Jockey
Group 1 · Global season 2026
James McDonald
24 Group 1 wins as a jockey
Top trainerChris Waller · 20 wins
Top horseRomantic Warrior · 4 wins · €4,652,132
Most Group 1 wins atRandwick · 7 wins
Biggest Group 1 winQueen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong) · €1,881,839
First Group 1 win of the seasonStewards' Cup · 25.01.26
Latest Group 1 winChampions Stakes · 07.11.26
Prize money€19,591,579
Average prize per win€646,507
Winning horses14
Countries2
Tracks8
Different trainers2
Group 1 prize money by year
2026so far€19.6M5.8 %24 wins · 33 places
2025€18.1M5.6 %17 wins · 32 places
2024€21.7M6.9 %19 wins · 28 placesBest yearBest year
2023€15.3M5.5 %13 wins · 33 places
2022€6.6M3.1 %15 wins · 13 places
2021€4.0M2.0 %12 wins · 2 places
2020€116k0.1 %3 wins · 4 places
Prize money earned in all Group 1 placings as a jockey, in euros at the exchange rate of each race day.Share of all Group 1 prize money paid worldwide in that year, comparable although purses keep rising.
Every Group 1 win as a jockey in 2026
Behind the wins as a jockey in 2026
2026 Global seasonWinning horses
Tracks
1Randwick7 wins
2Rosehill5 wins
3Sha Tin4 wins
4Flemington3 wins
5Eagle Farm2 wins
6Morphettville1 win
7Doomben1 win
8Caulfield1 win