Trainer
Group 1 · Global season 2026
Michael McCarthy
2 Group 1 wins as a trainer
Top jockeyFlavien Prat · 2 wins
Top horseStark Contrast · €553,569
Most Group 1 wins at2 tracks · 1 country
Biggest Group 1 winAmerican Turf Stakes · €553,569
First Group 1 win of the seasonAmerican Turf Stakes · 02.05.26
Latest Group 1 winShoemaker Mile Stakes · 25.05.26
Prize money€1,187,097
Average prize per win€359,820
Winning horses2
Countries1
Tracks2
Different jockeys1
Group 1 prize money by year
2026so far€1.2M0.4 %2 wins · 6 places
2025€4.9M1.5 %5 wins · 12 placesBest yearBest year
2024€702k0.2 %2 wins · 2 places
2023€246k0.1 %0 wins · 5 places
2022€88k0.0 %0 wins · 2 places
2021€2.4M1.2 %3 wins · 9 places
2020€616k0.4 %3 wins · 5 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
| Shoemaker Mile Stakes | USA | Formidable Man | Santa Anita Park | €166,071 | 25.05.26 | |
| American Turf Stakes | USA | Stark Contrast | Churchill Downs | €553,569 | 02.05.26 |
Behind the wins as a trainer in 2026
2026 Global seasonJockeys
Tracks
1Churchill Downs1 win
2Santa Anita Park1 win