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.
80Group 1 races in the calendar80 run · 0 to come
€43.0MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
53Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€4.5M€4,504,4002Epsom DerbyEpsom · Great Britain€1.6M€1,639,3003Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.6M€1,553,300
4King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.4M5Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly€1.4M6Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.3M7Irish DerbyCurragh€1.1M8Sussex StakesGoodwood€1.1M9International StakesYork€1.0M10Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€1.0M11Prix de DianeChantilly€901k12St. Leger StakesDoncaster€794k13British Champions Sprint StakesAscot€723k14Nassau StakesGoodwood€686k15British Champions Fillies & Mares StakesAscot€661k
Leaders
1Golden Horn5 recorded G1 results4 wins€4.7M G1 prize money2Solow4 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.8M G1 prize money3Muhaarar4 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.2M G1 prize money4Legatissimo5 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.0M G1 prize money5Ervedya4 recorded G1 results3 wins€792k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien28 recorded G1 results13 wins€5.2M G1 prize money2
John Gosden20 recorded G1 results8 wins€7.9M G1 prize money3
André Fabre19 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.6M G1 prize money4F Head6 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.8M G1 prize money5
Charles Hills7 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien28 recorded G1 results13 wins€5.2M G1 prize money2John Gosden20 recorded G1 results8 wins€7.9M G1 prize money3André Fabre19 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.6M G1 prize money4F Head6 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.8M G1 prize money5Charles Hills7 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Frankie Dettori21 recorded G1 results8 wins€7.0M G1 prize money2
Ryan Moore18 recorded G1 results8 wins€3.3M G1 prize money3
Christophe Soumillon11 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.5M G1 prize money4
Maxime Guyon8 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.9M G1 prize money5
Andrea Atzeni10 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Frankie Dettori21 recorded G1 results8 wins€7.0M G1 prize money2Ryan Moore18 recorded G1 results8 wins€3.3M G1 prize money3Christophe Soumillon11 recorded G1 results5 wins€1.5M G1 prize money4Maxime Guyon8 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.9M G1 prize money5Andrea Atzeni10 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group7 winning horses14 wins€5.2M G1 prize money2A E Oppenheimer1 winning horse4 wins€4.7M G1 prize money3Wertheimer & Frere1 winning horse4 wins€1.8M G1 prize money4Hamdan Al Maktoum1 winning horse4 wins€1.4M G1 prize money5Aga Khan Studs SCEA2 winning horses4 wins€1.2M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Europe
Races by distance
80 races with a recorded distance13Sprintunder 1400 m
28Mile1400 to 1799 m
16Middle1800 to 2199 m
18Classic2200 to 2799 m
5Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
21 racecourses1ParisLongchamp14 races
2Ascot13 races
3Curragh10 races
4Newmarket9 races
5Deauville5 races
6Saint-Cloud4 races
7Chantilly3 races
8Epsom3 races
9York3 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€537kAverage Group 1 purse80 races with a recorded purse
10.5Runners per race on averageacross 80 recorded fields
17Horses won more than onceof 53 different winners
35%Won by the three leading trainers28 of 80 Group 1 races