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
€54.9MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
65Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€5.0M€5,000,0002Epsom DerbyEpsom · Great Britain€1.8MGBP1,556,0003Champion StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.5MGBP1,300,000
4Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly€1.5M5International StakesYork€1.5M6King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot€1.5M7Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.3M8Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€1.2M9Irish DerbyCurragh€1.2M10Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€1.2M11Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesAscot€1.2M12Sussex StakesGoodwood€1.2M13Prix de DianeChantilly€1.0M14Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville€1.0M15Eclipse StakesSandown€872k
Leaders
1Kyprios4 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.3M G1 prize money2Bluestocking4 recorded G1 results3 wins€4.0M G1 prize money3City Of Troy3 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.3M G1 prize money4Charyn5 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.1M G1 prize money5Porta Fortuna4 recorded G1 results3 wins€980k G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien44 recorded G1 results19 wins€11.3M G1 prize money2
Charlie Appleby10 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.4M G1 prize money3
André Fabre9 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.2M G1 prize money4
Ralph Beckett9 recorded G1 results4 wins€4.8M G1 prize money5
Roger Varian7 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien44 recorded G1 results19 wins€11.3M G1 prize money2Charlie Appleby10 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.4M G1 prize money3André Fabre9 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.2M G1 prize money4Ralph Beckett9 recorded G1 results4 wins€4.8M G1 prize money5Roger Varian7 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Ryan Moore35 recorded G1 results16 wins€9.4M G1 prize money2
William Buick15 recorded G1 results8 wins€3.6M G1 prize money3
Alexis Pouchin12 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.1M G1 prize money4
Tom Marquand16 recorded G1 results5 wins€3.2M G1 prize money5
Silvestre De Sousa6 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Ryan Moore35 recorded G1 results16 wins€9.4M G1 prize money2William Buick15 recorded G1 results8 wins€3.6M G1 prize money3Alexis Pouchin12 recorded G1 results6 wins€2.1M G1 prize money4Tom Marquand16 recorded G1 results5 wins€3.2M G1 prize money5Silvestre De Sousa6 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group14 winning horses20 wins€8.7M G1 prize money2Godolphin4 winning horses6 wins€2.6M G1 prize money3Juddmonte3 winning horses5 wins€4.7M G1 prize money4Nurlan Bizakov2 winning horses4 wins€2.1M G1 prize money5Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum2 winning horses3 wins€1.7M 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
21 racecourses1ParisLongchamp15 races
2Ascot13 races
3Curragh11 races
4Newmarket9 races
5Deauville6 races
6Saint-Cloud4 races
7Epsom3 races
8Goodwood3 races
9York3 races
10Chantilly2 races
11München2 races
12Leopardstown2 races
13Doncaster2 races
14Newbury1 race
15Sandown1 race
16Hamburg1 race
17Düsseldorf1 race
18Hoppegarten1 race
19Baden-Baden1 race
20Haydock1 race
21Köln1 race
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€662kAverage Group 1 purse83 races with a recorded purse
11Horses won more than onceof 65 different winners
36%Won by the three leading trainers30 of 83 Group 1 races