Leading sires
Group 1 · Global season 2026
123 stallions sired a Group 1 winner in 2026
268 RACES51 TRACKS11 COUNTRIESPURSE OF THOSE RACES: €299,512,442
Most winsNight Of Thunder · 10 wins
Runner-upWootton Bassett · 8 wins
Highest total prize moneyReal Steel · €11,809,114
More than one win55 of 123
Most individual winnersNight Of Thunder · 6 winners
The top three between them26 of 268 wins
Successful in more than one country24 of 123
Latest stallion to sire a winnerSnitzel · 31.10.2026
NameWinsWinnersCountriesPrize money
1Night Of Thunder (Dubawi)10 wins6 winners€9,614,908▼
10 winsFull profile →
AscotChampion StakesOmbudsman · 3up€859,62617.10.26ParisLongchampPrix de l'OpéraMiss Scott · 3up f/m€285,70004.10.26GoodwoodSussex StakesBow Echo · 3up€991,87629.07.26CurraghPretty Polly StakesEstrange · 3up f/m€240,00027.06.26AscotPrince of Wales's StakesOmbudsman · 4up€661,25117.06.26AscotQueen Anne StakesTen Bob Tony · 4up€529,00116.06.26AscotSt James's Palace StakesBow Echo · 3yo c€462,87616.06.26SaratogaNew York StakesPortfolio Duration · 4up f/m€415,17705.06.26Newmarket2000 Guineas StakesBow Echo · 3yo c/f€347,15702.05.26MeydanDubai TurfOmbudsman · NH 4up & SH 3up€2,513,46628.03.26
2Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj)8 wins6 winners€6,670,617▼
8 winsFull profile →
FlemingtonVictoria DerbyStormy Marco · 3yo€1,110,32131.10.26Saint-CloudCritérium de Saint-CloudDrumbeat · 2yo€142,85025.10.26AscotQueen Elizabeth II StakesTalk Of New York · 3up€727,37617.10.26CurraghFlying Five StakesComanche Brave · 3up€240,00013.09.26NewmarketJuly Cup StakesComanche Brave · 3up€529,00111.07.26SandownEclipse StakesConstitution River · 3up€653,20504.07.26ChantillyPrix du Jockey ClubConstitution River · 3yo€945,00031.05.26Eagle FarmQueensland DerbyProvidence · 3yo€370,10730.05.26
3Into Mischief (Harlan's Holiday)8 wins6 winners€6,304,621▼
8 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' Cup JuvenileHughes · 2yo c/g€1,107,13830.10.26Santa Anita ParkAmerican Pharoah StakesHughes · 2yo€166,07103.10.26Del MarDel Mar FuturityHughes · 2yo€166,07106.09.26SaratogaWhitney StakesSovereignty · 3up€553,56908.08.26Churchill DownsLa Troienne StakesShred The Gnar · 4up f/m€553,56901.05.26KeenelandMadison StakesEclatant · 4up f/m€359,82004.04.26Oaklawn ParkArkansas DerbyRenegade · 3yo€830,35328.03.26Gulfstream ParkFlorida DerbyCommandment · 3yo€553,56928.03.26
4Not This Time (Giant's Causeway)7 wins5 winners€11,546,038▼
7 winsFull profile →
KeenelandTurf Mile StakesRhetorical · 3up€691,96103.10.26Parx RacingCotillion StakesBodacious Bay · 3yo f€495,57619.09.26Kentucky DownsLadies Turf Sprint StakesIn Our Time · 3up f/m€968,74529.08.26Churchill DownsStephen Foster StakesMagnitude · 4up€1,107,13827.06.26Churchill DownsTurf Classic StakesRhetorical · 4up€830,35302.05.26Oaklawn ParkApple Blossom HandicapClaret Beret · 4up f/m€691,96111.04.26MeydanDubai World CupMagnitude · NH 4up & SH 3up€6,032,31828.03.26
5Snitzel (Redoute's Choice)7 wins6 winners€6,121,493▼
7 winsFull profile →
FlemingtonEmpire Rose StakesLady Shenandoah · 3up f/m€370,10731.10.26FlemingtonCoolmore Stud StakesThe Next Episode · 3yo€740,21431.10.26CaulfieldToorak HandicapLady Shenandoah · 3up€370,10710.10.26RandwickChampagne StakesFireball · 2yo€357,77018.04.26RandwickSires' Produce StakesCampione D'italia · 2yo€357,77004.04.26RosehillThe GalaxyMarhoona · 3up€357,77021.03.26RosehillCoolmore Classic HandicapLazzura · 3up f/m€357,77014.03.26
6Justify (Scat Daddy)7 wins5 winners€4,324,827▼
7 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' Cup Juvenile TurfHaffner · 2yo c/g€553,56930.10.26CurraghIrish St. LegerScandinavia · 3up€289,99913.09.26WoodbineNatalma StakesVoyager · 2yo f€276,76312.09.26GoodwoodGoodwood Cup StakesScandinavia · 3up€330,62528.07.26AscotAscot Gold CupScandinavia · 4up€462,87618.06.26Eagle FarmStradbroke HandicapSpicy Martini · 3up€1,110,32113.06.26Santa Anita ParkSanta Anita HandicapBritish Isles · 4up€166,07107.03.26
7Frankel (Galileo)6 wins6 winners€7,873,120▼
6 winsFull profile →
DoncasterFuturity Trophy StakesGiant Sequoia · 2yo c/f€181,84324.10.26AscotBritish Champions Fillies & Mares StakesMinnie Hauk · 3up f/m€330,62517.10.26YorkInternational StakesItem · 3up€991,87619.08.26CurraghIrish DerbyBenvenuto Cellini · 3yo c/f€725,00128.06.26EpsomEpsom OaksThundering On · 3yo f€413,28205.06.26RandwickQueen Elizabeth StakesSir Delius · 3up€1,819,69311.04.26
8Sea The Stars (Cape Cross)6 wins4 winners€6,036,245▼
6 winsFull profile →
ParisLongchampPrix de l'Arc de TriompheDaryz · 3up€2,857,00004.10.26DeauvillePrix Jean RomanetAventure · 3up f/m€228,56123.08.26CurraghIrish OaksJohanna Walsh · 3yo f€289,99918.07.26ParisLongchampGrand Prix de ParisMaltese Cross · 3yo€342,84014.07.26ParisLongchampPrix d'IspahanDaryz · 4up€157,50021.05.26ParisLongchampPrix GanayDaryz · 4up€189,00026.04.26
9Dubawi (Dubai Millennium)6 wins4 winners€4,233,554▼
6 winsFull profile →
WoodbineCanadian InternationalArabian Crown · 3 up€415,14403.10.26RandwickEpsom HandicapGod's Window · 3up€536,65503.10.26WoodbineWoodbine MileNotable Speech · 3up€553,52512.09.26YorkCity of York StakesNotable Speech · 3up€396,75122.08.26NewburyLockinge StakesNotable Speech · 4up€264,50016.05.26MeydanAl Maktoum ChallengeImperial Emperor · NH 4up & SH 3up€528,28523.01.26
10Too Darn Hot (Dubawi)6 wins5 winners€3,684,827▼
6 winsFull profile →
LeopardstownIrish Champion StakesHotazhell · 3up€725,00112.09.26SaratogaSaratoga Derby StakesGlacius · 3yo€415,17708.08.26MünchenBayerisches ZuchtrennenHotazhell · 3up€100,00026.07.26SaratogaBelmont DerbyTitle Role · 3yo€415,17704.07.26MeydanAl Quoz SprintNative Approach · NH & SH 3up€754,04028.03.26CaulfieldOakleigh PlateTropicus · 3up€277,58021.02.26
11Blue Point (Shamardal)6 wins3 winners€2,082,373▼
6 winsFull profile →
NewmarketSun Chariot StakesBlue Bolt · 3up f/m€247,96803.10.26CurraghVincent O'Brien National StakesFolsom Blues · 2yo c/f€240,00013.09.26LeopardstownMatron StakesBlue Bolt · 3up f/m€240,00012.09.26DeauvillePrix Maurice de GheestSamangan · 3up€217,13209.08.26DeauvillePrix RothschildBlue Bolt · 3up f/m€171,41902.08.26NewmarketFalmouth StakesBlue Bolt · 3up f/m€247,96810.07.26
12Street Boss (Street Cry)5 wins4 winners€6,629,541▼
5 winsFull profile →
13The Autumn Sun (Redoute's Choice)5 wins2 winners€4,625,257▼
5 winsFull profile →
14Starspangledbanner (Choisir)5 wins4 winners€3,472,277▼
5 winsFull profile →
15No Nay Never (Scat Daddy)5 wins4 winners€3,145,653▼
5 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' Cup Juvenile Turf SprintLibertango · 2yo€553,56930.10.26ParisLongchampPrix de la ForêtTrue Love · 3up€199,99004.10.26ParisLongchampPrix Jean-Luc LagardèreAmusingly · 2yo€228,56104.10.26AscotKing Charles III StakesMission Central · 3up€462,87616.06.26Newmarket1000 Guineas StakesTrue Love · 3yo f€347,15703.05.26
16St Mark's Basilica (Siyouni)5 wins3 winners€2,846,378▼
5 winsFull profile →
CaulfieldThousand GuineasSaintly Dancer · 3yo f€555,16017.10.26GoodwoodNassau StakesDiamond Necklace · 3up f/m€396,75130.07.26DeauvillePrix Jean PratThesecretadversary · 3yo€228,56112.07.26ChantillyPrix de DianeDiamond Necklace · 3yo f€630,00014.06.26ParisLongchampPoule d'Essai des PoulichesDiamond Necklace · 3yo f€346,50010.05.26
17Nyquist (Uncle Mo)4 wins3 winners€6,514,977▼
18Acclamation (Royal Applause)4 wins1 winner€4,652,132▼
19Gun Runner (Candy Ride)4 wins4 winners€3,596,191▼
20Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song)4 wins3 winners€3,253,301▼
21Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact)4 wins2 winners€2,800,753▼
22Dark Angel (Acclamation)4 wins2 winners€2,022,344▼
23Sioux Nation (Scat Daddy)4 wins1 winner€1,423,721▼
24Shamexpress (O'Reilly)3 wins1 winner€5,232,541▼
25Lope De Vega (Shamardal)3 wins3 winners€2,809,427▼
26Camelot (Montjeu)3 wins2 winners€2,428,473▼
27Bivouac (Exceed And Excel)3 wins2 winners€1,883,844▼
28Galileo (Sadler's Wells)3 wins3 winners€1,872,210▼
29Tiz The Law (Constitution)3 wins2 winners€1,209,504▼
30Real Steel (Deep Impact)2 wins1 winner€11,809,114▼
31Kitasan Black (Black Tide)2 wins1 winner€6,614,821▼
32Lord Kanaloa (King Kamehameha)2 wins2 winners€5,039,876▼
33Curlin (Smart Strike)2 wins1 winner€4,356,059▼
34Gleneagles (Galileo)2 wins1 winner€4,292,161▼
35Kizuna (Deep Impact)2 wins2 winners€3,875,890▼
36Maurice2 wins1 winner€3,829,813▼
37Zoustar (Northern Meteor)2 wins1 winner€3,000,119▼
38World Premiere (Deep Impact)2 wins1 winner€2,833,064▼
39Study Of Man (Deep Impact)2 wins1 winner€1,999,283▼
40Harry Angel (Dark Angel)2 wins2 winners€1,902,001▼
41I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit)2 wins2 winners€1,863,643▼
42Ghaiyyath (Dubawi)2 wins2 winners€1,669,947▼
43Caravaggio (Scat Daddy)2 wins2 winners€1,482,980▼
44Sword Of State2 wins1 winner€1,468,091▼
45Castelvecchio (Dundeel)2 wins1 winner€1,425,991▼
46Free Eagle (High Chaparral)2 wins1 winner€1,329,301▼
47Sea The Moon (Sea The Stars)2 wins1 winner€1,130,351▼
48Pinatubo (Shamardal)2 wins2 winners€1,050,747▼
49Honor A. P. (Honor Code)2 wins1 winner€915,585▼
50Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile)2 wins1 winner€895,376▼
51Phoenix Of Spain2 wins1 winner€770,085▼
52Maxfield (Street Sense)2 wins1 winner€553,569▼
53City Of Light (Quality Road)2 wins2 winners€492,500▼
54Medaglia d'Oro (El Prado)2 wins2 winners€442,855▼
55Farhh (Pivotal)2 wins2 winners€274,419▼
56Written Tycoon1 wins1 winner€3,565,364▼
57Roaring Lion1 wins1 winner€2,862,160▼
58Per Incanto1 wins1 winner€2,598,704▼
59Gold Ship (Stay Gold)1 wins1 winner€2,379,773▼
60Kingman (Invincible Spirit)1 wins1 winner€2,257,517▼
61New Bay (Dubawi)1 wins1 winner€2,244,378▼
62Flying Artie (Artie Schiller)1 wins1 winner€1,996,360▼
63Home Affairs (I Am Invincible)1 wins1 winner€1,978,530▼
64Shamardal (Giant's Causeway)1 wins1 winner€1,794,270▼
65Exaggerator (Curlin)1 wins1 winner€1,660,706▼
66American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile)1 wins1 winner€1,617,237▼
67Magnus (Flying Spur)1 wins1 winner€1,545,197▼
68Contrail1 wins1 winner€1,388,201▼
69Constitution1 wins1 winner€1,275,844▼
70Pride of Dubai1 wins1 winner€1,134,307▼
71Toronado (High Chaparral)1 wins1 winner€1,036,294▼
72Essential Quality (Tapit)1 wins1 winner€1,033,768▼
73Dundeel (High Chaparral)1 wins1 winner€1,018,719▼
74Flameaway (Scat Daddy)1 wins1 winner€1,005,386▼
75Admire Mars (Daiwa Major)1 wins1 winner€970,204▼
76Asia Express1 wins1 winner€963,242▼
77Medaglia D'oro1 wins1 winner€942,385▼
78Drefong (Gio Ponti)1 wins1 winner€940,577▼
79Fast Company (Danehill Dancer)1 wins1 winner€909,846▼
80McKinzie (Street Sense)1 wins1 winner€896,254▼
81Orfevre (Stay Gold)1 wins1 winner€849,919▼
82Churchill (Galileo)1 wins1 winner€808,484▼
83Saturnalia (Lord Kanaloa)1 wins1 winner€798,924▼
84Sweynesse (Lonhro)1 wins1 winner€798,182▼
85Lookin At Lucky (Smart Strike)1 wins1 winner€782,026▼
86Savabeel (Zabeel)1 wins1 winner€772,999▼
87Starman (Dutch Art)1 wins1 winner€729,055▼
88Tarzino1 wins1 winner€724,793▼
89Practical Joke (Into Mischief)1 wins1 winner€716,652▼
90Ten Sovereigns (No Nay Never)1 wins1 winner€696,822▼
91Upstart (Flatter)1 wins1 winner€678,781▼
92Persian King (Kingman)1 wins1 winner€668,851▼
93Exosphere (Lonhro)1 wins1 winner€663,263▼
94Volatile (Violence)1 wins1 winner€662,964▼
95Awesome Slew (Awesome Again)1 wins1 winner€610,683▼
96Vino Rosso (Curlin)1 wins1 winner€610,683▼
97Rothesay (Fastnet Rock)1 wins1 winner€582,918▼
98Havana Grey1 wins1 winner€561,228▼
99Tacitus1 wins1 winner€540,389▼
100Manhattan Rain (Encosta de Lago)1 wins1 winner€530,487▼
101Early Voting (Gun Runner)1 wins1 winner€517,543▼
102Trapeze Artist (Snitzel)1 wins1 winner€513,369▼
103Siyouni (Pivotal)1 wins1 winner€477,452▼
104Masar1 wins1 winner€455,621▼
105Audible (Into Mischief)1 wins1 winner€451,642▼
106Vekoma1 wins1 winner€423,963▼
107Soldier Hollow (In The Wings)1 wins1 winner€416,320▼
108Gimmethegreenlight (More Than Ready)1 wins1 winner€415,144▼
109Instilled Regard1 wins1 winner€408,586▼
110Wordsmith (Testa Rossa)1 wins1 winner€404,650▼
111Maclean's Music (Distorted Humor)1 wins1 winner€396,751▼
112Ocean Park (Thorn Park)1 wins1 winner€394,935▼
113Blame (Arch)1 wins1 winner€369,046▼
114The Big Beast (Yes It's True)1 wins1 winner€341,631▼
115Le Havre (Noverre)1 wins1 winner€338,683▼
116Runhappy (Super Saver)1 wins1 winner€276,784▼
117War Of Will1 wins1 winner€276,784▼
118Shancelot (Shanghai Bobby)1 wins1 winner€221,428▼
119Cotai Glory1 wins1 winner€199,990▼
120Life Is Good (Into Mischief)1 wins1 winner€184,523▼
121Adlerflug1 wins1 winner€171,312▼
122Collected (City Zip)1 wins1 winner€166,071▼
123Goken1 wins1 winner€142,850▼
Prize money is what the horses of these connections earned in all placings of the Group 1 races with a published prize list, converted to euro at the rates of 25 September 2026. An amount stays empty where a winning prize is not on file.