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.
86Group 1 races in the calendar86 run · 0 to come
€58.7MTotal purse, calendar
21Racecourses
69Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp · France€5.0M€5,000,0002Epsom DerbyEpsom · Great Britain€1.9M€1,864,1003King George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesAscot · Great Britain€1.7M€1,743,200
4Champion StakesAscot€1.6M5International StakesYork€1.5M6Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly€1.5M7Queen Elizabeth II StakesAscot€1.3M8Irish Champion StakesLeopardstown€1.2M9Irish DerbyCurragh€1.2M10Prince of Wales's StakesAscot€1.2M11Sussex StakesGoodwood€1.2M12Eclipse StakesSandown€1.2M13Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesAscot€1.2M14Prix Jacques Le MaroisDeauville€1.0M15Prix de DianeChantilly€1.0M
Leaders
1Calandagan4 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.3M G1 prize money2Minnie Hauk4 recorded G1 results3 wins€2.1M G1 prize money3Fallen Angel3 recorded G1 results3 wins€610k G1 prize money4Ombudsman4 recorded G1 results2 wins€2.2M G1 prize money5Lambourn2 recorded G1 results2 wins€1.8M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien58 recorded G1 results25 wins€15.3M G1 prize money2
Francis-Henri Graffard25 recorded G1 results12 wins G1 prize money3
John & Thady Gosden15 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.8M G1 prize money4
Charlie Appleby14 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.3M G1 prize money5
Karl Burke11 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien58 recorded G1 results25 wins€15.3M G1 prize money2Francis-Henri Graffard25 recorded G1 results12 wins G1 prize money3John & Thady Gosden15 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.8M G1 prize money4Charlie Appleby14 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.3M G1 prize money5Karl Burke11 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.4M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Ryan Moore25 recorded G1 results12 wins€7.0M G1 prize money2
Christophe Soumillon23 recorded G1 results10 wins€6.3M G1 prize money3
William Buick21 recorded G1 results9 wins€5.8M G1 prize money4
Mickael Barzalona22 recorded G1 results7 wins G1 prize money5
Oisin Murphy17 recorded G1 results6 wins€3.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Ryan Moore25 recorded G1 results12 wins€7.0M G1 prize money2Christophe Soumillon23 recorded G1 results10 wins€6.3M G1 prize money3William Buick21 recorded G1 results9 wins€5.8M G1 prize money4Mickael Barzalona22 recorded G1 results7 wins G1 prize money5Oisin Murphy17 recorded G1 results6 wins€3.5M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group16 winning horses24 wins€10.5M G1 prize money2Godolphin8 winning horses10 wins€5.5M G1 prize money3Aga Khan Studs SCEA5 winning horses7 wins G1 prize money4Juddmonte4 winning horses5 wins€3.1M G1 prize money5Wathnan Racing2 winning horses4 wins€2.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
1Wootton Bassett8 G1 winners sired10 wins€5.4M G1 prize money2Frankel4 G1 winners sired6 wins€4.0M G1 prize money3Sea The Stars3 G1 winners sired4 wins€5.7M G1 prize money4Night Of Thunder3 G1 winners sired4 wins€3.6M G1 prize money5Dubawi3 G1 winners sired4 wins€3.2M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across Europe
Races by distance
86 races with a recorded distance14Sprintunder 1400 m
29Mile1400 to 1799 m
16Middle1800 to 2199 m
18Classic2200 to 2799 m
9Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
21 racecourses1ParisLongchamp16 races
2Ascot14 races
3Curragh11 races
4Newmarket9 races
5Deauville6 races
6Saint-Cloud4 races
7York4 races
8Epsom3 races
9Goodwood3 races
10Chantilly2 races
11München2 races
12Doncaster2 races
13Leopardstown2 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€682kAverage Group 1 purse86 races with a recorded purse
14Horses won more than onceof 69 different winners
51%Won by the three leading trainers44 of 86 Group 1 races