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.
36Group 1 races in the calendar36 run · 0 to come
US$79.0MTotal purse, calendar
8Racecourses
30Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in US dollars1Dubai World CupMeydan · United Arab EmiratesUS$8.1M€ 7,129,7002Japan CupTokyo · JapanUS$4.5M€ 3,969,4003Dubai Sheema ClassicMeydan · United Arab EmiratesUS$4.1M€ 3,564,800
4Dubai TurfMeydanUS$4.1M5Tokyo YushunTokyoUS$4.0M6Arima KinenNakayamaUS$3.6M7Kikuka ShoKyotoUS$2.5M8Tenno Sho (Autumn)TokyoUS$2.4M9Tenno Sho (Spring)KyotoUS$2.4M10Takarazuka KinenHanshinUS$2.4M11Champions CupHanshinUS$2.4M12Hong Kong CupSha TinUS$2.3M13Yushun HimbaTokyoUS$2.2M14Satsuki ShoNakayamaUS$2.1M15Hong Kong MileSha TinUS$2.1M
Leaders
1Lord Kanaloa4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$3.7M G1 prize money2Meisho Mambo3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize money3Sajjhaa2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$2.6M G1 prize money4Animal Kingdom1 recorded G1 results1 winUS$4.9M G1 prize money5Gentildonna4 recorded G1 results1 winUS$4.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Takayuki Yasuda6 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$5.1M G1 prize money2
Naosuke Sugai4 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.8M G1 prize money3
Saeed bin Suroor5 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.2M G1 prize money4Akihiro Iida3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize money5
John Moore4 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$2.8M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Takayuki Yasuda6 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$5.1M G1 prize money2Naosuke Sugai4 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.8M G1 prize money3Saeed bin Suroor5 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.2M G1 prize money4Akihiro Iida3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize money5John Moore4 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$2.8M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Yasunari Iwata9 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$6.8M G1 prize money2Koshiro Take3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize money3
Yutaka Take7 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$5.8M G1 prize money4
Yuichi Fukunaga6 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$4.7M G1 prize money5
Ryan Moore5 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$4.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Yutaka Take7 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$5.8M G1 prize money4Yuichi Fukunaga6 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$4.7M G1 prize money5Ryan Moore5 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$4.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Lord Horse Club Co Ltd1 winning horse4 winsUS$3.9M G1 prize money2Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.3 winning horses3 winsUS$7.8M G1 prize money3Yoshio Matsumoto1 winning horse3 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize money4Godolphin2 winning horses3 winsUS$2.8M G1 prize money5Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd2 winning horses2 winsUS$2.2M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
1King Kamehameha3 G1 winners sired6 winsUS$6.4M G1 prize money2Deep Impact5 G1 winners sired5 winsUS$14.2M G1 prize money3Stay Gold4 G1 winners sired4 winsUS$5.5M G1 prize money4Suzuka Mambo1 G1 winner sired3 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize money5King's Best1 G1 winner sired2 winsUS$3.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Asia
Races by distance
36 races with a recorded distance5Sprintunder 1400 m
10Mile1400 to 1799 m
11Middle1800 to 2199 m
8Classic2200 to 2799 m
2Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
8 racecourses1Tokyo8 races
2Meydan7 races
3Sha Tin6 races
4Kyoto5 races
5Hanshin4 races
6Nakayama4 races
7Chukyo1 race
8Oi1 race
By surface
1Turf30 races
2Dirt6 races
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded raceUS$2.2MAverage Group 1 purse36 races with a recorded purse
15.3Runners per race on averageacross 36 recorded fields
3Horses won more than onceof 30 different winners
31%Won by the three leading trainers11 of 36 Group 1 races