Jockey
Group 1 · Global season 2026
John R Velazquez
5 Group 1 wins as a jockey
Top trainerMark Casse · 2 wins
Top horseClassic Q · 2 wins · €719,639
Most Group 1 wins atKeeneland · 2 wins
Biggest Group 1 winFirst Lady Stakes · €442,855
First Group 1 win of the seasonJust a Game Stakes · 06.06.26
Latest Group 1 winBreeders' Futurity · 03.10.26
Prize money€4,835,782
Average prize per win€381,956
Winning horses4
Countries2
Tracks3
Different trainers4
Group 1 prize money by year
2026so far€4.8M1.4 %5 wins · 22 places
2025€8.2M2.5 %10 wins · 25 placesBest year
2024€6.0M1.9 %7 wins · 14 places
2023€4.2M1.5 %5 wins · 15 places
2022€2.4M1.2 %4 wins · 6 places
2021€4.4M2.2 %8 wins · 19 places
2020€4.8M3.3 %5 wins · 13 placesBest year
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
| Breeders' Futurity | USA | American History | Keeneland | €359,820 | 03.10.26 | |
| First Lady Stakes | USA | Classic Q | Keeneland | €442,855 | 03.10.26 | |
| E. P. Taylor Stakes | CAN | Gimme A Nother | Woodbine | €415,144 | 12.09.26 | |
| Belmont Derby | USA | Title Role | Saratoga | €415,177 | 04.07.26 | |
| Just a Game Stakes | USA | Classic Q | Saratoga | €276,784 | 06.06.26 |
Behind the wins as a jockey in 2026
2026 Global seasonTracks
1Saratoga2 wins
2Keeneland2 wins
3Woodbine1 win