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.

46Group 1 races in the calendar46 run · 0 to come

US$109.9MTotal purse, calendar

9Racecourses

36Different winners

The purse is on file for 40 of the 46 races. For 6 races it is not sourced yet, those races count as zero.

Richest Group 1 races

Prize money in US dollars

1Saudi CupKing Abdulaziz Racecourse · Saudi ArabiaUS$20.0MUS$ 20,000,000 2Japan CupTokyo · JapanUS$6.0MJPY 950,000,000 3Hong Kong CupSha Tin · Hong KongUS$5.1MUS$ 5,136,372

4Hong Kong MileSha TinUS$4.6M 5Hong Kong SprintSha TinUS$3.6M 6Osaka HaiHanshinUS$3.6M 7Takarazuka KinenHanshinUS$3.6M 8Tenno Sho (Autumn)TokyoUS$3.6M 9Tenno Sho (Spring)KyotoUS$3.6M 10Tokyo YushunTokyoUS$3.6M 11Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)Sha TinUS$3.6M 12Hong Kong VaseSha TinUS$3.3M 13Dubai World CupMeydanUS$3.1M 14Champions MileSha TinUS$3.1M 15Chairman's Sprint PrizeSha TinUS$2.8M

Leaders

1Ka Ying Rising4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$8.1M G1 win purse2Voyage Bubble5 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$7.9M G1 win purse3Romantic Warrior4 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$5.6M G1 win purse4Jantar Mantar2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$4.3M G1 win purse5Embroidery2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$3.0M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1D A Hayes5 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$8.1M G1 win purse2P F Yiu6 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$7.9M G1 win purse3Tetsuya Kimura3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$6.6M G1 win purse4Tomokazu Takano5 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$5.1M G1 win purse5C S Shum3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$5.6M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1James McDonald10 recorded G1 results5 winsUS$9.0M G1 win purse2Zac Purton4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$12.7M G1 win purse3Christophe Lemaire9 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$8.9M G1 win purse4J Moreira4 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$6.1M G1 win purse5Kohei Matsuyama3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$2.3M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Ka Ying Syndicate1 winning horse4 winsUS$8.1M G1 win purse2Sunshine And Moonlight Syndicate1 winning horse4 winsUS$7.9M G1 win purse3Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.3 winning horses4 winsUS$5.5M G1 win purse4Shadai Race Horse Co. Ltd.2 winning horses3 winsUS$7.9M G1 win purse5Silk Racing Co. Ltd.3 winning horses3 winsUS$3.8M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Shamexpress1 G1 winner sired3 winsUS$8.1M G1 win purse2Deep Field1 G1 winner sired3 winsUS$7.9M G1 win purse3Lord Kanaloa3 G1 winners sired3 winsUS$7.1M G1 win purse4Duramente2 G1 winners sired2 winsUS$6.0M G1 win purse5Acclamation1 G1 winner sired2 winsUS$5.6M G1 win purseView full ranking →

Group 1 racing across Asia

JapanUS$50.3M

Hong KongUS$31.1M

Saudi ArabiaUS$20.0M

UAEUS$8.5M

Races by distance

45 races with a recorded distance

7Sprintunder 1400 m

12Mile1400 to 1799 m

15Middle1800 to 2199 m

9Classic2200 to 2799 m

2Staying2800 m and over

Top racecourses

9 racecourses

1Sha Tin12 races

2Meydan8 races

3Tokyo8 races

4Hanshin5 races

5Kyoto5 races

6Nakayama4 races

7Chukyo2 races

8King Abdulaziz Racecourse1 race

9Oi1 race

By surface

1Turf38 races

2Dirt7 races

31 race

Worth knowing

Calculated from every recorded race

US$2.7MAverage Group 1 purse40 races with a recorded purse

14.1Runners per race on averageacross 42 recorded fields

6Horses won more than onceof 36 different winners

24%Won by the three leading trainers11 of 46 Group 1 races