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 calendar29 run · 17 to come

US$154.8MTotal purse, calendar

9Racecourses

22Different winners

Richest Group 1 races

Prize money in US dollars

1Saudi CupKing Abdulaziz Racecourse · Saudi ArabiaUS$20.0MUS$ 20,000,000 2Dubai World CupMeydan · United Arab EmiratesUS$12.0MUS$ 12,000,000 3Arima KinenNakayama · JapanUS$7.0MJPY 1,090,000,000

4Japan CupTokyoUS$7.0M 5Dubai Sheema ClassicMeydanUS$6.0M 6Hong Kong CupSha TinUS$5.1M 7Dubai TurfMeydanUS$5.0M 8Hong Kong MileSha TinUS$4.6M 9Tenno Sho (Autumn)TokyoUS$4.2M 10Tokyo YushunTokyoUS$3.9M 11Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)Sha TinUS$3.8M 12Takarazuka KinenHanshinUS$3.7M 13Osaka HaiHanshinUS$3.7M 14Tenno Sho (Spring)KyotoUS$3.7M 15Hong Kong SprintSha TinUS$3.6M

Leaders

1Romantic Warrior4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$8.8M G1 win purse2Ka Ying Rising3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$6.4M G1 win purse3Croix du Nord3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$7.4M G1 win purse4Lovcen2 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$6.6M G1 win purse5Forever Young2 recorded G1 results1 winUS$20.0M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1C S Shum4 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$8.8M G1 win purse2D A Hayes3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$6.4M G1 win purse3Takashi Saito4 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$7.4M G1 win purse4Haruki Sugiyama5 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$6.6M G1 win purse5Ahmad bin Harmash3 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$3.5M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1James McDonald5 recorded G1 results4 winsUS$8.8M G1 win purse2Kohei Matsuyama3 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$8.6M G1 win purse3Zac Purton4 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$6.4M G1 win purse4Christophe Lemaire6 recorded G1 results3 winsUS$5.9M G1 win purse5Yuichi Kitamura4 recorded G1 results2 winsUS$7.4M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Peter Lau Pak Fai1 winning horse4 winsUS$8.8M G1 win purse2Ka Ying Syndicate1 winning horse3 winsUS$6.4M G1 win purse3Katsumi Yoshida3 winning horses3 winsUS$5.5M G1 win purse4Sunday Racing Co.,Ltd.1 winning horse2 winsUS$7.4M G1 win purse5Godolphin2 winning horses2 winsUS$6.8M G1 win purseView full ranking →

1Acclamation1 G1 winner sired4 winsUS$8.8M G1 win purse2Shamexpress1 G1 winner sired3 winsUS$6.4M G1 win purse3Kitasan Black1 G1 winner sired2 winsUS$7.4M G1 win purse4World Premiere1 G1 winner sired2 winsUS$6.6M G1 win purse5Lord Kanaloa2 G1 winners sired2 winsUS$4.0M G1 win purseView full ranking →

Group 1 racing across Asia

JapanUS$67.6M

Hong KongUS$34.8M

UAEUS$29.4M

Saudi ArabiaUS$23.0M

Races by distance

46 races with a recorded distance

7Sprintunder 1400 m

12Mile1400 to 1799 m

16Middle1800 to 2199 m

9Classic2200 to 2799 m

2Staying2800 m and over

Top racecourses

9 racecourses

1Sha Tin12 races

2Tokyo8 races

3Meydan7 races

4Hanshin5 races

5Kyoto5 races

6Nakayama4 races

7King Abdulaziz Racecourse2 races

8Chukyo2 races

9Oi1 race

By surface

1Turf39 races

2Dirt7 races

Worth knowing

Calculated from every recorded race

US$3.4MAverage Group 1 purse46 races with a recorded purse

12.6Runners per race on averageacross 29 recorded fields

4Horses won more than onceof 22 different winners

31%Won by the three leading trainers9 of 29 Group 1 races