Leading trainers
Group 1 · Global season 2020
123 trainers won a Group 1 in 2020
278 RACES49 TRACKS11 COUNTRIESPURSE OF THOSE RACES: €212,785,659
Most winsAidan O'Brien · 15 wins
Runner-upBob Baffert · 14 wins
Highest total prize moneyAidan O'Brien · €10,466,231
More than one win58 of 123
A single win only65 of 123
The top three between them41 of 278 wins
Successful in more than one country16 of 123
Latest trainer to winShogo Yasuda · 29.12.2020
NameWinsCountriesPrize money
1Aidan O'Brien15 wins€10,466,231▼
15 winsFull profile →
Sha TinHong Kong VaseMogul · 3up€1,419,35213.12.20KeenelandBreeders' Cup MileOrder Of Australia · 3up€1,107,13707.11.20Saint-CloudCritérium InternationalVan Gogh · 2yo€94,50024.10.20NewmarketDewhurst StakesSt Mark's Basilica · 2yo c/f€281,41410.10.20ParisLongchampGrand Prix de ParisMogul · 3yo€226,80013.09.20LeopardstownIrish Champion StakesMagical · 3up€435,00012.09.20YorkYorkshire OaksLove · 3up f/m€164,76220.08.20CurraghTattersalls Gold CupMagical · 4up€150,00026.07.20EpsomEpsom DerbySerpentine · 3yo c/f€329,52404.07.20EpsomEpsom OaksLove · 3yo f€164,76204.07.20CurraghPretty Polly StakesMagical · 3up f/m€120,00028.06.20CurraghIrish DerbySantiago · 3yo c/f€435,00027.06.20AscotQueen Anne StakesCircus Maximus · 4up€171,99616.06.20CurraghIrish 1000 GuineasPeaceful · 3yo f€145,00013.06.20Newmarket1000 Guineas StakesLove · 3yo f€164,76207.06.20
2Bob Baffert14 wins▼
14 winsFull profile →
Santa Anita ParkMalibu StakesCharlatan · 3yo26.12.20Los Alamitos RacecourseStarlet StakesVarda · 2yo€166,07105.12.20KeenelandBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare SprintGamine · 3up f/m€553,56907.11.20KeenelandBreeders' Cup ClassicAuthentic · 3up€3,321,41307.11.20Santa Anita ParkGoodwood StakesImprobable · 3up€166,07126.09.20Del MarDel Mar Debutante StakesPrincess Noor · 2yo f€138,39206.09.20Churchill DownsKentucky DerbyAuthentic · 3yo05.09.20Del MarPacific Classic StakesMaximum Security · 3up€276,78422.08.20SaratogaTest StakesGamine · 3yo f€166,07108.08.20Del MarClement L. Hirsch StakesFighting Mad · 3up f/m€138,39202.08.20SaratogaWhitney StakesImprobable · 3up01.08.20Monmouth ParkHaskell StakesAuthentic · 3yo18.07.20Belmont ParkAcorn StakesGamine · 3yo f€166,07120.06.20Gulfstream ParkPegasus World Cup Invitational StakesMucho Gusto · 4up€1,660,70625.01.20
3Chad C Brown12 wins▼
12 winsFull profile →
Santa Anita ParkAmerican Oaks StakesDuopoly · 3yo f€166,07126.12.20Del MarMatriarch StakesViadera · 3up f/m29.11.20Del MarHollywood DerbyDomestic Spending · 3yo28.11.20WoodbineE. P. Taylor StakesEtoile · 3up f/m18.10.20KeenelandFirst Lady StakesUni · 3up f/m03.10.20Churchill DownsTurf Classic StakesDigital Age · 4up05.09.20SaratogaDiana StakesRushing Fall · 4up f/m€276,78423.08.20KeenelandMadison StakesGuarana · 4up f/m€138,39211.07.20KeenelandJenny Wiley StakesRushing Fall · 4up f/m€193,74811.07.20Belmont ParkManhattan StakesInstilled Regard · 4up€221,42804.07.20Belmont ParkJust a Game StakesNewspaperofrecord · 4up f/m€138,39227.06.20Santa Anita ParkShoemaker Mile StakesRaging Bull · 3up25.05.20
4John & Thady Gosden10 wins€3,136,817▼
10 winsFull profile →
NewmarketSun Chariot StakesNazeef · 3up f/m€154,87603.10.20DeauvillePrix Jacques Le MaroisPalace Pier · 3up€378,00016.08.20DüsseldorfPreis der DianaMiss Yoda · 3yo f€300,00002.08.20GoodwoodGoodwood Cup StakesStradivarius · 3up€164,76228.07.20AscotKing George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesEnable · 3up€263,61925.07.20NewmarketFalmouth StakesNazeef · 3up f/m€72,49510.07.20ChantillyPrix du Jockey ClubMishriff · 3yo€566,99905.07.20AscotSt James's Palace StakesPalace Pier · 3yo c€171,99620.06.20AscotAscot Gold CupStradivarius · 4up€171,99618.06.20AscotPrince of Wales's StakesLord North · 4up€171,99617.06.20
5Chris Waller9 wins▼
9 winsFull profile →
FlemingtonCoolmore Stud StakesSeptember Run · 3yo€555,16031.10.20FlemingtonChampions MileYulong Prince · open31.10.20CaulfieldCaulfield CupVerry Elleegant · 3up€1,850,53517.10.20FlemingtonTurnbull StakesVerry Elleegant · 4up€185,05303.10.20RandwickKing Charles III StakesKolding · 3up19.09.20RandwickWinx StakesVerry Elleegant · 3up22.08.20MorphettvilleAustralasian OaksToffee Tongue · 3yo f€157,17202.05.20RandwickT. J. Smith StakesNature Strip · 3up04.04.20RosehillH. E. Tancred StakesVerry Elleegant · 3up28.03.20
6Charlie Appleby8 wins€1,607,134▼
8 winsFull profile →
Baden-BadenGrosser Preis von BadenBarney Roy · 3up€110,00013.09.20YorkInternational StakesGhaiyyath · 3up€181,23819.08.20DeauvillePrix Maurice de GheestSpace Blues · 3up€131,42209.08.20MünchenBayerisches ZuchtrennenBarney Roy · 3up€50,00026.07.20DeauvillePrix Jean PratPinatubo · 3yo€151,20012.07.20SandownEclipse StakesGhaiyyath · 3up€164,76205.07.20NewmarketCoronation CupGhaiyyath · 4up€72,49505.06.20MeydanJebel HattaBarney Roy · NH 4up & SH 3up€192,66207.03.20
7Brad H Cox7 wins▼
7 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' Cup Dirt MileKnicks Go · 3up€553,56907.11.20KeenelandBreeders' Cup DistaffMonomoy Girl · 3up f/m€1,107,13707.11.20KeenelandBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies TurfAunt Pearl · 2yo f€553,56906.11.20KeenelandBreeders' Cup JuvenileEssential Quality · 2yo c/g€1,107,13706.11.20KeenelandBreeders' FuturityEssential Quality · 2yo03.10.20Churchill DownsKentucky OaksShedaresthedevil · 3yo f04.09.20Churchill DownsLa Troienne StakesMonomoy Girl · 4up f/m04.09.20
8Steve Asmussen5 wins▼
5 winsFull profile →
Belmont at AqueductChampagne StakesJackie's Warrior · 2yo€138,39210.10.20SaratogaHopeful StakesJackie's Warrior · 2yo€138,39207.09.20SaratogaH. Allen Jerkens Memorial StakesEcho Town · 3yo01.08.20Belmont ParkOgden Phipps StakesShe's a Julie · 4up f/m€166,07113.06.20King Abdulaziz RacecourseSaudi CupMidnight Bisou · 4up€8,786,80629.02.20
9Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott5 wins▼
5 winsFull profile →
FlemingtonEmpire Rose StakesShout The Bar · 3up f/m€370,10731.10.20RandwickQueen of the TurfCon Te Partiro · 3up f/m€177,03411.04.20RosehillVinery Stud StakesShout The Bar · 3yo f28.03.20RosehillGolden Slipper StakesFarnan · 2yo21.03.20RosehillCoolmore Classic HandicapCon Te Partiro · 3up f/m14.03.20
10Yoshito Yahagi4 wins€4,025,301▼
11Dermot Weld4 wins€2,862,074▼
12Francis-Henri Graffard4 wins€1,758,030▼
13Joseph Patrick O'Brien4 wins▼
14G & A Williams4 wins▼
15James Cummings4 wins▼
16William Mott4 wins▼
4 winsFull profile →
KeenelandQueen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup StakesHarvey's Lil Goil · 3yo f€276,78410.10.20Belmont at AqueductJoe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesChannel Maker · 3up03.10.20SaratogaChristophe Clement Turf StakesChannel Maker · 3up€276,78429.08.20SaratogaCoaching Club American OaksParis Lights · 3yo f€193,74818.07.20
17William Haggas4 wins▼
18Sakae Kunieda3 wins€4,429,492▼
19Takashi Saito3 wins€3,582,352▼
20Kazuo Fujisawa3 wins€2,447,294▼
21Haruki Sugiyama3 wins€2,436,221▼
22Jean-Claude Rouget3 wins€2,266,062▼
23Barclay Tagg3 wins€1,575,035▼
24Todd Pletcher3 wins€1,191,930▼
25Kevin Ryan3 wins€1,075,719▼
26Donnacha Aidan O'Brien3 wins€774,037▼
27Ciaron Maher & David Eustace3 wins▼
28André Fabre3 wins▼
29Jamie Richards3 wins▼
30Michael McCarthy3 wins▼
31Tony Cruz3 wins▼
32Takayuki Yasuda2 wins€2,508,092▼
33Mikio Matsunaga2 wins€1,721,965▼
34Robert Reid Jr2 wins€1,245,529▼
35Michael Maker2 wins€1,238,940▼
36James Fanshawe2 wins€1,231,637▼
37Danny O'Brien2 wins€940,843▼
38Andrew Balding2 wins€602,968▼
39J & Chris Meagher2 wins€555,160▼
40Clive Cox2 wins€504,294▼
41George Weaver2 wins€494,257▼
42Thomas Amoss2 wins€480,199▼
43David Jolly2 wins€472,503▼
44Frédéric Rossi2 wins€376,198▼
45Ger Lyons2 wins€372,729▼
46David Menuisier2 wins€344,067▼
47Jessica Harrington2 wins€318,996▼
48Mark Johnston2 wins€266,800▼
49Henk Grewe2 wins€225,000▼
50John Size2 wins▼
51Kenneth McPeek2 wins▼
52Mark Casse2 wins▼
53Mike Moroney2 wins▼
54Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young2 wins▼
55Charles Hills2 wins▼
56David Payne2 wins▼
57Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes2 wins▼
58P & Peter Snowden2 wins▼
59Kiyoshi Hagiwara1 wins€2,430,043▼
60Caspar Fownes1 wins€2,200,424▼
61Hidetaka Otonashi1 wins€2,009,882▼
62Takahisa Tezuka1 wins€1,998,808▼
63Francis Lui1 wins€1,774,191▼
64Frankie Lor1 wins€1,270,706▼
65Ronald Moquett1 wins€1,107,137▼
66Mitsumasa Nakauchida1 wins€1,015,329▼
67Ryuji Okubo1 wins€764,087▼
68Denis Pagan1 wins€740,214▼
69Peter Miller1 wins€732,820▼
70Kevin Attard1 wins€584,323▼
71D & B Hayes & Tom Dabernig1 wins€555,160▼
72Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr1 wins€526,786▼
73Naosuke Sugai1 wins€514,928▼
74G V Richards1 wins€465,409▼
75John Shirreffs1 wins€433,188▼
76David Vandyke1 wins€370,107▼
77T & Calvin McEvoy1 wins€370,107▼
78Wesley Ward1 wins€346,727▼
79Michael Trombetta1 wins€341,807▼
80Mark Glatt1 wins€336,095▼
81John W Sadler1 wins€332,142▼
82Archie Watson1 wins€316,406▼
83Salem bin Ghadayer1 wins€288,993▼
84Marcel Weiß1 wins€285,000▼
85Sir Michael Stoute1 wins€259,662▼
86Jeff Mullins1 wins€221,428▼
87Arnaud Delacour1 wins€200,778▼
88Johnny Murtagh1 wins€195,138▼
89Andrea Marcialis1 wins€192,348▼
90Cedric Rossi1 wins€185,700▼
91Phillip Stokes1 wins€185,053▼
92S P Nichols1 wins€185,053▼
93Jim Bolger1 wins€182,917▼
94Claude McGaughey III1 wins€182,326▼
95Marcus Tregoning1 wins€181,238▼
96Roger Teal1 wins€176,994▼
97Eoin G Harty1 wins€166,071▼
98Tim Yakteen1 wins€166,071▼
99Luis Mendez1 wins€138,392▼
100Neil D Drysdale1 wins€138,392▼
101Patrick Gallagher1 wins€138,392▼
102Roger Attfield1 wins€138,392▼
103Timothy E Hamm1 wins€138,392▼
104Anthony Mullins1 wins€128,100▼
110Jack Sisterson1 wins▼
111John Moore1 wins▼
113M Baker & Andrew Forsman1 wins▼
117Neil L Pessin1 wins▼
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. The prize list is on file for 207 of the 281 races run. An amount stays empty where a winning prize is not on file.