Trainer
Group 1 · Global season 2026
William Walden
3 Group 1 wins as a trainer
Top jockeyIrad Ortiz Jr · 2 wins
Top horseRhetorical · 2 wins · €1,522,314
Most Group 1 wins at3 tracks · 1 country
Biggest Group 1 winTurf Classic Stakes · €830,353
First Group 1 win of the seasonTurf Classic Stakes · 02.05.26
Latest Group 1 winTurf Mile Stakes · 03.10.26
Prize money€2,377,710
Average prize per win€599,699
Winning horses2
Countries1
Tracks3
Different jockeys2
Group 1 prize money by year
2026so far€2.4M0.7 %3 wins · 7 placesBest year so farBest year so far
2025€978k0.3 %1 win · 3 places
2024€53k0.0 %0 wins · 1 place
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
| Turf Mile Stakes | USA | Rhetorical | Keeneland | €691,961 | 03.10.26 | |
| Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes | USA | Minaret Station | Belmont at Aqueduct | €276,784 | 01.10.26 | |
| Turf Classic Stakes | USA | Rhetorical | Churchill Downs | €830,353 | 02.05.26 |
Behind the wins as a trainer in 2026
2026 Global seasonTracks
1Churchill Downs1 win
2Belmont at Aqueduct1 win
3Keeneland1 win