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Group 1 · Global season 2026
Wesley Ward
2 Group 1 wins as a trainer
Top jockeyJuan J Hernandez · 2 wins
Top horseBacio · 2 wins · €950,319
Most Group 1 wins at2 tracks · 2 countries
Biggest Group 1 winBreeders' Cup Turf Sprint · €553,569
First Group 1 win of the seasonNunthorpe Stakes · 21.08.26
Latest Group 1 winBreeders' Cup Turf Sprint · 31.10.26
Prize money€993,902
Average prize per win€475,160
Winning horses1
Countries2
Tracks2
Different jockeys1

Group 1 prize money by year

2026so far€994k0.3 %2 wins · 1 placeBest year so far
2025€208k0.1 %0 wins · 4 places
2024€498k0.2 %1 win · 3 places
2023€176k0.1 %0 wins · 1 place
2022€214k0.1 %1 win · 3 places
2021€755k0.4 %3 wins · 1 placeBest year
2020€347k0.2 %1 win · 3 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

Breeders' Cup Turf SprintUSABacioKeeneland€553,56931.10.26
Nunthorpe StakesGBRBacioYork€396,75121.08.26

Behind the wins as a trainer in 2026

2026 Global season

Jockeys

Winning horses

1Bacio2 wins

Tracks

1York1 win
2Keeneland1 win

Watch the wins

2 races on film
Breeders' Cup Turf SprintBacio · Juan J HernandezRace details →
Nunthorpe StakesBacio · Juan J HernandezRace details →
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