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 euro at the rates of 14 September 2026.
75Group 1 races in the calendar75 run · 0 to come
€34.6MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
57Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€4.0M€4,007,4002Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly · France€1.5M€1,502,8003Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.5M€1,486,200
4Epsom DerbyEpsom€1.4M5King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.2M6Irish DerbyCurragh€1.1M7Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.1M8Prix de DianeChantilly€852k9International StakesYork€789k10Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€687k11St. Leger StakesDoncaster€617k12Grand Prix de ParisParisLongchamp€601k13Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville€601k14Deutsches DerbyHamburg€501k15Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€458k
Leaders
1Frankel4 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.3M G1 prize money2Danedream3 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.5M G1 prize money3So You Think5 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.3M G1 prize money4Blue Bunting3 recorded G1 results3 wins€699k G1 prize money5Dream Ahead3 recorded G1 results3 wins€591k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien36 recorded G1 results13 wins€5.8M G1 prize money2
André Fabre10 recorded G1 results8 wins€2.7M G1 prize money3Sir Henry Cecil15 recorded G1 results7 wins€2.5M G1 prize money4Mahmood Al Zarooni6 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.3M G1 prize money5F Head12 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien36 recorded G1 results13 wins€5.8M G1 prize money2André Fabre10 recorded G1 results8 wins€2.7M G1 prize money3Sir Henry Cecil15 recorded G1 results7 wins€2.5M G1 prize money4Mahmood Al Zarooni6 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.3M G1 prize money5F Head12 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Frankie Dettori15 recorded G1 results8 wins€2.6M G1 prize money2Tom Queally12 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.0M G1 prize money3
Seamie Heffernan12 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.0M G1 prize money4
Maxime Guyon8 recorded G1 results6 wins€1.6M G1 prize money5
William Buick9 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Frankie Dettori15 recorded G1 results8 wins€2.6M G1 prize money2Tom Queally12 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.0M G1 prize money3Seamie Heffernan12 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.0M G1 prize money4Maxime Guyon8 recorded G1 results6 wins€1.6M G1 prize money5William Buick9 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group9 winning horses11 wins€5.6M G1 prize money2K Abdullah7 winning horses10 wins€3.6M G1 prize money3Godolphin4 winning horses6 wins€1.4M G1 prize money4Wertheimer & Frere2 winning horses3 wins€1.1M G1 prize money5Khalifa Dasmal1 winning horse3 wins€591k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Europe
Races by distance
75 races with a recorded distance11Sprintunder 1400 m
28Mile1400 to 1799 m
15Middle1800 to 2199 m
16Classic2200 to 2799 m
5Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
21 racecourses1ParisLongchamp14 races
2Curragh10 races
3Ascot10 races
4Newmarket9 races
5Deauville5 races
6Epsom3 races
7Chantilly3 races
8Saint-Cloud3 races
9York3 races
10Goodwood2 races
11Leopardstown2 races
12Doncaster2 races
13Newbury1 race
14Sandown1 race
15Hamburg1 race
16Hoppegarten1 race
17München1 race
18Düsseldorf1 race
19Haydock1 race
20Baden-Baden1 race
21Köln1 race
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€461kAverage Group 1 purse75 races with a recorded purse
9.8Runners per race on averageacross 75 recorded fields
12Horses won more than onceof 57 different winners
37%Won by the three leading trainers28 of 75 Group 1 races