Leading trainers
Group 1 · Global season 2023
129 trainers won a Group 1 in 2023
302 RACES55 TRACKS11 COUNTRIESPURSE OF THOSE RACES: €315,548,933
Most winsAidan O'Brien · 20 wins
Runner-upChris Waller · 14 wins
Highest total prize moneyAidan O'Brien · €15,879,016
More than one win50 of 129
A single win only79 of 129
The top three between them46 of 302 wins
Successful in more than one country16 of 129
Latest trainer to winNoboru Takagi · 29.12.2023
NameWinsCountriesPrize money
1Aidan O'Brien20 wins€15,879,016▼
20 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup TurfAuguste Rodin · 3up€2,214,27504.11.23Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Juvenile TurfUnquestionable · 2yo c/g€553,56903.11.23Saint-CloudCritérium de Saint-CloudLos Angeles · 2yo€157,50122.10.23NewmarketDewhurst StakesCity Of Troy · 2yo c/f€348,47214.10.23NewmarketFillies' MileYlang Ylang · 2yo f€329,52413.10.23ParisLongchampPrix Marcel BoussacOpera Singer · 2yo f€228,55901.10.23DoncasterSt. Leger StakesContinuous · 3yo c/f€489,67316.09.23CurraghVincent O'Brien National StakesHenry Longfellow · 2yo c/f€240,00010.09.23ParisLongchampPrix VermeilleWarm Heart · 3up f/m€378,00010.09.23LeopardstownIrish Champion StakesAuguste Rodin · 3up€725,00009.09.23SaratogaChristophe Clement Turf StakesBolshoi Ballet · 3up€415,17726.08.23YorkYorkshire OaksWarm Heart · 3up f/m€329,52424.08.23GoodwoodSussex StakesPaddington · 3up€659,04802.08.23CurraghIrish OaksSavethelastdance · 3yo f€290,00022.07.23SandownEclipse StakesPaddington · 3up€494,28608.07.23CurraghIrish DerbyAuguste Rodin · 3yo c/f€725,00002.07.23AscotSt James's Palace StakesPaddington · 3yo c€395,42920.06.23EpsomEpsom DerbyAuguste Rodin · 3yo c/f€1,029,40103.06.23CurraghTattersalls Gold CupLuxembourg · 4up€270,00028.05.23CurraghIrish 2000 GuineasPaddington · 3yo c/f€290,00027.05.23
2Chris Waller14 wins€12,712,819▼
14 winsFull profile →
CaulfieldThousand GuineasJoliestar · 3yo f€555,16018.11.23FlemingtonChampions StakesAtishu · 3up€1,110,32111.11.23FlemingtonVictoria DerbyRiff Rocket · 3yo€740,21404.11.23RandwickKing Charles III StakesFangirl · 3up€1,819,69314.10.23RandwickEpsom HandicapRediener · 3up€536,65530.09.23RosehillGolden RoseMilitarize · 3yo€357,77023.09.23RandwickWinx StakesFangirl · 3up€357,77019.08.23Eagle FarmQueensland DerbyKovalica · 3yo€370,10727.05.23RandwickChampagne StakesMilitarize · 2yo€211,57815.04.23RandwickQueen of the TurfAtishu · 3up f/m€357,77008.04.23RandwickSires' Produce StakesMilitarize · 2yo€357,77001.04.23RosehillGolden Slipper StakesShinzo · 2yo€1,727,16618.03.23RosehillRosehill GuineasLindermann · 3yo€211,57818.03.23RosehillCoolmore Classic HandicapEspiona · 3up f/m€211,57811.03.23
3Chad C Brown12 wins€6,496,964▼
12 winsFull profile →
Del MarMatriarch StakesSurge Capacity · 3up f/m€166,07103.12.23Del MarHollywood DerbyProgram Trading · 3yo€166,07102.12.23Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare SprintGoodnight Olive · 3up f/m€553,56904.11.23Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies TurfHard To Justify · 2yo f€553,56903.11.23KeenelandFirst Lady StakesGina Romantica · 3up f/m€415,17707.10.23SaratogaAlabama StakesRandomized · 3yo f€332,14119.08.23SaratogaSaratoga Derby StakesProgram Trading · 3yo€332,14105.08.23SaratogaDiana StakesWhitebeam · 4up f/m€276,78415.07.23Belmont ParkJust a Game StakesIn Italian · 4up f/m€276,78409.06.23Belmont ParkNew York StakesMarketsegmentation · 4up f/m€332,14109.06.23KeenelandJenny Wiley StakesIn Italian · 4up f/m€332,14115.04.23KeenelandMadison StakesGoodnight Olive · 4up f/m€332,14108.04.23
4Brad H Cox12 wins▼
12 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup DistaffIdiomatic · 3up f/m€1,107,13804.11.23KeenelandSpinster StakesIdiomatic · 3up f/m€332,14108.10.23Belmont at AqueductChampagne StakesTimberlake · 2yo€276,78407.10.23Parx RacingPennsylvania DerbySaudi Crown · 3yo23.09.23SaratogaPersonal Ensign StakesIdiomatic · 3up f/m€276,78425.08.23Colonial DownsArlington Million StakesSet Piece · 3up€553,56912.08.23SaratogaCoaching Club American OaksWet Paint · 3yo f€276,78422.07.23Ellis ParkStephen Foster StakesWest Will Power · 4up01.07.23Belmont ParkJaipur StakesCaravel · 3up€221,42810.06.23Churchill DownsDerby City Distaff StakesMatareya · 4up f/m€415,17706.05.23Oaklawn ParkArkansas DerbyAngel Of Empire · 3yo01.04.23Santa Anita ParkB. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile StakesA Mo Reay · 4up f/m11.03.23
5Ciaron Maher & David Eustace10 wins€4,830,312▼
10 winsFull profile →
FlemingtonChampions MilePride Of Jenni · open€1,110,32111.11.23FlemingtonEmpire Rose StakesPride Of Jenni · 3up f/m€370,10704.11.23CaulfieldCaulfield GuineasGriff · 3yo€1,110,32114.10.23FlemingtonTurnbull StakesGold Trip · 4up€277,58007.10.23Eagle FarmJ. J. AtkinsKing Colorado · 2yo€370,10710.06.23MorphettvilleThe GoodwoodRoyal Merchant · 3up€169,77120.05.23MorphettvilleRobert Sangster StakesRuthless Dame · open f/m€169,77106.05.23MorphettvilleAustralasian OaksAffaire A Suivre · 3yo f€169,77129.04.23RandwickSydney CupExplosive Jack · 3up€712,45608.04.23FlemingtonBlack Caviar Lightning StakesCoolangatta · open€370,10718.02.23
6Todd Pletcher10 wins▼
10 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup JuvenileFierceness · 2yo c/g€1,107,13803.11.23KeenelandBreeders' FuturityLocked · 2yo€332,14107.10.23KeenelandTurf Mile StakesUp to the Mark · 3up€553,56907.10.23KeenelandAlcibiades StakesCandied · 2yo f€332,14106.10.23SaratogaJockey Club Gold Cup StakesBright Future · 3up€553,56902.09.23Belmont ParkBelmont DerbyFar Bridge · 3yo€415,17708.07.23Belmont ParkManhattan StakesUp to the Mark · 4up€415,17710.06.23Churchill DownsTurf Classic StakesUp to the Mark · 4up€553,56906.05.23KeenelandBlue Grass StakesTapit Trice · 3yo08.04.23Gulfstream ParkFlorida DerbyForte · 3yo€553,56901.04.23
7John & Thady Gosden10 wins▼
10 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfInspiral · 3up f/m€1,107,13804.11.23NewmarketSun Chariot StakesInspiral · 3up f/m€192,16507.10.23YorkInternational StakesMostahdaf · 3up€659,04823.08.23DeauvillePrix Jacques Le MaroisInspiral · 3up€630,00013.08.23NewmarketFalmouth StakesNashwa · 3up f/m€192,15614.07.23AscotAscot Gold CupCourage Mon Ami · 4up€395,42922.06.23AscotPrince of Wales's StakesMostahdaf · 4up€659,04821.06.23EpsomCoronation CupEmily Upjohn · 4up€280,09602.06.23EpsomEpsom OaksSoul Sister · 3yo f€361,45502.06.23MeydanDubai TurfLord North · NH 4up & SH 3up25.03.23
8William Mott9 wins€6,730,254▼
9 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Dirt MileCody's Wish · 3up€553,56904.11.23Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup SprintElite Power · 3up€1,107,13804.11.23Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesJust F Y I · 2yo f€1,107,13803.11.23Belmont at AqueductFrizette StakesJust F Y I · 2yo f€221,42807.10.23Belmont at AqueductJoe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesWar Like Goddess · 3up€276,78407.10.23SaratogaFourstardave StakesCasa Creed · 3up€276,78412.08.23Belmont ParkMetropolitan HandicapCody's Wish · 3up€553,56910.06.23Churchill DownsChurchill Downs StakesCody's Wish · 4up€415,17706.05.23Gulfstream ParkPegasus World Cup Invitational StakesArt Collector · 4up€1,660,70628.01.23
9Bob Baffert7 wins€4,596,301▼
7 winsFull profile →
Santa Anita ParkMalibu StakesSpeed Boat Beach · 3yo€166,07126.12.23Santa Anita ParkAmerican Pharoah StakesMuth · 2yo€166,07107.10.23Del MarDel Mar FuturityPrince of Monaco · 2yo€166,07110.09.23Del MarPacific Classic StakesArabian Knight · 3up€553,56902.09.23Del MarClement L. Hirsch StakesAdare Manor · 3up f/m€221,42805.08.23Belmont ParkWoody Stephens StakesArabian Lion · 3yo€221,42810.06.23Santa AnitaHollywood Gold Cup StakesDefunded · 3up€221,42829.05.23
10James Cummings6 wins€4,949,194▼
6 winsFull profile →
FlemingtonVRC OaksZardozi · 3yo f€370,10709.11.23RandwickSpring Champion StakesTom Kitten · 3yo€712,45628.10.23FlemingtonAustralian CupCascadian · 3up€1,110,32125.03.23RosehillGeorge Ryder StakesAnamoe · 3up€357,77018.03.23FlemingtonNewmarket HandicapIn Secret · 3up€555,16011.03.23RandwickVerry Elleegant StakesAnamoe · 3up€211,57825.02.23
11Charlie Appleby6 wins€4,131,170▼
6 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup MileMaster Of The Seas · 3up€1,107,13804.11.23DoncasterFuturity Trophy StakesAncient Wisdom · 2yo c/f€148,26128.10.23WoodbineCanadian InternationalNations Pride · 3 up€415,17708.10.23WoodbineWoodbine MileMaster Of The Seas · 3up€553,56916.09.23MünchenBayerisches ZuchtrennenNations Pride · 3up€100,00030.07.23NewburyLockinge StakesModern Games · 4up€230,66720.05.23
12Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott6 wins▼
6 winsFull profile →
CaulfieldMight And PowerAlligator Blood · 3up€370,10714.10.23RandwickFlight StakesTropical Squall · 3yo f€265,24330.09.23RandwickThe MetropolitanJust Fine · 3up€265,24330.09.23CaulfieldUnderwood StakesAlligator Blood · 3up€277,58023.09.23RandwickAustralian DerbyMajor Beel · 3yo€712,45601.04.23CaulfieldFuturity StakesAlligator Blood · 3up25.02.23
13Tetsuya Kimura5 wins▼
14Christopher Head4 wins€2,855,559▼
15Mark Walker4 wins€2,639,479▼
16André Fabre4 wins€2,318,524▼
17Steve Asmussen4 wins▼
18Francis Lui4 wins▼
19Manfred Man4 wins▼
20C S Shum3 wins€6,101,714▼
21Anthony & Sam Freedman3 wins€4,925,018▼
22Mitsumasa Nakauchida3 wins€4,892,385▼
23William Haggas3 wins€3,279,947▼
24Roger Varian3 wins€2,703,501▼
25Bjorn Baker3 wins€2,056,253▼
26Joseph Pride3 wins€1,979,764▼
27Brendan P Walsh3 wins€1,684,870▼
28Michael Maker3 wins€1,483,652▼
29Dermot Weld3 wins€925,429▼
30Jean-Claude Rouget2 wins€3,897,999▼
31Richard E Dutrow Jr2 wins€3,874,981▼
32Simon & Ed Crisford2 wins€3,363,855▼
33Tomokazu Takano2 wins€1,770,498▼
34Toru Hayashi2 wins€1,716,428▼
35Jena Antonucci2 wins€1,522,314▼
36Clayton Douglas2 wins€1,437,249▼
37Mark Casse2 wins€1,342,185▼
38Hiroyasu Tanaka2 wins€1,328,848▼
39Owen Burrows2 wins€1,164,924▼
40Saeed bin Suroor2 wins€1,016,138▼
41Karl Burke2 wins€1,003,991▼
42M Al Mheiri2 wins€934,838▼
43Julie Camacho2 wins€809,641▼
44Richard Mandella2 wins€719,639▼
45Ben, Will & JD Hayes2 wins€555,160▼
46Carlos Laffon-Parias2 wins€416,501▼
47Leonard Powell2 wins€332,141▼
48Ben & JD Hayes2 wins▼
49Doug O'Neill2 wins▼
50Noboru Takagi2 wins▼
51Noriyuki Hori1 wins€4,119,940▼
52Yasuo Tomomichi1 wins€4,080,670▼
53Ralph Beckett1 wins€3,955,504▼
54Annabel Neasham1 wins€2,954,996▼
55Haruki Sugiyama1 wins€2,845,949▼
56Takahisa Tezuka1 wins€2,499,249▼
57Yasutoshi Ikee1 wins€2,404,438▼
58Gustavo Delgado1 wins€2,143,981▼
59T Ozeki1 wins€1,880,117▼
60Peter G Moody1 wins€1,583,888▼
61M Nishimura1 wins€1,218,110▼
62K Fujioka1 wins€1,207,037▼
63Andrew Balding1 wins€1,083,292▼
64Larry Rivelli1 wins€1,080,777▼
65Yann Barberot1 wins€1,015,206▼
66J O Dwyer1 wins€1,010,636▼
67Fabrice Chappet1 wins€931,000▼
68Charles Hills1 wins€830,298▼
69Philip D'Amato1 wins€818,930▼
70K Miyata1 wins€719,792▼
71T Tanaka1 wins€719,792▼
72George Boughey1 wins€714,661▼
73P Cottier1 wins€702,059▼
74Kevin Ryan1 wins€678,630▼
75Kenneth McPeek1 wins€669,427▼
76Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr1 wins€663,864▼
77Yoichi Kuroiwa1 wins€647,813▼
78N D Parnham1 wins€624,555▼
79Richard Hannon1 wins€614,553▼
80S & J Casey1 wins€605,125▼
81Henk Grewe1 wins€602,000▼
82Yoshito Yahagi1 wins€573,602▼
83A Schutz1 wins€559,500▼
84Michael Appleby1 wins€553,569▼
85John Quinn1 wins€539,117▼
86Grahame Begg1 wins€523,686▼
87Tim Yakteen1 wins€514,028▼
88P Bary1 wins€483,000▼
89Philip A Bauer1 wins€459,111▼
90Sarah Steinberg1 wins€420,000▼
91Adrian Murray1 wins€415,736▼
92Adam West1 wins€413,275▼
93Hughie Morrison1 wins€397,369▼
94K & B Kelso1 wins€389,229▼
95Kris Lees1 wins€383,307▼
96Tim Easterby1 wins€376,674▼
97Mitchell Freedman1 wins€370,107▼
98P & Peter Snowden1 wins€370,107▼
99Arnaud Delacour1 wins€369,046▼
100Cherie DeVaux1 wins€364,652▼
101J V Wallace1 wins€357,770▼
102Michael Freedman1 wins€357,770▼
103Donnacha Aidan O'Brien1 wins€343,738▼
104Christophe Ferland1 wins€330,500▼
105Peter Eurton1 wins€329,505▼
106Edward Bethell1 wins€298,047▼
107Esteban Martinez1 wins€276,784▼
108James Stack1 wins€276,784▼
109Chris & Corey Munce1 wins€259,075▼
110Ken Condon1 wins€240,000▼
111David Menuisier1 wins€239,679▼
112N Caullery1 wins€239,400▼
113F Nass1 wins€227,394▼
114S Wattel1 wins€220,000▼
115R James & Robert Wellwood1 wins€211,578▼
116Alan King1 wins€189,000▼
117J-P Gauvin1 wins€189,000▼
118Patrick Payne1 wins€169,771▼
119Brittany Russell1 wins€166,071▼
120Gary Contessa1 wins€166,071▼
121Peter Miller1 wins€166,071▼
122Waldemar Hickst1 wins€115,000▼
125Douglas Whyte1 wins▼
126Ed Moger Jr1 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 281 of the 303 races run. An amount stays empty where a winning prize is not on file.