6M G1 prize money4

Manuel Franco16 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$4.3M G1 prize money5

Junior Alvarado15 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$8.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

1Godolphin5 winning horses6 winsUS$8.8M G1 prize money2Coolmore Group5 winning horses5 winsUS$5.6M G1 prize money3St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, C. Steven Duncker and Vicarage Stable1 winning horse3 winsUS$2.4M G1 prize money4D. J. Stable LLC2 winning horses3 winsUS$1.9M G1 prize money5Front Row Club, Starlight Racing Et Al1 winning horse3 winsUS$1.6M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

1Into Mischief6 G1 winners sired9 winsUS$11.6M G1 prize money2Not This Time5 G1 winners sired6 winsUS$6.5M G1 prize money3Liam's Map3 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$5.0M G1 prize money4Gun Runner4 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$4.9M G1 prize money5Nyquist3 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.6M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →

Group 1 racing across North America

USAUS$93.4M

CanadaUS$2.5M

Races by distance

97 races with a recorded distance

6Sprintunder 1400 m

45Mile1400 to 1799 m

42Middle1800 to 2199 m

4Classic2200 to 2799 m

0Staying2800 m and over

Top racecourses

14 racecourses

1Saratoga26 races

2Keeneland25 races

3Santa Anita Park10 races

4Churchill Downs8 races

5Del Mar8 races

6Woodbine5 races

7Belmont at Aqueduct4 races

8Gulfstream Park3 races

9Oaklawn Park2 races

10Parx Racing2 races

11Laurel Park1 race

12Monmouth Park1 race

13Colonial Downs1 race

14Kentucky Downs1 race

By surface

1Dirt58 races

2Turf39 races

Worth knowing

Calculated from every recorded race

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

8.5Runners per race on averageacross 92 recorded fields

16Horses won more than onceof 74 different winners

26%Won by the three leading trainers24 of 92 Group 1 races