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 calendar66 run · 31 to come

US$95.7MTotal purse, calendar

14Racecourses

62Different 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

1Golden Tempo3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$7.0M G1 win purse2Deterministic3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$1.8M G1 win purse3Counting Stars4 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$985k G1 win purse4Englishman2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$985k G1 win purse5Skippylongstocking1 recorded G1 results1 winUS$2.9M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Chad C Brown23 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$4.9M G1 win purse2Saffie A Joseph Jr9 recorded G1 results6 winsUS$8.2M G1 win purse3Brad H Cox13 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$4.4M G1 win purse4Bob Baffert10 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$2.4M G1 win purse5Mark Casse17 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$2.3M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Flavien Prat23 recorded G1 results9 winsUS$6.1M G1 win purse2Jose L Ortiz25 recorded G1 results8 winsUS$12.5M G1 win purse3Irad Ortiz Jr14 recorded G1 results7 winsUS$6.3M G1 win purse4Manuel Franco13 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$3.8M G1 win purse5Micah J Husbands4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$4.3M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Godolphin4 winning horses4 winsUS$3.1M G1 win purse2Phipps Stable & St. Elias Stables, LLC1 winning horse2 winsUS$7.0M G1 win purse3Wathnan Racing2 winning horses2 winsUS$2.2M G1 win purse4Amerman Racing Stables LLC2 winning horses2 winsUS$1.9M G1 win purse5St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, C. Steven Duncker and Vicarage Stable1 winning horse2 winsUS$1.8M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Into Mischief6 G1 winners sired6 winsUS$5.4M G1 win purse2Not This Time5 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$7.3M G1 win purse3Liam's Map3 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.8M G1 win purse4Gun Runner4 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$4.6M G1 win purse5Curlin1 G1 winner sired2 winsUS$7.0M G1 win purseView full ranking →

Group 1 racing across North America

USAUS$93.2M

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$987kAverage Group 1 purse97 races with a recorded purse

8.2Runners per race on averageacross 66 recorded fields

4Horses won more than onceof 62 different winners

27%Won by the three leading trainers18 of 66 Group 1 races