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.
84Group 1 races in the calendar83 run · 1 to come
€28.3MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
67Different winners
The purse is on file for 82 of the 84 races. For 2 races it is not sourced yet, those races count as zero.
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€3.0M€3,000,0002Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly · France€900k€899,9993Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€872kGBP750,000
4Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€755k5Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€750k6Irish DerbyCurragh€750k7Deutsches DerbyHamburg€650k8Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville€600k9Prix de DianeChantilly€600k10Epsom DerbyEpsom€581k11Preis der DianaDüsseldorf€500k12Dewhurst StakesNewmarket€496k13Fillies' MileNewmarket€465k14King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€465k15British Champions Sprint StakesAscot€455k
Leaders
1Magical5 recorded G1 results3 wins€867k G1 prize money2Ghaiyyath4 recorded G1 results3 wins€568k G1 prize money3Love3 recorded G1 results3 wins€494k G1 prize money4Sottsass2 recorded G1 results2 wins€2.0M G1 prize money5Palace Pier3 recorded G1 results2 wins€631k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien45 recorded G1 results13 wins€5.0M G1 prize money2
John & Thady Gosden19 recorded G1 results10 wins€2.9M G1 prize money3
Charlie Appleby14 recorded G1 results7 wins€1.3M G1 prize money4
Francis-Henri Graffard6 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.8M G1 prize money5
Jean-Claude Rouget5 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien45 recorded G1 results13 wins€5.0M G1 prize money2John & Thady Gosden19 recorded G1 results10 wins€2.9M G1 prize money3Charlie Appleby14 recorded G1 results7 wins€1.3M G1 prize money4Francis-Henri Graffard6 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.8M G1 prize money5Jean-Claude Rouget5 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.3M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Pierre-Charles Boudot15 recorded G1 results10 wins€2.6M G1 prize money2
Frankie Dettori21 recorded G1 results9 wins€2.7M G1 prize money3
William Buick15 recorded G1 results7 wins€1.7M G1 prize money4
Ryan Moore24 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.0M G1 prize money5
Jim Crowley7 recorded G1 results5 wins G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Pierre-Charles Boudot15 recorded G1 results10 wins€2.6M G1 prize money2Frankie Dettori21 recorded G1 results9 wins€2.7M G1 prize money3William Buick15 recorded G1 results7 wins€1.7M G1 prize money4Ryan Moore24 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.0M G1 prize money5Jim Crowley7 recorded G1 results5 wins G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group11 winning horses15 wins€4.2M G1 prize money2Godolphin4 winning horses7 wins€1.4M G1 prize money3Hamdan Al Maktoum4 winning horses6 wins G1 prize money4White Birch Farm1 winning horse2 wins€2.0M G1 prize money5Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1 winning horse2 wins€550k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Europe
Races by distance
84 races with a recorded distance14Sprintunder 1400 m
28Mile1400 to 1799 m
17Middle1800 to 2199 m
18Classic2200 to 2799 m
7Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
21 racecourses1Ascot13 races
2ParisLongchamp12 races
3Curragh11 races
4Newmarket10 races
5Deauville8 races
6Chantilly5 races
7Saint-Cloud3 races
8Goodwood3 races
9York3 races
10Epsom2 races
11München2 races
12Leopardstown2 races
13Doncaster2 races
14Newbury1 race
15Sandown1 race
16Hamburg1 race
17Düsseldorf1 race
18Köln1 race
19Haydock1 race
20Baden-Baden1 race
21Hoppegarten1 race
By surface
1Turf83 races
21 race
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€345kAverage Group 1 purse82 races with a recorded purse
13Horses won more than onceof 67 different winners
36%Won by the three leading trainers30 of 83 Group 1 races