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 calendar84 run · 0 to come
€47.4MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
62Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€5.0M€5,000,0002Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly · France€1.5M€1,500,0003Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.5MGBP1,260,000
4Epsom DerbyEpsom€1.3M5Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.3M6International StakesYork€1.2M7Sussex StakesGoodwood€1.2M8King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.0M9Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€1.0M10Irish DerbyCurragh€1.0M11Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville€1.0M12Prix de DianeChantilly€1.0M13St. Leger StakesDoncaster€863k14Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€813k15Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesAscot€813k
Leaders
1St Mark's Basilica4 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.3M G1 prize money2Hurricane Lane5 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.1M G1 prize money3Palace Pier4 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.4M G1 prize money4Snowfall5 recorded G1 results3 wins€938k G1 prize money5Alpinista3 recorded G1 results3 wins€265k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien45 recorded G1 results15 wins€8.1M G1 prize money2
Charlie Appleby15 recorded G1 results9 wins€5.2M G1 prize money3
John & Thady Gosden10 recorded G1 results6 wins€3.1M G1 prize money4
Jim Bolger8 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.6M G1 prize money5
Ralph Beckett6 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien45 recorded G1 results15 wins€8.1M G1 prize money2Charlie Appleby15 recorded G1 results9 wins€5.2M G1 prize money3John & Thady Gosden10 recorded G1 results6 wins€3.1M G1 prize money4Jim Bolger8 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.6M G1 prize money5Ralph Beckett6 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.0M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Frankie Dettori16 recorded G1 results10 wins G1 prize money2
William Buick15 recorded G1 results9 wins€4.4M G1 prize money3
Ryan Moore26 recorded G1 results9 wins€4.2M G1 prize money4
Ioritz Mendizabal6 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.2M G1 prize money5
Christophe Soumillon10 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Frankie Dettori16 recorded G1 results10 wins G1 prize money2William Buick15 recorded G1 results9 wins€4.4M G1 prize money3Ryan Moore26 recorded G1 results9 wins€4.2M G1 prize money4Ioritz Mendizabal6 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.2M G1 prize money5Christophe Soumillon10 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group8 winning horses14 wins€5.6M G1 prize money2Godolphin5 winning horses9 wins€5.2M G1 prize money3Shadwell Estate Company Ltd2 winning horses3 wins€1.7M G1 prize money4Mrs J S Bolger2 winning horses3 wins€1.4M G1 prize money5Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum1 winning horse3 wins€1.1M 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 racecourses1ParisLongchamp17 races
2Ascot13 races
3Curragh11 races
4Newmarket9 races
5Deauville6 races
6Epsom3 races
7Saint-Cloud3 races
8Goodwood3 races
9York3 races
10Chantilly2 races
11München2 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€565kAverage Group 1 purse84 races with a recorded purse
16Horses won more than onceof 62 different winners
36%Won by the three leading trainers30 of 84 Group 1 races