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.
287Group 1 races in the calendar287 run · 0 to come
€277.9MTotal purse, calendar
50Racecourses
222Different winners
Richest Group 1 races
Prize money in euro1Pegasus World Cup Invitational StakesGulfstream Park · United States of America€14.0M€14,031,7002Dubai World CupMeydan · United Arab Emirates€8.6M€8,608,4003Dubai TurfMeydan · United Arab Emirates€5.2M€5,165,100
4Dubai Sheema ClassicMeydan€5.2M5Prix de l'Arc de TriompheParisLongchamp€5.1M6Melbourne CupFlemington€4.9M7Breeders' Cup ClassicChurchill Downs€4.6M8Arima KinenNakayama€4.4M9Japan CupTokyo€4.4M10Caulfield CupCaulfield€3.5M11W. S. Cox PlateMoonee Valley€3.2M12Tokyo YushunTokyo€3.2M13Hong Kong CupSha Tin€3.1M14Breeders' Cup TurfChurchill Downs€3.1M15Hong Kong MileSha Tin€2.7M
Leaders
1Winx7 recorded G1 results7 wins€4.9M G1 prize money2Monomoy Girl6 recorded G1 results5 wins€2.3M G1 prize money3Almond Eye4 recorded G1 results4 wins€5.1M G1 prize money4Accelerate4 recorded G1 results4 wins€3.8M G1 prize money5Roaring Lion5 recorded G1 results4 wins€2.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
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Chris Waller37 recorded G1 results17 wins€11.9M G1 prize money2
Chad C Brown38 recorded G1 results15 wins€8.2M G1 prize money3
Aidan O'Brien62 recorded G1 results14 wins€11.4M G1 prize money4
John Gosden23 recorded G1 results13 wins€11.8M G1 prize money5
Charlie Appleby18 recorded G1 results12 wins€10.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Chris Waller37 recorded G1 results17 wins€11.9M G1 prize money2Chad C Brown38 recorded G1 results15 wins€8.2M G1 prize money3Aidan O'Brien62 recorded G1 results14 wins€11.4M G1 prize money4John Gosden23 recorded G1 results13 wins€11.8M G1 prize money5Charlie Appleby18 recorded G1 results12 wins€10.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1
Joel Rosario26 recorded G1 results12 wins€9.6M G1 prize money2
Hugh Bowman22 recorded G1 results11 wins€9.9M G1 prize money3
Mike E Smith20 recorded G1 results11 wins€6.7M G1 prize money4
Frankie Dettori23 recorded G1 results10 wins€11.3M G1 prize money5
William Buick22 recorded G1 results9 wins€10.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Joel Rosario26 recorded G1 results12 wins€9.6M G1 prize money2Hugh Bowman22 recorded G1 results11 wins€9.9M G1 prize money3Mike E Smith20 recorded G1 results11 wins€6.7M G1 prize money4Frankie Dettori23 recorded G1 results10 wins€11.3M G1 prize money5William Buick22 recorded G1 results9 wins€10.9M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →1Godolphin21 winning horses29 wins€28.2M G1 prize money2Coolmore Group12 winning horses13 wins€8.0M G1 prize money3Magic Bloodstock Racing, R G Treweeke & Mrs D N Kepitis1 winning horse7 wins€4.9M G1 prize money4Silk Racing Co. Ltd.2 winning horses5 wins€7.5M G1 prize money5Qatar Racing Limited2 winning horses5 wins€3.7M G1 prize moneyView full ranking →
Group 1 racing across the world
Races by distance
287 races with a recorded distance42Sprintunder 1400 m
114Mile1400 to 1799 m
78Middle1800 to 2199 m
43Classic2200 to 2799 m
10Staying2800 m and over
Top racecourses
50 racecourses1Randwick20 races
2Churchill Downs19 races
3Ascot16 races
4ParisLongchamp14 races
5Saratoga14 races
6Flemington14 races
7Sha Tin12 races
8Caulfield12 races
9Curragh11 races
10Santa Anita Park10 races
11Keeneland10 races
12Newmarket9 races
13Rosehill9 races
14Belmont Park8 races
15Del Mar8 races
16Tokyo8 races
17Doomben8 races
18Meydan7 races
19Deauville6 races
20Woodbine5 races
21Hanshin5 races
22Kyoto5 races
23Chantilly4 races
24Belmont at Aqueduct4 races
25Nakayama4 races
26Moonee Valley4 races
27Morphettville4 races
28Epsom3 races
29Goodwood3 races
30York3 races
31Saint-Cloud2 races
32München2 races
33Leopardstown2 races
34Doncaster2 races
35Gulfstream Park2 races
36Oaklawn Park2 races
37Parx Racing2 races
38Chukyo2 races
39Newbury1 race
40Sandown1 race
41Hamburg1 race
42Düsseldorf1 race
43Hoppegarten1 race
44Baden-Baden1 race
45Haydock1 race
46Köln1 race
47Pimlico1 race
48Monmouth Park1 race
49Arlington Park1 race
50Oi1 race
By surface
1Turf226 races
2Dirt61 races
Worth knowing
Calculated from every recorded race€968kAverage Group 1 purse287 races with a recorded purse
11.3Runners per race on averageacross 287 recorded fields
39Horses won more than onceof 222 different winners
16%Won by the three leading trainers46 of 287 Group 1 races