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Group 1 · Global season 2026
Yoshito Yahagi
2 Group 1 wins as a trainer
Top jockeyRyusei Sakai · 2 wins
Top horseForever Young · 2 wins · €9,340,374
Most Group 1 wins at2 tracks · 2 countries
Biggest Group 1 winSaudi Cup · €8,786,806
First Group 1 win of the seasonSaudi Cup · 14.02.26
Latest Group 1 winJockey Club Gold Cup Stakes · 18.09.26
Prize money€11,753,934
Average prize per win€4,670,187
Winning horses1
Countries2
Tracks2
Different jockeys1

Group 1 prize money by year

2026so far€11.8M3.5 %2 wins · 2 placesBest year so far
2025€4.3M1.3 %2 wins · 3 places
2024€3.2M1.0 %1 win · 8 places
2023€574k0.2 %1 win · 6 places
2022€1.1M0.5 %0 wins · 5 places
2021€9.2M4.6 %5 wins · 6 placesBest year
2020€4.0M2.8 %4 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

Jockey Club Gold Cup StakesUSAForever YoungBelmont at Aqueduct€553,56918.09.26
Saudi CupKSAForever YoungKing Abdulaziz Racecourse€8,786,80614.02.26

Behind the wins as a trainer in 2026

2026 Global season

Jockeys

Winning horses

Tracks

1Belmont at Aqueduct1 win
2King Abdulaziz Racecourse1 win

Watch the wins

2 races on film
Jockey Club Gold Cup StakesForever Young · Ryusei SakaiRace details →
Saudi CupForever Young · Ryusei SakaiRace details →
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