Leading trainers
Group 1 · Global season 2025
130 trainers won a Group 1 in 2025
307 RACES53 TRACKS11 COUNTRIESPURSE OF THOSE RACES: €342,606,262
Most winsAidan O'Brien · 26 wins
Runner-upChris Waller · 15 wins
Highest total prize moneyChris Waller · €19,151,894
More than one win52 of 130
A single win only78 of 130
The top three between them55 of 307 wins
Successful in more than one country15 of 130
Latest trainer to winKatsunori Arayama · 29.12.2025
NameWinsCountriesPrize money
1Aidan O'Brien26 wins€16,223,655▼
26 winsFull profile →
Del MarBreeders' Cup Juvenile TurfGstaad · 2yo c/g€553,56931.10.25Saint-CloudCritérium de Saint-CloudPierre Bonnard · 2yo€157,50026.10.25Saint-CloudCritérium InternationalPuerto Rico · 2yo€157,50026.10.25DoncasterFuturity Trophy StakesHawk Mountain · 2yo c/f€131,81025.10.25NewmarketFillies' MilePrecise · 2yo f€348,47210.10.25ParisLongchampPrix Jean-Luc LagardèrePuerto Rico · 2yo€251,99905.10.25ParisLongchampPrix Marcel BoussacDiamond Necklace · 2yo f€251,99905.10.25NewmarketCheveley Park StakesTrue Love · 2yo f€181,23827.09.25CurraghMoyglare Stud StakesPrecise · 2yo f€240,00014.09.25DoncasterSt. Leger StakesScandinavia · 3yo c/f€461,33413.09.25LeopardstownIrish Champion StakesDelacroix · 3up€725,00113.09.25YorkYorkshire OaksMinnie Hauk · 3up f/m€395,42921.08.25DeauvillePrix Jacques Le MaroisDiego Velazquez · 3up€571,40017.08.25GoodwoodNassau StakesWhirl · 3up f/m€395,42931.07.25GoodwoodGoodwood Cup StakesScandinavia · 3up€329,52429.07.25CurraghIrish OaksMinnie Hauk · 3yo f€289,99919.07.25SandownEclipse StakesDelacroix · 3up€659,04805.07.25CurraghIrish DerbyLambourn · 3yo c/f€725,00129.06.25CurraghPretty Polly StakesWhirl · 3up f/m€180,00028.06.25EpsomEpsom DerbyLambourn · 3yo c/f€1,057,11307.06.25EpsomCoronation CupJan Brueghel · 4up€296,57206.06.25EpsomEpsom OaksMinnie Hauk · 3yo f€377,73306.06.25ChantillyPrix du Jockey ClubCamille Pissarro · 3yo€857,10001.06.25CurraghTattersalls Gold CupLos Angeles · 4up€300,00025.05.25CurraghIrish 1000 GuineasLake Victoria · 3yo f€289,99925.05.25ParisLongchampPoule d'Essai des PoulainsHenri Matisse · 3yo c€409,50011.05.25
2Chris Waller15 wins€19,151,894▼
15 winsFull profile →
FlemingtonChampions StakesVia Sistina · 3up€1,110,32108.11.25Moonee ValleyW. S. Cox PlateVia Sistina · 3up€2,467,38025.10.25CaulfieldCaulfield GuineasAutumn Boy · 3yo€1,110,32111.10.25RandwickEpsom HandicapAutumn Glow · 3up€536,65504.10.25RosehillGolden RoseBeiwacht · 3yo€357,77027.09.25RandwickWinx StakesVia Sistina · 3up€357,77023.08.25Eagle FarmKingsford-Smith CupJoliestar · 3up€370,10707.06.25RandwickQueen Elizabeth StakesVia Sistina · 3up€1,819,69312.04.25RandwickQueen of the TurfFangirl · 3up f/m€357,77012.04.25RandwickAustralian DerbyAeliana · 3yo€712,45605.04.25RosehillRanvet StakesVia Sistina · 3up€357,77022.03.25RosehillCoolmore Classic HandicapLady Shenandoah · 3up f/m€357,77015.03.25FlemingtonNewmarket HandicapJoliestar · 3up€555,16008.03.25RandwickVerry Elleegant StakesVia Sistina · 3up€357,77001.03.25RandwickSurround StakesLady Shenandoah · 3yo f€265,24301.03.25
3Francis-Henri Graffard14 wins▼
14 winsFull profile →
TokyoJapan CupCalandagan · 3up€2,768,43330.11.25Del MarBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfGezora · 3up f/m€1,107,13801.11.25AscotChampion StakesCalandagan · 3up€934,20118.10.25ParisLongchampPrix de l'Arc de TriompheDaryz · 3up€3,150,00005.10.25KölnPreis von EuropaSibayan · 3up€100,00028.09.25ParisLongchampPrix du Moulin de LongchampSahlan · 3up€504,00007.09.25Baden-BadenGrosser Preis von BadenGoliath · 3up€165,00007.09.25DeauvillePrix Jean RomanetQuisisana · 3up f/m€251,99924.08.25AscotKing George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesCalandagan · 3up€988,57326.07.25DeauvillePrix Jean PratWoodshauna · 3yo€251,99906.07.25Saint-CloudGrand Prix de Saint-CloudCalandagan · 4up€251,99929.06.25ChantillyPrix de DianeGezora · 3yo f€630,00015.06.25ParisLongchampPrix Vicomtesse VigierCandelari · 4up€251,99925.05.25ParisLongchampPoule d'Essai des PoulichesZarigana · 3yo f11.05.25
4Chad C Brown10 wins€6,904,233▼
10 winsFull profile →
Del MarMatriarch StakesSegesta · 3up f/m€166,07130.11.25Del MarHollywood DerbySalamis · 3yo€166,07129.11.25SaratogaWhitney StakesSierra Leone · 3up€553,56902.08.25SaratogaDiana StakesExcellent Truth · 4up f/m€276,78412.07.25SaratogaJust a Game StakesDynamic Pricing · 4up f/m€276,78406.06.25Churchill DownsAmerican Turf StakesZulu Kingdom · 3yo€553,56903.05.25Churchill DownsTurf Classic StakesSpirit Of St Louis · 4up€553,56903.05.25Churchill DownsLa Troienne StakesRaging Sea · 4up f/m€553,56902.05.25KeenelandMaker's Mark MileCarl Spackler · 4up€359,82011.04.25Gulfstream ParkPegasus World Cup Turf Invitational StakesSpirit Of St Louis · 4up€553,56925.01.25
5Todd Pletcher10 wins€6,299,261▼
10 winsFull profile →
Del MarBreeders' Cup JuvenileTed Noffey · 2yo c/g€1,107,13831.10.25KeenelandBreeders' FuturityTed Noffey · 2yo€359,82004.10.25KeenelandAlcibiades StakesTommy Jo · 2yo f€359,82003.10.25SaratogaHopeful StakesTed Noffey · 2yo€166,07101.09.25SaratogaJockey Club Gold Cup StakesAntiquarian · 3up€553,56931.08.25Del MarPacific Classic StakesFierceness · 3up€553,56930.08.25SaratogaSpinaway StakesTommy Jo · 2yo f€166,07130.08.25Churchill DownsStephen Foster StakesMindframe · 4up€553,56928.06.25Churchill DownsChurchill Downs StakesMindframe · 4up€553,56903.05.25Santa Anita ParkSanta Anita HandicapLocked · 4up€166,07101.03.25
6Bob Baffert10 wins€5,678,473▼
10 winsFull profile →
Santa Anita ParkLa Brea StakesUsha · 3yo f€166,07128.12.25Santa Anita ParkMalibu StakesGoal Oriented · 3yo€166,07128.12.25Del MarBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare SprintSplendora · 3up f/m€553,56901.11.25Del MarBreeders' Cup Dirt MileNysos · 3up€553,56901.11.25Santa Anita ParkGoodwood StakesNevada Beach · 3up€166,07127.09.25Del MarDel Mar FuturityBrant · 2yo€166,07107.09.25Del MarDel Mar Debutante StakesBottle Of Rouge · 2yo f€166,07106.09.25SaratogaBallerina StakesHope Road · 3up f/m€276,78423.08.25Del MarClement L. Hirsch StakesSeismic Beauty · 3up f/m€221,42802.08.25Santa Anita ParkB. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile StakesCavalieri · 4up f/m€166,07108.03.25
7Ciaron Maher9 wins€9,676,589▼
9 winsFull profile →
CaulfieldC. F. Orr StakesJimmysstar · open€370,10715.11.25FlemingtonVictoria DerbyObserver · 3yo€740,21401.11.25FlemingtonEmpire Rose StakesPride Of Jenni · 3up f/m€370,10701.11.25RandwickThe MetropolitanRoyal Supremacy · 3up€265,24304.10.25RandwickAll-Aged StakesJimmysstar · 3up€536,65519.04.25FlemingtonAustralian CupLight Infantry Man · 3up€925,26729.03.25RosehillGeorge Ryder StakesGringotts · 3up€357,77022.03.25CaulfieldOakleigh PlateJimmysstar · 3up€277,58022.02.25CaulfieldC. F. Orr StakesAnother Wil · open€277,58008.02.25
8Charlie Appleby9 wins€6,634,723▼
9 winsFull profile →
Del MarBreeders' Cup MileNotable Speech · 3up€1,107,13801.11.25Belmont at AqueductJoe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesRebel's Romance · 3up€276,78427.09.25NewmarketMiddle Park StakesWise Approach · 2yo c€192,16527.09.25WoodbineWoodbine MileNotable Speech · 3up€553,56913.09.25HoppegartenGrosser Preis von BerlinRebel's Romance · 3up€100,00010.08.25SaratogaSword Dancer StakesEl Cordobes · 4up€415,17709.08.25NewmarketFalmouth StakesCinderella's Dream · 3up f/m€181,23811.07.25Newmarket1000 Guineas StakesDesert Flower · 3yo f€361,45504.05.25Newmarket2000 Guineas StakesRuling Court · 3yo c/f€346,00103.05.25
9John & Thady Gosden7 wins€4,761,609▼
7 winsFull profile →
AscotBritish Champions Long Distance CupTrawlerman · 3up€350,12018.10.25YorkInternational StakesOmbudsman · 3up€869,53320.08.25AscotAscot Gold CupTrawlerman · 4up€428,38219.06.25AscotPrince of Wales's StakesOmbudsman · 4up€696,94318.06.25AscotSt James's Palace StakesField Of Gold · 3yo c€428,38217.06.25CurraghIrish 2000 GuineasField Of Gold · 3yo c/f€289,99924.05.25NewburyLockinge StakesLead Artist · 4up€263,61917.05.25
10Brad H Cox6 wins€5,280,582▼
6 winsFull profile →
SaratogaH. Allen Jerkens Memorial StakesPatch Adams · 3yo€276,78423.08.25SaratogaBelmont OaksFionn · 3yo f€276,78405.07.25SaratogaWoody Stephens StakesPatch Adams · 3yo€276,78407.06.25Churchill DownsKentucky OaksGood Cheer · 3yo f€830,35302.05.25MeydanDubai World CupHit Show · NH 4up & SH 3up€1,665,25105.04.25Gulfstream ParkFlorida DerbyTappan Street · 3yo€553,56929.03.25
11Michael McCarthy5 wins€4,938,185▼
5 winsFull profile →
Del MarDel Mar OaksVelocity · 3yo f€158,16316.08.25Monmouth ParkHaskell StakesJournalism · 3yo€553,56919.07.25PimlicoPreakness StakesJournalism · 3yo€1,107,13817.05.25Santa Anita ParkSanta Anita DerbyJournalism · 3yo€276,78405.04.25Santa AnitaFrank E. Kilroe Mile StakesFormidable Man · 4up€166,07101.03.25
12D A Hayes5 wins▼
5 winsFull profile →
Sha TinHong Kong SprintKa Ying Rising · 3up€1,990,33514.12.25RandwickThe TAB EverestKa Ying Rising · open€4,317,91418.10.25Sha TinChairman's Sprint PrizeKa Ying Rising · 3up€1,557,01727.04.25Sha TinQueen's Silver Jubilee CupKa Ying Rising · 3up23.02.25Sha TinCentenary Sprint CupKa Ying Rising · 3up€920,05519.01.25
13William Mott4 wins€6,337,660▼
14André Fabre4 wins€3,742,951▼
15Mark Casse4 wins€3,145,676▼
16Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr4 wins€2,776,111▼
17Matt Laurie4 wins€1,856,703▼
18Karl Burke4 wins€1,478,558▼
19P F Yiu4 wins▼
20Joseph Pride3 wins€4,493,715▼
21Ben, Will & JD Hayes3 wins€3,846,121▼
22Tetsuya Kimura3 wins€3,460,541▼
23Tomokazu Takano3 wins€3,200,308▼
24Andrew Balding3 wins€2,869,579▼
25Brendan P Walsh3 wins€2,494,574▼
26Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott3 wins€2,442,706▼
27Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes3 wins€2,162,041▼
28John O'Shea & Tom Charlton3 wins€1,496,928▼
29Bjorn Baker2 wins€4,959,742▼
30T & Calvin McEvoy2 wins€4,688,792▼
31Daisuke Takayanagi2 wins€4,540,230▼
32Yoshito Yahagi2 wins€4,310,109▼
33Noriyuki Hori2 wins€3,977,140▼
34C S Shum2 wins€3,348,173▼
35Saffie A Joseph Jr2 wins€2,658,448▼
36James Cummings2 wins€2,519,503▼
37Michael Freedman2 wins€2,316,253▼
38Cherie DeVaux2 wins€1,828,974▼
39Jose D'Angelo2 wins€1,660,706▼
40Kenneth McPeek2 wins€1,549,553▼
41Harry Eustace2 wins€1,447,858▼
42Kazutomo Mori2 wins€1,384,216▼
43Miguel Clement2 wins€1,334,276▼
44Annabel & Rob Archibald2 wins€1,276,869▼
45George Weaver2 wins€1,195,445▼
46Tony Gollan2 wins€1,103,227▼
47Ian R Wilkes2 wins€1,051,781▼
48Riley Mott2 wins€823,763▼
49Adrian Murray2 wins€771,335▼
50Henry Dwyer2 wins€715,211▼
51Jean-Claude Rouget2 wins€676,499▼
52George Scott2 wins€289,000▼
53Hiroyuki Uemura1 wins€3,942,385▼
54John Size1 wins€3,788,100▼
55Takahisa Tezuka1 wins€3,748,458▼
56Haruki Sugiyama1 wins€3,615,573▼
57Willie Mullins1 wins€2,940,560▼
58Takashi Saito1 wins€2,555,263▼
59Shogo Yasuda1 wins€2,329,760▼
60Joseph Patrick O'Brien1 wins€2,235,146▼
61Mamoru Ishibashi1 wins€1,946,108▼
62Yasuo Tomomichi1 wins€1,760,723▼
63Anthony & Sam Freedman1 wins€1,727,628▼
64William Haggas1 wins€1,681,814▼
65Doug O'Neill1 wins€1,409,849▼
66Ralph Beckett1 wins€1,377,153▼
67John Shirreffs1 wins€1,287,267▼
68John W Sadler1 wins€1,267,497▼
69Mizuki Takayanagi1 wins€1,251,332▼
70Clayton Douglas1 wins€1,172,160▼
71Claude McGaughey III1 wins€1,142,285▼
72Yuichi Shikato1 wins€1,107,171▼
73Gregory Foley1 wins€1,107,138▼
74H Graham Motion1 wins€1,012,679▼
75Jérôme Reynier1 wins€993,582▼
76William Walden1 wins€977,532▼
77Bhupat Seemar1 wins€895,790▼
78Charles Hills1 wins€881,154▼
79S Hashiguchi1 wins€780,698▼
80Joseph G Murphy1 wins€760,721▼
81Simon & Ed Crisford1 wins€748,525▼
82Donnacha Aidan O'Brien1 wins€740,908▼
83Ryuji Okubo1 wins€730,866▼
84Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman1 wins€728,185▼
85Yoichi Kuroiwa1 wins€719,792▼
86Yasutoshi Ikee1 wins€693,855▼
87Kris Lees1 wins€634,610▼
88Richard Mandella1 wins€623,863▼
89Christopher Head1 wins€609,524▼
90Michael Grantham1 wins€559,787▼
91Christophe Ferland1 wins€542,500▼
92Dominic Sutton1 wins€536,655▼
93Richard Baltas1 wins€531,602▼
94Richard Hughes1 wins€530,371▼
95Glen Thompson1 wins€519,692▼
96Chris & Corey Munce1 wins€519,229▼
97G & A Williams1 wins€511,981▼
98Chad Summers1 wins€491,182▼
99Jim Goldie1 wins€478,305▼
100Cliff Brown1 wins€465,718▼
101Michael Appleby1 wins€445,572▼
102Eddie Kenneally1 wins€442,855▼
103Hamad Al Jehani1 wins€415,177▼
104Yasmin Almenräder1 wins€390,000▼
105Tatsuya Yoshioka1 wins€387,581▼
106Peter Schiergen1 wins€384,000▼
107Richard Fahey1 wins€375,029▼
108Mitchell Freedman1 wins€370,107▼
109Thomas Carberry1 wins€370,107▼
110Nathan Doyle1 wins€362,952▼
111Jessica Harrington1 wins€361,132▼
112Derek Ryan1 wins€338,292▼
113Phillip Stokes1 wins€337,568▼
114Jorge R Abreu1 wins€320,718▼
115Danny Gargan1 wins€309,296▼
116Philip D'Amato1 wins€304,023▼
117Eve Johnson Houghton1 wins€302,317▼
118Saeed bin Suroor1 wins€281,155▼
119L & T Corstens & W Larkin1 wins€277,580▼
120Ahmad bin Harmash1 wins€277,542▼
121George Arnold1 wins€276,784▼
122Josie Carroll1 wins€276,784▼
123Peter Snowden1 wins€265,243▼
124George Boughey1 wins€249,081▼
125Sir Mark Prescott1 wins€249,000▼
126Librado Barocio1 wins€221,428▼
127Jonathan Thomas1 wins€192,431▼
128Jeff Mullins1 wins€166,071▼
129M Al Jahoori1 wins€71,778▼
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 302 of the 307 races run. An amount stays empty where a winning prize is not on file.