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.
83Group 1 races in the calendar83 run · 0 to come
€51.8MTotal purse, calendar
22Racecourses
64Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€5.2M€5,234,9002Epsom DerbyEpsom · Great Britain€1.9M€1,857,7003Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly · France€1.6M€1,570,500
4Champion StakesAscot€1.6M5King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.4M6Irish DerbyCurragh€1.4M7Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.3M8International StakesYork€1.2M9Sussex StakesGoodwood€1.2M10Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€1.1M11Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville€1.0M12Prix de DianeChantilly€1.0M13Eclipse StakesSandown€857k14Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€857k15St. Leger StakesDoncaster€800k
Leaders
1Enable4 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.8M G1 prize money2Magical6 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.3M G1 prize money3Star Catcher3 recorded G1 results3 wins€949k G1 prize money4Waldgeist4 recorded G1 results2 wins€3.4M G1 prize money5Japan3 recorded G1 results2 wins€1.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien60 recorded G1 results15 wins€12.8M G1 prize money2
John Gosden23 recorded G1 results15 wins€7.5M G1 prize money3
André Fabre14 recorded G1 results6 wins€5.3M G1 prize money4
Charlie Appleby13 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.0M G1 prize money5
Sir Michael Stoute11 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien60 recorded G1 results15 wins€12.8M G1 prize money2John Gosden23 recorded G1 results15 wins€7.5M G1 prize money3André Fabre14 recorded G1 results6 wins€5.3M G1 prize money4Charlie Appleby13 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.0M G1 prize money5Sir Michael Stoute11 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Frankie Dettori28 recorded G1 results19 wins€8.9M G1 prize money2
Ryan Moore29 recorded G1 results10 wins€6.4M G1 prize money3
Pierre-Charles Boudot16 recorded G1 results7 wins€6.2M G1 prize money4
Mickael Barzalona8 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.4M G1 prize money5
James Doyle13 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Frankie Dettori28 recorded G1 results19 wins€8.9M G1 prize money2Ryan Moore29 recorded G1 results10 wins€6.4M G1 prize money3Pierre-Charles Boudot16 recorded G1 results7 wins€6.2M G1 prize money4Mickael Barzalona8 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.4M G1 prize money5James Doyle13 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →Group 1 racing across Europe
Races by distance
83 races with a recorded distance14Sprintunder 1400 m
28Mile1400 to 1799 m
16Middle1800 to 2199 m
18Classic2200 to 2799 m
7Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
22 racecourses1ParisLongchamp17 races
2Ascot13 races
3Curragh11 races
4Newmarket9 races
5Deauville6 races
6Epsom3 races
7Goodwood3 races
8York3 races
9Chantilly2 races
10Saint-Cloud2 races
11München2 races
12Leopardstown2 races
13Newbury1 race
14Sandown1 race
15Hamburg1 race
16Düsseldorf1 race
17Hoppegarten1 race
18Baden-Baden1 race
19Haydock1 race
20Doncaster1 race
21Köln1 race
22Newcastle1 race
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€624kAverage Group 1 purse83 races with a recorded purse
10.0Runners per race on averageacross 83 recorded fields
16Horses won more than onceof 64 different winners
43%Won by the three leading trainers36 of 83 Group 1 races