Trainer
Group 1 · Global season 2026
Chris Waller
26 Group 1 wins as a trainer
Top jockeyJames McDonald · 20 wins
Top horseAutumn Glow · 5 wins · €4,003,324
Most Group 1 wins atRandwick · 10 wins
Biggest Group 1 winKing Charles III Stakes · €1,819,693
First Group 1 win of the seasonVerry Elleegant Stakes · 28.02.26
Latest Group 1 winChampions Stakes · 07.11.26
Prize money€23,544,783
Average prize per win€512,035
Winning horses17
Countries1
Tracks7
Different jockeys5
Group 1 prize money by year
2026so far€23.5M7.0 %26 wins · 126 placesBest year so farBest year so far
2025€19.2M6.0 %15 wins · 113 places
2024€14.1M4.5 %15 wins · 83 places
2023€12.7M4.6 %14 wins · 73 places
2022€5.5M2.6 %12 wins · 18 places
2021€5.3M2.7 %13 wins · 24 places
2020€3.3M2.2 %9 wins · 12 places
Prize money earned in all Group 1 placings as a trainer, 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 trainer in 2026
| Champions Stakes | AUS | Autumn Glow | Flemington | €1,110,321 | 07.11.26 | |
| Empire Rose Stakes | AUS | Lady Shenandoah | Flemington | €370,107 | 31.10.26 | |
| Victoria Derby | AUS | Stormy Marco | Flemington | €1,110,321 | 31.10.26 | |
| King Charles III Stakes | AUS | Autumn Glow | Randwick | €1,819,693 | 17.10.26 | |
| Toorak Handicap | AUS | Lady Shenandoah | Caulfield | €370,107 | 10.10.26 | |
| Epsom Handicap | AUS | God's Window | Randwick | €536,655 | 03.10.26 | |
| Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes | AUS | Angel Capital | Caulfield | €370,107 | 19.09.26 | |
| Underwood Stakes | AUS | Birdman | Caulfield | €370,107 | 19.09.26 | |
| Memsie Stakes | AUS | Beiwacht | Caulfield | €277,580 | 29.08.26 | |
| Winx Stakes | AUS | Autumn Glow | Randwick | €357,770 | 22.08.26 | |
| J. J. Atkins | AUS | Tron Bolt | Eagle Farm | €370,107 | 13.06.26 | |
| Queensland Derby | AUS | Providence | Eagle Farm | €370,107 | 30.05.26 | |
| Doomben Cup | AUS | Birdman | Doomben | €370,107 | 23.05.26 | |
| Australasian Oaks | AUS | Panova | Morphettville | €337,568 | 25.04.26 | |
| All-Aged Stakes | AUS | Beiwacht | Randwick | €536,655 | 18.04.26 | |
| Champagne Stakes | AUS | Fireball | Randwick | €357,770 | 18.04.26 | |
| Australian Oaks | AUS | Ohope Wins | Randwick | €357,770 | 11.04.26 | |
| Sires' Produce Stakes | AUS | Campione D'italia | Randwick | €357,770 | 04.04.26 | |
| T. J. Smith Stakes | AUS | Joliestar | Randwick | €1,064,057 | 04.04.26 | |
| H. E. Tancred Stakes | AUS | Aeliana | Rosehill | €536,655 | 28.03.26 | |
| George Ryder Stakes | AUS | Autumn Glow | Rosehill | €357,770 | 21.03.26 | |
| Ranvet Stakes | AUS | Aeliana | Rosehill | €357,770 | 21.03.26 | |
| Rosehill Guineas | AUS | Autumn Boy | Rosehill | €265,243 | 21.03.26 | |
| Coolmore Classic Handicap | AUS | Lazzura | Rosehill | €357,770 | 14.03.26 | |
| Canterbury Stakes | AUS | Joliestar | Randwick | €265,243 | 07.03.26 | |
| Verry Elleegant Stakes | AUS | Autumn Glow | Randwick | €357,770 | 28.02.26 |
Behind the wins as a trainer in 2026
2026 Global seasonJockeys
Winning horses
Tracks
1Randwick10 wins
2Rosehill5 wins
3Caulfield4 wins
4Flemington3 wins
5Eagle Farm2 wins
6Morphettville1 win
7Doomben1 win