The season in numbers
All figures are taken from the race calendar and the recorded results, nothing is extrapolated. Each race keeps the currency it is run for; sums and rankings are converted to euro at the rates of 25 September 2026.
280Group 1 races in the calendar280 run · 0 to come
€275.3MTotal purse, calendar
50Racecourses
218Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Pegasus World Cup Invitational StakesGulfstream Park · United States of America€11.3M€11,337,9002Dubai World CupMeydan · United Arab Emirates€9.4M€9,448,3003Dubai Sheema ClassicMeydan · United Arab Emirates€5.7M€5,669,000
4Dubai TurfMeydan€5.7M5Breeders' Cup ClassicDel Mar€5.2M6Prix de l'Arc de TriompheChantilly€5.0M7Japan CupTokyo€4.6M8Arima KinenNakayama€4.6M9Melbourne CupFlemington€4.2M10Breeders' Cup TurfDel Mar€3.5M11Tokyo YushunTokyo€3.4M12Hong Kong CupSha Tin€3.0M13Hong Kong MileSha Tin€2.8M14Queen Elizabeth StakesRandwick€2.8M15Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong)Sha Tin€2.4M
Leaders
1Winx6 recorded G1 results6 wins€4.0M G1 prize money2Enable5 recorded G1 results5 wins€4.4M G1 prize money3Kitasan Black5 recorded G1 results4 wins€6.5M G1 prize money4Winter5 recorded G1 results4 wins€1.2M G1 prize money5Gun Runner4 recorded G1 results3 wins€5.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Aidan O'Brien72 recorded G1 results28 wins€18.1M G1 prize money2
Chad C Brown35 recorded G1 results14 wins€8.7M G1 prize money3
Bob Baffert25 recorded G1 results11 wins€19.9M G1 prize money4
Chris Waller21 recorded G1 results10 wins€6.9M G1 prize money5
John Gosden20 recorded G1 results9 wins€11.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Aidan O'Brien72 recorded G1 results28 wins€18.1M G1 prize money2Chad C Brown35 recorded G1 results14 wins€8.7M G1 prize money3Bob Baffert25 recorded G1 results11 wins€19.9M G1 prize money4Chris Waller21 recorded G1 results10 wins€6.9M G1 prize money5John Gosden20 recorded G1 results9 wins€11.1M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Ryan Moore44 recorded G1 results22 wins€11.5M G1 prize money2
Hugh Bowman25 recorded G1 results16 wins€13.5M G1 prize money3
Mike E Smith24 recorded G1 results14 wins€18.9M G1 prize money4
Jose L Ortiz24 recorded G1 results9 wins€8.1M G1 prize money5
Frankie Dettori17 recorded G1 results8 wins€7.6M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Ryan Moore44 recorded G1 results22 wins€11.5M G1 prize money2Hugh Bowman25 recorded G1 results16 wins€13.5M G1 prize money3Mike E Smith24 recorded G1 results14 wins€18.9M G1 prize money4Jose L Ortiz24 recorded G1 results9 wins€8.1M G1 prize money5Frankie Dettori17 recorded G1 results8 wins€7.6M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Coolmore Group17 winning horses29 wins€15.1M G1 prize money2Godolphin11 winning horses14 wins€11.5M G1 prize money3K Abdullah2 winning horses6 wins€4.6M G1 prize money4Magic Bloodstock Racing, R G Treweeke & Mrs D N Kepitis1 winning horse6 wins€4.0M G1 prize money5Juddmonte3 winning horses5 wins€13.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across the world
Races by distance
280 races with a recorded distance40Sprintunder 1400 m
110Mile1400 to 1799 m
78Middle1800 to 2199 m
42Classic2200 to 2799 m
10Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
50 racecourses1Del Mar21 races
2Randwick18 races
3Ascot16 races
4Saratoga14 races
5Flemington14 races
6Chantilly13 races
7Caulfield12 races
8Sha Tin11 races
9Curragh10 races
10Santa Anita Park10 races
11Keeneland10 races
12Newmarket9 races
13Rosehill9 races
14Belmont Park8 races
15Tokyo8 races
16Deauville7 races
17Meydan7 races
18Doomben7 races
19Churchill Downs6 races
20Hanshin5 races
21Kyoto5 races
22Saint-Cloud4 races
23Woodbine4 races
24Belmont at Aqueduct4 races
25Nakayama4 races
26Moonee Valley4 races
27Morphettville4 races
28Epsom3 races
29Goodwood3 races
30York3 races
31München2 races
32Leopardstown2 races
33Doncaster2 races
34Gulfstream Park2 races
35Oaklawn Park2 races
36Parx Racing2 races
37Chukyo2 races
38Newbury1 race
39Hamburg1 race
40Sandown1 race
41Düsseldorf1 race
42Hoppegarten1 race
43Baden-Baden1 race
44Haydock1 race
45Köln1 race
46Pimlico1 race
47Monmouth Park1 race
48Arlington Park1 race
49Oi1 race
50Eagle Farm1 race
By surface
1Turf219 races
2Dirt61 races
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€983kAverage Group 1 purse280 races with a recorded purse
11.4Runners per race on averageacross 280 recorded fields
43Horses won more than onceof 218 different winners
19%Won by the three leading trainers53 of 280 Group 1 races