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
€40.0MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
59Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€4.8M€4,842,2002Epsom DerbyEpsom · Great Britain€1.6M€1,577,6003Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.6M€1,553,300
4Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly€1.5M5Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.3M6King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.2M7Irish DerbyCurragh€1.1M8Prix de DianeChantilly€968k9Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€920k10International StakesYork€915k11St. Leger StakesDoncaster€743k12British Champions Fillies & Mares StakesAscot€694k13Deutsches DerbyHamburg€629k14Epsom OaksEpsom€600k15Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€600k
Leaders
1Kingman5 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.1M G1 prize money2Australia5 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.4M G1 prize money3Noble Mission4 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.3M G1 prize money4Cirrus Des Aigles3 recorded G1 results3 wins€559k G1 prize money5Taghrooda4 recorded G1 results2 wins€1.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien31 recorded G1 results11 wins€5.4M G1 prize money2
John Gosden16 recorded G1 results8 wins€4.0M G1 prize money3
Richard Hannon15 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.2M G1 prize money4
André Fabre12 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.5M G1 prize money5
Roger Varian9 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien31 recorded G1 results11 wins€5.4M G1 prize money2John Gosden16 recorded G1 results8 wins€4.0M G1 prize money3Richard Hannon15 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.2M G1 prize money4André Fabre12 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.5M G1 prize money5Roger Varian9 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Ryan Moore17 recorded G1 results9 wins€3.5M G1 prize money2Joseph O'Brien23 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.0M G1 prize money3
James Doyle13 recorded G1 results7 wins€2.6M G1 prize money4
Christophe Soumillon16 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.3M G1 prize money5
Richard Hughes14 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Ryan Moore17 recorded G1 results9 wins€3.5M G1 prize money2Joseph O'Brien23 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.0M G1 prize money3James Doyle13 recorded G1 results7 wins€2.6M G1 prize money4Christophe Soumillon16 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.3M G1 prize money5Richard Hughes14 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group10 winning horses12 wins€5.5M G1 prize money2K Abdullah4 winning horses9 wins€4.0M G1 prize money3Al Shaqab Racing4 winning horses5 wins€3.9M G1 prize money4Mrs S Power2 winning horses4 wins€1.1M G1 prize money5Hamdan Al Maktoum2 winning horses3 wins€2.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
1Galileo7 G1 winners sired11 wins€5.7M G1 prize money2Invincible Spirit2 G1 winners sired6 wins€2.2M G1 prize money3Sea The Stars2 G1 winners sired3 wins€2.5M G1 prize money4Mastercraftsman2 G1 winners sired3 wins€2.4M G1 prize money5Dansili3 G1 winners sired3 wins€2.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Europe
Races by distance
77 races with a recorded distance11Sprintunder 1400 m
27Mile1400 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
7Saint-Cloud3 races
8York3 races
9Chantilly2 races
10München2 races
11Goodwood2 races
12Leopardstown2 races
13Doncaster2 races
14Newbury1 race
15Sandown1 race
16Hamburg1 race
17Düsseldorf1 race
18Hoppegarten1 race
19Haydock1 race
20Baden-Baden1 race
21Köln1 race
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€519kAverage Group 1 purse77 races with a recorded purse
10.2Runners per race on averageacross 77 recorded fields
13Horses won more than onceof 59 different winners
31%Won by the three leading trainers24 of 77 Group 1 races