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.
77Group 1 races in the calendar77 run · 0 to come
€35.5MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
61Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€3.9M€3,873,8002Epsom DerbyEpsom · Great Britain€1.5M€1,514,7003Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.5M€1,486,200
4Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly€1.5M5King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.1M6Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.1M7Irish DerbyCurragh€1.1M8Prix de DianeChantilly€968k9International StakesYork€829k10Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€687k11St. Leger StakesDoncaster€629k12Grand Prix de ParisParisLongchamp€581k13Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville€581k14Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€572k15Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesAscot€572k
Leaders
1Frankel5 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.9M G1 prize money2Camelot4 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.0M G1 prize money3Excelebration4 recorded G1 results2 wins€1.1M G1 prize money4Danedream2 recorded G1 results2 wins€804k G1 prize money5Moonlight Cloud3 recorded G1 results2 wins€512k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien33 recorded G1 results14 wins€6.2M G1 prize money2
John Gosden23 recorded G1 results7 wins€2.8M G1 prize money3Sir Henry Cecil9 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.3M G1 prize money4
André Fabre10 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.8M G1 prize money5
Peter Schiergen6 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien33 recorded G1 results14 wins€6.2M G1 prize money2John Gosden23 recorded G1 results7 wins€2.8M G1 prize money3Sir Henry Cecil9 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.3M G1 prize money4André Fabre10 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.8M G1 prize money5Peter Schiergen6 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Joseph O'Brien20 recorded G1 results10 wins€4.6M G1 prize money2
William Buick18 recorded G1 results8 wins€2.7M G1 prize money3Tom Queally9 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.2M G1 prize money4
Maxime Guyon11 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.6M G1 prize money5
Andrasch Starke6 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
William Buick18 recorded G1 results8 wins€2.7M G1 prize money3Tom Queally9 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.2M G1 prize money4Maxime Guyon11 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.6M G1 prize money5Andrasch Starke6 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group9 winning horses12 wins€4.9M G1 prize money2K Abdullah1 winning horse5 wins€2.7M G1 prize money3Godolphin4 winning horses5 wins€1.7M G1 prize money4Aga Khan Studs SCEA3 winning horses4 wins€1.4M G1 prize money5Wertheimer & Frere2 winning horses2 wins€2.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Europe
Races by distance
77 races with a recorded distance11Sprintunder 1400 m
28Mile1400 to 1799 m
16Middle1800 to 2199 m
17Classic2200 to 2799 m
5Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
21 racecourses1ParisLongchamp15 races
2Curragh10 races
3Ascot10 races
4Newmarket9 races
5Deauville5 races
6Epsom3 races
7Chantilly3 races
8Saint-Cloud3 races
9York3 races
10München2 races
11Goodwood2 races
12Leopardstown2 races
13Doncaster2 races
14Newbury1 race
15Hamburg1 race
16Sandown1 race
17Hoppegarten1 race
18Düsseldorf1 race
19Baden-Baden1 race
20Haydock1 race
21Köln1 race
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€461kAverage Group 1 purse77 races with a recorded purse
9.7Runners per race on averageacross 77 recorded fields
12Horses won more than onceof 61 different winners
35%Won by the three leading trainers27 of 77 Group 1 races