Leading trainers
Group 1 · Global season 2012
123 trainers won a Group 1 in 2012
259 RACES54 TRACKS10 COUNTRIESPURSE OF THOSE RACES: €201,882,380
Most winsAidan O'Brien · 15 wins
Runner-upPeter G Moody · 11 wins
Highest total prize moneyAidan O'Brien · €8,326,605
More than one win51 of 123
A single win only72 of 123
The top three between them36 of 259 wins
Successful in more than one country18 of 123
Latest trainer to winHideaki Fujiwara · 29.2012.2012
NameWinsCountriesPrize money
1Aidan O'Brien15 wins€8,326,605▼
15 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Juvenile TurfGeorge Vancouver · 2yo c/g€404,87403.11.12DoncasterFuturity Trophy StakesKingsbarns · 2yo c/f€142,35427.10.12AscotQueen Elizabeth II StakesExcelebration · 3up€659,04820.10.12CurraghPhoenix StakesPedro The Great · 2yo€110,20012.08.12DeauvillePrix Jacques Le MaroisExcelebration · 3up€332,02312.08.12ParisLongchampGrand Prix de ParisImperial Monarch · 3yo€332,02314.07.12CurraghIrish DerbyCamelot · 3yo c/f€725,00030.06.12AscotPrince of Wales's StakesSo You Think · 4up€329,52420.06.12EpsomEpsom DerbyCamelot · 3yo c/f€873,23902.06.12EpsomCoronation CupSt Nicholas Abbey · 4up€197,71502.06.12EpsomEpsom OaksWas · 3yo f€241,54101.06.12CurraghTattersalls Gold CupSo You Think · 4up€130,20027.05.12CurraghIrish 2000 GuineasPower · 3yo c/f€174,00026.05.12Newmarket1000 Guineas StakesHomecoming Queen · 3yo f€248,13206.05.12Newmarket2000 Guineas StakesCamelot · 3yo c/f€248,13205.05.12
2Peter G Moody11 wins€4,528,856▼
11 winsFull profile →
CaulfieldSir Rupert Clarke StakesMoment Of Change · 3up€185,02530.09.12AscotQueen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesBlack Caviar · 4up€329,52423.06.12Eagle FarmQueensland DerbyBrambles · 3yo€248,48309.06.12Eagle FarmStradbroke HandicapMid Summer Music · 3up€504,61309.06.12MorphettvilleThe GoodwoodBlack Caviar · 3up€245,04312.05.12MorphettvilleRobert Sangster StakesBlack Caviar · open f/m€194,96428.04.12RosehillH. E. Tancred StakesManighar · 3up€960,44607.04.12RosehillRanvet StakesManighar · 3up€187,31824.03.12FlemingtonAustralian CupManighar · 3up€462,56210.03.12FlemingtonBlack Caviar Lightning StakesBlack Caviar · open€345,96518.02.12CaulfieldC. F. Orr StakesBlack Caviar · open€185,02511.02.12
3Bob Baffert10 wins€3,603,909▼
10 winsFull profile →
Santa Anita ParkLa Brea StakesBook Review · 3yo f€134,95826.12.12Santa Anita ParkGoodwood StakesGame On Dude · 3up€112,46530.09.12Santa Anita ParkAmerican Pharoah StakesPower Broker · 2yo€112,46530.09.12Del MarDel Mar FuturityRolling Fog · 2yo€134,95806.09.12Del MarDel Mar Debutante StakesExecutiveprivilege · 2yo f€134,95802.09.12SaratogaTest StakesContested · 3yo f€224,93025.08.12Monmouth ParkHaskell StakesPaynter · 3yo€449,86029.07.12Belmont ParkAcorn StakesContested · 3yo f€134,95828.05.12Oaklawn ParkApple Blossom HandicapPlum Pretty · 4up f/m€224,93014.04.12Oaklawn ParkArkansas DerbyBodemeister · 3yo€449,86014.04.12
4Gai Waterhouse9 wins€6,150,692▼
9 winsFull profile →
RandwickEpsom HandicapFat Al · 3up€233,19206.10.12RandwickThe MetropolitanGlencadam Gold · 3up€187,31806.10.12RandwickQueen Elizabeth StakesMore Joyous · 3up€233,19228.04.12RandwickChampagne StakesPierro · 2yo€187,31828.04.12RandwickDoncaster HandicapMore Joyous · 3up€926,27021.04.12RandwickSires' Produce StakesPierro · 2yo€233,19214.04.12RosehillGolden Slipper StakesPierro · 2yo€1,554,16807.04.12RosehillQueen of the TurfMore Joyous · 3up f/m€188,23607.04.12RosehillRosehill GuineasLaser Hawk · 3yo€233,19231.03.12
5Dale Romans8 wins€3,717,140▼
8 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup TurfLittle Mike · 3up€1,214,62203.11.12KeenelandFirst Lady StakesTapitsfly · 3up f/m€157,45106.10.12Del MarPacific Classic StakesDullahan · 3up€449,86027.08.12Arlington ParkArlington Million StakesLittle Mike · 3up€427,36718.08.12Belmont ParkJust a Game StakesTapitsfly · 4up f/m€224,93009.06.12Belmont ParkMetropolitan HandicapShackleford · 3up€337,39528.05.12Churchill DownsTurf Classic StakesLittle Mike · 4up€245,35505.05.12KeenelandBlue Grass StakesDullahan · 3yo€337,39514.04.12
6Todd Pletcher7 wins€3,392,282▼
7 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup JuvenileShanghai Bobby · 2yo c/g€809,74803.11.12KeenelandSpinster StakesIn Lingerie · 3up f/m€224,93007.10.12Belmont at AqueductFrizette StakesDreaming Of Julia · 2yo f€179,94406.10.12Belmont at AqueductChampagne StakesShanghai Bobby · 2yo€179,94406.10.12SaratogaPersonal Ensign StakesLove And Pride · 3up f/m€269,91626.08.12SaratogaBallerina StakesTurbulent Descent · 3up f/m€224,93024.08.12AqueductNew York StakesGemologist · 4up f/m€449,86007.04.12
7John Gosden7 wins€3,032,135▼
7 winsFull profile →
DeauvillePrix Jean RomanetIzzi Top · 3up f/m€138,34319.08.12GoodwoodNassau StakesThe Fugue · 3up f/m€121,92404.08.12DeauvillePrix RothschildElusive Kate · 3up f/m€166,01129.07.12CurraghIrish OaksGreat Heavens · 3yo f€232,00022.07.12SandownEclipse StakesNathaniel · 3up€280,75507.07.12CurraghPretty Polly StakesIzzi Top · 3up f/m€114,00001.07.12AscotCoronation StakesFallen For You · 3yo f€179,59122.06.12
8Sir Henry Cecil6 wins€2,269,159▼
6 winsFull profile →
AscotChampion StakesFrankel · 3up€856,76320.10.12LeopardstownMatron StakesChachamaidee · 3up f/m€123,50008.09.12YorkInternational StakesFrankel · 3up€477,81022.08.12GoodwoodSussex StakesFrankel · 3up€208,58901.08.12AscotQueen Anne StakesFrankel · 4up€230,66719.06.12NewburyLockinge StakesFrankel · 4up€115,33319.05.12
9Mahmood Al Zarooni4 wins€7,222,508▼
10Sei Ishizaka4 wins€6,446,366▼
11Naosuke Sugai4 wins€5,583,857▼
12William Mott4 wins€2,862,269▼
4 winsFull profile →
13Mikel Delzangles4 wins€2,508,056▼
14André Fabre4 wins€1,976,740▼
15John O'Shea4 wins€1,562,273▼
16Peter Schiergen4 wins€1,293,711▼
17Kiaran McLaughlin4 wins€1,276,103▼
18Takayuki Yasuda3 wins€3,616,253▼
19Doug O'Neill3 wins€2,479,077▼
20Gary Hennessy3 wins€1,929,761▼
21Chad C Brown3 wins€1,771,879▼
22Charles LoPresti3 wins€1,701,250▼
23A De Royer-Dupre3 wins€1,618,772▼
24Chris Waller3 wins€1,578,826▼
25Claude McGaughey III3 wins€1,288,298▼
26Jim Bolger3 wins€771,025▼
27William Bradley3 wins€689,106▼
28Robert Hickmott2 wins€3,632,064▼
29Mme C Barande-Barbe2 wins€2,740,128▼
30Carlos Laffon-Parias2 wins€2,670,051▼
31Hideaki Fujiwara2 wins€2,630,758▼
32Ian R Wilkes2 wins€2,472,509▼
33Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes2 wins€1,673,249▼
34Steve Asmussen2 wins€1,655,013▼
35Peter Snowden2 wins€1,617,742▼
36Ed Dunlop2 wins€1,451,432▼
37Richard Mandella2 wins€1,128,399▼
38Robert Heathcote2 wins€933,916▼
39Clarry Conners2 wins€834,216▼
40Jean-Claude Rouget2 wins€788,559▼
41John W Sadler2 wins€724,670▼
42Guy Walter2 wins€687,726▼
43F Head2 wins€680,577▼
44Robert Smerdon2 wins€675,455▼
45Paul Messara2 wins€674,507▼
46F Doumen2 wins€645,687▼
47John Thompson2 wins€643,381▼
48Leon & Troy Corstens2 wins€614,328▼
49Mario Hofer2 wins€483,852▼
50Richard Hannon Snr2 wins€454,610▼
51Clive Cox2 wins€292,537▼
52Yasutoshi Ikee1 wins€6,000,384▼
53Roger Charlton1 wins€2,915,132▼
54Yoshito Yahagi1 wins€2,891,684▼
55Marco Botti1 wins€2,276,884▼
56Noriyuki Hori1 wins€2,178,251▼
57Masato Nishizono1 wins€1,438,346▼
58John Moore1 wins€1,433,998▼
59Yuki Ohashi1 wins€1,360,902▼
60Hitoshi Nakamura1 wins€1,317,717▼
61Tony Cruz1 wins€1,211,406▼
62A T Millard1 wins€1,166,968▼
63Osamu Hirata1 wins€1,151,919▼
64M F De Kock1 wins€1,094,659▼
65Jake Stephens1 wins€1,014,938▼
66Kiyotaka Tanaka1 wins€998,880▼
67Akira Murayama1 wins€945,204▼
68Anthony Cummings1 wins€941,943▼
69Fawzi Abdulla Nass1 wins€907,564▼
70Yoshitaka Ninomiya1 wins€906,014▼
71Saeed bin Suroor1 wins€888,259▼
72Kenneth McPeek1 wins€855,145▼
73Pat Carey1 wins€834,522▼
74J-P Gauvin1 wins€830,057▼
75Mick Price1 wins€747,744▼
76Tsuyoshi Tanaka1 wins€690,515▼
77Mark Kavanagh1 wins€664,789▼
78Michael R Matz1 wins€638,801▼
79John McNair1 wins€620,826▼
80Shivananda Parbhoo1 wins€607,311▼
81Adam Durrant1 wins€562,261▼
82Mark Casse1 wins€544,937▼
83David Payne1 wins€528,314▼
84Anthony & Sam Freedman1 wins€517,228▼
85Ronald W Ellis1 wins€512,090▼
86James Fanshawe1 wins€507,513▼
87Michael Maker1 wins€487,726▼
88Paul Beshara1 wins€487,410▼
89Richard Fahey1 wins€475,462▼
90E Lellouche1 wins€470,404▼
91Patrick Byrne1 wins€450,610▼
92Thomas Albertrani1 wins€444,447▼
93Bart & James Cummings1 wins€434,273▼
94J Larry Jones1 wins€423,685▼
95Robert Collet1 wins€408,959▼
96Mike Puype1 wins€404,874▼
97James J Toner1 wins€395,577▼
98Gino Poletti1 wins€387,634▼
99François Rohaut1 wins€382,331▼
100Richard Dutrow Jr1 wins€339,269▼
101T Hogan1 wins€332,358▼
102Tony Gollan1 wins€330,865▼
103Ron Quinton1 wins€317,447▼
104Anthony Dutrow1 wins€306,654▼
105George Arnold1 wins€293,908▼
106John Sargent1 wins€285,259▼
107Kelso Wood1 wins€256,129▼
108William Haggas1 wins€255,579▼
109Stephen McKee1 wins€253,835▼
110Jim P Taylor1 wins€238,926▼
111Mick Channon1 wins€236,433▼
112C S Shum1 wins€230,667▼
113Brian Meehan1 wins€213,774▼
114Simon Callaghan1 wins€210,356▼
115Murray Baker1 wins€210,255▼
116Andrew McKeever1 wins€209,935▼
117Thomas Bush1 wins€165,410▼
118Thomas Carmody1 wins€150,260▼
119Mme V Seignoux1 wins€138,343▼
120Bill Spawr1 wins€134,958▼
121Michael Pender1 wins€134,958▼
122M G Mintchev1 wins€116,214▼
Prize money is what the horses of these connections earned in all placings of the Group 1 races with a published prize list, converted to euro at the rates of 25 September 2026. An amount stays empty where a winning prize is not on file.