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.
35Group 1 races in the calendar35 run · 0 to come
US$86.8MTotal purse, calendar
8Racecourses
29Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in US dollars1Dubai World CupMeydan · United Arab EmiratesUS$8.5M€ 7,497,7002Japan CupTokyo · JapanUS$5.3M€ 4,664,6003Dubai Sheema ClassicMeydan · United Arab EmiratesUS$4.3M€ 3,748,800
4Dubai TurfMeydanUS$4.3M5Arima KinenNakayamaUS$4.2M6Tokyo YushunTokyoUS$3.7M7Kikuka ShoKyotoUS$3.0M8Tenno Sho (Spring)KyotoUS$2.8M9Tenno Sho (Autumn)TokyoUS$2.8M10Takarazuka KinenHanshinUS$2.8M11Champions CupHanshinUS$2.8M12Satsuki ShoNakayamaUS$2.6M13Yushun HimbaTokyoUS$2.5M14Hong Kong CupSha TinUS$2.4M15Oka ShoHanshinUS$2.3M
Leaders
1Gentildonna4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$6.5M G1 prize money2Gold Ship3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$5.3M G1 prize money3Lord Kanaloa3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.3M G1 prize money4Monterosso1 recorded G1 results1 winUS$5.1M G1 prize money5Orfevre2 recorded G1 results1 winUS$2.6M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
1Sei Ishizaka6 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$7.3M G1 prize money2
Naosuke Sugai4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$6.4M G1 prize money3
Takayuki Yasuda5 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$4.1M G1 prize money4Mahmood Al Zarooni5 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$7.5M G1 prize money5
Hideaki Fujiwara2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Naosuke Sugai4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$6.4M G1 prize money3Takayuki Yasuda5 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$4.1M G1 prize money4Mahmood Al Zarooni5 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$7.5M G1 prize money5Hideaki Fujiwara2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Yasunari Iwata10 recorded G1 results8 winsUS$12.2M G1 prize money2Hiroyuki Uchida10 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$8.5M G1 prize money3
Kenichi Ikezoe4 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$4.1M G1 prize money4
Mirco Demuro3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$3.3M G1 prize money5Shinichiro Akiyama3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Kenichi Ikezoe4 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$4.1M G1 prize money4Mirco Demuro3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$3.3M G1 prize money5Shinichiro Akiyama3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.3 winning horses6 winsUS$17.2M G1 prize money2Eiichi Kobayashi1 winning horse3 winsUS$5.3M G1 prize money3Takashi Suzuki2 winning horses2 winsUS$2.6M G1 prize money4Lord Horse Club Co Ltd1 winning horse2 winsUS$2.3M G1 prize money5Teruya Yoshida2 winning horses2 winsUS$1.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
1Deep Impact2 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$12.9M G1 prize money2Stay Gold2 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$10.5M G1 prize money3King Kamehameha1 G1 winner sired2 winsUS$6.0M G1 prize money4Kurofune2 G1 winners sired2 winsUS$2.8M G1 prize money5Dubawi1 G1 winner sired1 winUS$5.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Asia
Races by distance
35 races with a recorded distance5Sprintunder 1400 m
10Mile1400 to 1799 m
10Middle1800 to 2199 m
8Classic2200 to 2799 m
2Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
8 racecourses1Tokyo8 races
2Meydan7 races
3Kyoto5 races
4Sha Tin5 races
5Hanshin4 races
6Nakayama4 races
7Chukyo1 race
8Oi1 race
By surface
1Turf29 races
2Dirt6 races
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded raceUS$2.5MAverage Group 1 purse35 races with a recorded purse
15.6Runners per race on averageacross 35 recorded fields
3Horses won more than onceof 29 different winners
31%Won by the three leading trainers11 of 35 Group 1 races