Jockey
Group 1 · Global season 2026
Ryusei Sakai
4 Group 1 wins as a jockey
Top trainerYoshito Yahagi · 2 wins
Top horseForever Young · 2 wins · €9,340,374
Most Group 1 wins at4 tracks · 2 countries
Biggest Group 1 winSaudi Cup · €8,786,806
First Group 1 win of the seasonSaudi Cup · 14.02.26
Latest Group 1 winBreeders' Cup Sprint · 31.10.26
Prize money€14,403,242
Average prize per win€2,750,270
Winning horses2
Countries2
Tracks4
Different trainers2
Group 1 prize money by year
2026so far€14.4M4.3 %4 wins · 7 placesBest year so farBest year so far
2025€5.9M1.9 %3 wins · 7 places
2024€5.5M1.8 %3 wins · 12 places
2023€2.3M0.8 %2 wins · 6 places
2022€1.2M0.6 %2 wins · 3 places
2021€578k0.3 %0 wins · 4 places
2020€310k0.2 %0 wins · 3 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
| Breeders' Cup Sprint | USA | T O Elvis | Keeneland | €1,107,138 | 31.10.26 | |
| Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes | USA | Forever Young | Belmont at Aqueduct | €553,569 | 18.09.26 | |
| Churchill Downs Stakes | USA | T O Elvis | Churchill Downs | €553,569 | 02.05.26 | |
| Saudi Cup | KSA | Forever Young | King Abdulaziz Racecourse | €8,786,806 | 14.02.26 |
Behind the wins as a jockey in 2026
2026 Global seasonTracks
1Churchill Downs1 win
2Belmont at Aqueduct1 win
3Keeneland1 win
4King Abdulaziz Racecourse1 win