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
€54.4MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
68Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€5.0M€5,000,0002Epsom DerbyEpsom · Great Britain€1.8MGBP1,561,9503Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.5MGBP1,300,000
4Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly€1.5M5King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.5M6Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.3M7Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€1.2M8Irish DerbyCurragh€1.2M9International StakesYork€1.2M10Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€1.2M11Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesAscot€1.2M12Sussex StakesGoodwood€1.2M13Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville€1.0M14Prix de DianeChantilly€1.0M15Eclipse StakesSandown€872k
Leaders
1Paddington5 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.0M G1 prize money2Auguste Rodin3 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.5M G1 prize money3Blue Rose Cen3 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.3M G1 prize money4Tahiyra5 recorded G1 results3 wins€1.2M G1 prize money5Ace Impact2 recorded G1 results2 wins€3.8M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien42 recorded G1 results17 wins€10.8M G1 prize money2
John & Thady Gosden18 recorded G1 results8 wins€4.8M G1 prize money3
Christopher Head8 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.9M G1 prize money4
Roger Varian7 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.5M G1 prize money5
Dermot Weld5 recorded G1 results3 wins€925k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien42 recorded G1 results17 wins€10.8M G1 prize money2John & Thady Gosden18 recorded G1 results8 wins€4.8M G1 prize money3Christopher Head8 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.9M G1 prize money4Roger Varian7 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.5M G1 prize money5Dermot Weld5 recorded G1 results3 wins€925k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Ryan Moore36 recorded G1 results14 wins€8.9M G1 prize money2
Frankie Dettori15 recorded G1 results8 wins€4.7M G1 prize money3
Aurelien Lemaitre9 recorded G1 results5 wins€3.0M G1 prize money4
Jim Crowley6 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.4M G1 prize money5
Oisin Murphy13 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.2M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Ryan Moore36 recorded G1 results14 wins€8.9M G1 prize money2Frankie Dettori15 recorded G1 results8 wins€4.7M G1 prize money3Aurelien Lemaitre9 recorded G1 results5 wins€3.0M G1 prize money4Jim Crowley6 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.4M G1 prize money5Oisin Murphy13 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.2M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group11 winning horses17 wins€7.8M G1 prize money2Shadwell Estate Company Ltd4 winning horses5 wins€2.9M G1 prize money3Yeguada Centurion Slu2 winning horses4 wins€2.7M G1 prize money4Godolphin4 winning horses4 wins€1.1M G1 prize money5Aga Khan Studs SCEA1 winning horse3 wins€1.3M 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
15Hamburg1 race
16Sandown1 race
17Düsseldorf1 race
18Hoppegarten1 race
19Baden-Baden1 race
20Haydock1 race
21Köln1 race
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€648kAverage Group 1 purse84 races with a recorded purse
11Horses won more than onceof 68 different winners
35%Won by the three leading trainers29 of 84 Group 1 races