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.
78Group 1 races in the calendar78 run · 0 to come
€37.9MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
61Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€4.5M€4,535,2002Epsom DerbyEpsom · Great Britain€1.6M€1,577,0003Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.5M€1,486,200
4Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly€1.4M5King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.2M6Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.2M7Irish DerbyCurragh€1.1M8Prix de DianeChantilly€945k9International StakesYork€857k10Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€687k11St. Leger StakesDoncaster€686k12British Champions Fillies & Mares StakesAscot€606k13July Cup StakesNewmarket€572k14Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€572k15Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesAscot€572k
Leaders
1Treve3 recorded G1 results3 wins€3.3M G1 prize money2Novellist3 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.0M G1 prize money3Al Kazeem5 recorded G1 results3 wins€976k G1 prize money4Sky Lantern4 recorded G1 results3 wins€705k G1 prize money5Moonlight Cloud3 recorded G1 results3 wins€675k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien27 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.4M G1 prize money2Richard Hannon Snr12 recorded G1 results7 wins€2.4M G1 prize money3
Andreas Wöhler7 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.4M G1 prize money4
John Gosden7 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.3M G1 prize money5Mme Christiane Head3 recorded G1 results3 wins€3.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien27 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.4M G1 prize money2Richard Hannon Snr12 recorded G1 results7 wins€2.4M G1 prize money3Andreas Wöhler7 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.4M G1 prize money4John Gosden7 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.3M G1 prize money5Mme Christiane Head3 recorded G1 results3 wins€3.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Richard Hughes10 recorded G1 results8 wins€2.4M G1 prize money2Joseph O'Brien16 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.5M G1 prize money3Thierry Jarnet7 recorded G1 results5 wins€4.0M G1 prize money4
Johnny Murtagh12 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.9M G1 prize money5
William Buick9 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Richard Hughes10 recorded G1 results8 wins€2.4M G1 prize money2Joseph O'Brien16 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.5M G1 prize money3Thierry Jarnet7 recorded G1 results5 wins€4.0M G1 prize money4Johnny Murtagh12 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.9M G1 prize money5William Buick9 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group7 winning horses8 wins€4.0M G1 prize money2HE Sh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani3 winning horses4 wins€4.0M G1 prize money3Godolphin2 winning horses4 wins€1.7M G1 prize money4Dr Christoph Berglar1 winning horse3 wins€1.0M G1 prize money5D J Deer1 winning horse3 wins€976k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Europe
Races by distance
78 races with a recorded distance11Sprintunder 1400 m
28Mile1400 to 1799 m
16Middle1800 to 2199 m
18Classic2200 to 2799 m
5Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
21 racecourses1ParisLongchamp15 races
2Ascot11 races
3Curragh10 races
4Newmarket9 races
5Deauville5 races
6Epsom3 races
7Chantilly3 races
8Saint-Cloud3 races
9York3 races
10München2 races
11Goodwood2 races
12Leopardstown2 races
13Doncaster2 races
14Newbury1 race
15Sandown1 race
16Hamburg1 race
17Hoppegarten1 race
18Düsseldorf1 race
19Baden-Baden1 race
20Haydock1 race
21Köln1 race
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€486kAverage Group 1 purse78 races with a recorded purse
10.5Runners per race on averageacross 78 recorded fields
12Horses won more than onceof 61 different winners
24%Won by the three leading trainers19 of 78 Group 1 races