Leading trainers
Group 1 · Global season 2025
129 trainers
WON A GROUP 1 IN 2025
304 RACES52 TRACKS11 COUNTRIESPURSE OF THOSE RACES: €330,924,329
Most winsAidan O'Brien · 26 wins
Runner-upFrancis-Henri Graffard · 14 wins
Most countriesFrancis-Henri Graffard · 5 countries
Richest race of the seasonSaudi Cup · €17,573,611
More than one win52 of 129
A single win only77 of 129
The top three between them54 of 304 wins
Successful in more than one country15 of 129
Latest trainer to winKatsunori Arayama · 29.12.25
NameWinsCountriesPurse
1Aidan O'Brien26 wins€18,199,557▼
26 winsFull profile →
Del MarBreeders' Cup Juvenile TurfGstaad · 2yo c/g€878,68131.10.25Saint-CloudCritérium de Saint-CloudPierre Bonnard · 2yo€250,00026.10.25Saint-CloudCritérium InternationalPuerto Rico · 2yo€250,00026.10.25DoncasterFuturity Trophy StakesHawk Mountain · 2yo c/f€232,42825.10.25NewmarketFillies' MilePrecise · 2yo f€614,48010.10.25ParisLongchampPrix Jean-Luc LagardèrePuerto Rico · 2yo€400,00005.10.25ParisLongchampPrix Marcel BoussacDiamond Necklace · 2yo f€400,00005.10.25NewmarketCheveley Park StakesTrue Love · 2yo f€319,58827.09.25CurraghMoyglare Stud StakesPrecise · 2yo f€400,00014.09.25DoncasterSt. Leger StakesScandinavia · 3yo c/f€813,49713.09.25LeopardstownIrish Champion StakesDelacroix · 3up€1,250,00013.09.25YorkYorkshire OaksMinnie Hauk · 3up f/m€697,28321.08.25DeauvillePrix Jacques Le MaroisDiego Velazquez · 3up€1,000,00017.08.25GoodwoodNassau StakesWhirl · 3up f/m€697,28331.07.25GoodwoodGoodwood Cup StakesScandinavia · 3up€581,06929.07.25CurraghIrish OaksMinnie Hauk · 3yo f€500,00019.07.25SandownEclipse StakesDelacroix · 3up€1,162,13805.07.25CurraghIrish DerbyLambourn · 3yo c/f€1,250,00029.06.25CurraghPretty Polly StakesWhirl · 3up f/m€300,00028.06.25EpsomEpsom DerbyLambourn · 3yo c/f€1,864,06907.06.25EpsomCoronation CupJan Brueghel · 4up€522,96206.06.25EpsomEpsom OaksMinnie Hauk · 3yo f€666,07906.06.25ChantillyPrix du Jockey ClubCamille Pissarro · 3yo€1,500,00001.06.25CurraghTattersalls Gold CupLos Angeles · 4up€500,00025.05.25CurraghIrish 1000 GuineasLake Victoria · 3yo f€500,00025.05.25ParisLongchampPoule d'Essai des PoulainsHenri Matisse · 3yo c€650,00011.05.25
2Francis-Henri Graffard14 wins€19,812,921▼
14 winsFull profile →
TokyoJapan CupCalandagan · 3up€5,260,02230.11.25Del MarBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfGezora · 3up f/m€1,757,36101.11.25AscotChampion StakesCalandagan · 3up€1,647,33118.10.25ParisLongchampPrix de l'Arc de TriompheDaryz · 3up€5,000,00005.10.25KölnPreis von EuropaSibayan · 3up€155,00028.09.25ParisLongchampPrix du Moulin de LongchampSahlan · 3up€800,00007.09.25Baden-BadenGrosser Preis von BadenGoliath · 3up€300,00007.09.25DeauvillePrix Jean RomanetQuisisana · 3up f/m€400,00024.08.25AscotKing George VI & Queen Elizabeth StakesCalandagan · 3up€1,743,20726.07.25DeauvillePrix Jean PratWoodshauna · 3yo€400,00006.07.25Saint-CloudGrand Prix de Saint-CloudCalandagan · 4up€400,00029.06.25ChantillyPrix de DianeGezora · 3yo f€1,000,00015.06.25ParisLongchampPrix Vicomtesse VigierCandelari · 4up€400,00025.05.25ParisLongchampPoule d'Essai des PoulichesZarigana · 3yo f€550,00011.05.25
3Chris Waller14 wins€16,265,430▼
14 winsFull profile →
Moonee ValleyW. Stakes Cox PlateVia Sistina · 3up€3,701,07025.10.25CaulfieldCaulfield GuineasAutumn Boy · 3yo€1,850,53511.10.25RandwickEpsom HandicapAutumn Glow · 3up€902,13604.10.25RosehillGolden RoseBeiwacht · 3yo€601,42427.09.25RandwickWinx StakesVia Sistina · 3up€601,42423.08.25Eagle FarmKingsford-Smith CupJoliestar · 3up€616,84507.06.25RandwickQueen Elizabeth StakesVia Sistina · 3up€3,007,11912.04.25RandwickQueen of the TurfFangirl · 3up f/m€601,42412.04.25RandwickAustralian DerbyAeliana · 3yo€1,202,84805.04.25RosehillRanvet StakesVia Sistina · 3up€601,42422.03.25RosehillCoolmore Classic HandicapLady Shenandoah · 3up f/m€601,42415.03.25FlemingtonNewmarket HandicapJoliestar · 3up€925,26708.03.25RandwickVerry Elleegant StakesVia Sistina · 3up€601,42401.03.25RandwickSurround StakesLady Shenandoah · 3yo f€451,06801.03.25
4Todd Pletcher10 wins€7,205,181▼
10 winsFull profile →
Del MarBreeders' Cup JuvenileTed Noffey · 2yo c/g€1,757,36131.10.25KeenelandBreeders' FuturityTed Noffey · 2yo€571,14204.10.25KeenelandAlcibiades StakesTommy Jo · 2yo f€571,14203.10.25SaratogaHopeful StakesTed Noffey · 2yo€263,60401.09.25SaratogaJockey Club Gold Cup StakesAntiquarian · 3up€878,68131.08.25Del MarPacific Classic StakesFierceness · 3up€878,68130.08.25SaratogaSpinaway StakesTommy Jo · 2yo f€263,60430.08.25Churchill DownsStephen Foster StakesMindframe · 4up€878,68128.06.25Churchill DownsChurchill Downs StakesMindframe · 4up€878,68103.05.25Santa Anita ParkSanta Anita HandicapLocked · 4up€263,60401.03.25
5Chad C Brown10 wins€6,370,434▼
10 winsFull profile →
Del MarMatriarch StakesSegesta · 3up f/m€263,60430.11.25Del MarHollywood DerbySalamis · 3yo€263,60429.11.25SaratogaWhitney StakesSierra Leone · 3up€878,68102.08.25SaratogaDiana StakesExcellent Truth · 4up f/m€439,34012.07.25SaratogaJust a Game StakesDynamic Pricing · 4up f/m€439,34006.06.25Churchill DownsAmerican Turf StakesZulu Kingdom · 3yo€878,68103.05.25Churchill DownsTurf Classic StakesSpirit Of St Louis · 4up€878,68103.05.25Churchill DownsLa Troienne StakesRaging Sea · 4up f/m€878,68102.05.25KeenelandMaker's Mark MileCarl Spackler · 4up€571,14211.04.25Gulfstream ParkPegasus World Cup Turf Invitational StakesSpirit Of St Louis · 4up€878,68125.01.25
6Bob Baffert10 wins€4,129,799▼
10 winsFull profile →
Santa Anita ParkLa Brea StakesUsha · 3yo f€263,60428.12.25Santa Anita ParkMalibu StakesGoal Oriented · 3yo€263,60428.12.25Del MarBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare SprintSplendora · 3up f/m€878,68101.11.25Del MarBreeders' Cup Dirt MileNysos · 3up€878,68101.11.25Santa Anita ParkGoodwood StakesNevada Beach · 3up€263,60427.09.25Del MarDel Mar FuturityBrant · 2yo€263,60407.09.25Del MarDel Mar Debutante StakesBottle Of Rouge · 2yo f€263,60406.09.25SaratogaBallerina StakesHope Road · 3up f/m€439,34023.08.25Del MarClement L. Hirsch StakesSeismic Beauty · 3up f/m€351,47202.08.25Santa Anita ParkB. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile StakesCavalieri · 4up f/m€263,60408.03.25
7Ciaron Maher9 wins€6,889,387▼
9 winsFull profile →
CaulfieldC. F. Orr StakesJimmysstar · open€616,84515.11.25FlemingtonVictoria DerbyObserver · 3yo€1,233,69001.11.25FlemingtonEmpire Rose StakesPride Of Jenni · 3up f/m€616,84501.11.25RandwickThe MetropolitanRoyal Supremacy · 3up€451,06804.10.25RandwickAll-Aged StakesJimmysstar · 3up€902,13619.04.25FlemingtonAustralian CupLight Infantry Man · 3up€1,542,11229.03.25RosehillGeorge Ryder StakesGringotts · 3up€601,42422.03.25CaulfieldOakleigh PlateJimmysstar · 3up€462,63422.02.25CaulfieldC. F. Orr StakesAnother Wil · open€462,63408.02.25
8Charlie Appleby9 wins€5,795,334▼
9 winsFull profile →
Del MarBreeders' Cup MileNotable Speech · 3up€1,757,36101.11.25Belmont at AqueductJoe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesRebel's Romance · 3up€439,34027.09.25NewmarketMiddle Park StakesWise Approach · 2yo c€338,85627.09.25WoodbineWoodbine MileNotable Speech · 3up€878,68113.09.25HoppegartenGrosser Preis von BerlinRebel's Romance · 3up€155,00010.08.25SaratogaSword Dancer StakesEl Cordobes · 4up€659,01009.08.25NewmarketFalmouth StakesCinderella's Dream · 3up f/m€319,58811.07.25Newmarket1000 Guineas StakesDesert Flower · 3yo f€637,37504.05.25Newmarket2000 Guineas StakesRuling Court · 3yo c/f€610,12203.05.25
9John & Thady Gosden7 wins€5,855,277▼
7 winsFull profile →
AscotBritish Champions Long Distance CupTrawlerman · 3up€617,38618.10.25YorkInternational StakesOmbudsman · 3up€1,533,29620.08.25AscotAscot Gold CupTrawlerman · 4up€755,39019.06.25AscotPrince of Wales's StakesOmbudsman · 4up€1,228,96118.06.25AscotSt James's Palace StakesField Of Gold · 3yo c€755,39017.06.25CurraghIrish 2000 GuineasField Of Gold · 3yo c/f€500,00024.05.25NewburyLockinge StakesLead Artist · 4up€464,85517.05.25
10Brad H Cox6 wins€6,271,000▼
6 winsFull profile →
SaratogaH. Allen Jerkens Memorial StakesPatch Adams · 3yo€439,34023.08.25SaratogaBelmont OaksFionn · 3yo f€439,34005.07.25SaratogaWoody Stephens StakesPatch Adams · 3yo€439,34007.06.25Churchill DownsKentucky OaksGood Cheer · 3yo f€1,318,02102.05.25MeydanDubai World CupHit Show · NH 4up & SH 3up€2,756,27805.04.25Gulfstream ParkFlorida DerbyTappan Street · 3yo€878,68129.03.25
11D A Hayes5 wins€19,273,810▼
5 winsFull profile →
Sha TinHong Kong SprintKa Ying Rising · 3up€3,159,26114.12.25RandwickThe TAB EverestKa Ying Rising · open€12,182,68718.10.25Sha TinChairman's Sprint PrizeKa Ying Rising · 3up€2,471,45627.04.25Sha TinQueen's Silver Jubilee CupKa Ying Rising · 3up23.02.25Sha TinCentenary Sprint CupKa Ying Rising · 3up€1,460,40619.01.25
12William Mott4 wins€9,006,476▼
13Joseph Pride4 wins€7,911,036▼
14P F Yiu4 wins€6,982,716▼
15André Fabre4 wins€3,863,600▼
16Michael McCarthy4 wins€3,338,986▼
17Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr4 wins€3,084,225▼
18Mark Casse4 wins€2,943,580▼
19Matt Laurie4 wins€2,131,970▼
20Karl Burke4 wins€1,369,588▼
21Tetsuya Kimura3 wins€5,791,561▼
22Tomokazu Takano3 wins€4,469,911▼
23Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes3 wins€3,639,385▼
24Ben, Will & JD Hayes3 wins€2,775,802▼
25Andrew Balding3 wins€1,971,277▼
26John O'Shea & Tom Charlton3 wins€1,835,114▼
27Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott3 wins€1,530,546▼
28Yoshito Yahagi2 wins€23,724,375▼
29T & C McEvoy2 wins€8,691,345▼
30C S Shum2 wins€4,947,008▼
31Noriyuki Hori2 wins€4,939,434▼
32Bjorn Baker2 wins€3,608,543▼
33Michael Freedman2 wins€3,482,861▼
34Saffie A Joseph Jr2 wins€2,899,646▼
35J D Angelo2 wins€2,636,042▼
36Kazutomo Mori2 wins€2,635,548▼
37Daisuke Takayanagi2 wins€2,104,009▼
38James Cummings2 wins€1,993,180▼
39Annabel & Rob Archibald2 wins€1,832,029▼
40Harry Eustace2 wins€1,765,723▼
41Ian R Wilkes2 wins€1,669,493▼
42Miguel Clement2 wins€1,537,691▼
43Kenneth McPeek2 wins€1,537,691▼
44George Weaver2 wins€1,318,021▼
45Cherie DeVaux2 wins€1,318,021▼
46Brendan P Walsh2 wins€1,274,087▼
47Tony Gollan2 wins€1,233,690▼
48Henry Dwyer2 wins€1,160,591▼
49Riley Mott2 wins€1,098,351▼
50Jean-Claude Rouget2 wins€950,000▼
51Adrian Murray2 wins€750,000▼
52George Scott2 wins€455,000▼
53Willie Mullins1 wins€4,393,403▼
54H Uemura1 wins€3,156,013▼
55Mamoru Ishibashi1 wins€3,156,013▼
56Takahisa Tezuka1 wins€3,156,013▼
57Takashi Saito1 wins€3,156,013▼
58J Size1 wins€2,696,134▼
59M Takayanagi1 wins€2,104,009▼
60Clayton Douglas1 wins€1,850,535▼
61Yuichi Shikato1 wins€1,793,944▼
62Gregory Foley1 wins€1,757,361▼
63John W Sadler1 wins€1,757,361▼
64Yasuo Tomomichi1 wins€1,583,543▼
65Shogo Yasuda1 wins€1,378,138▼
66S Hashiguchi1 wins€1,373,143▼
67Y Kuroiwa1 wins€1,373,143▼
68Charles Hills1 wins€1,343,722▼
69Ryuji Okubo1 wins€1,262,405▼
70Anthony & Sam Freedman1 wins€1,233,690▼
71Ralph Beckett1 wins€1,228,961▼
72Jérôme Reynier1 wins€1,162,138▼
73Y Ikee1 wins€1,148,450▼
74William Walden1 wins€1,098,351▼
75Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman1 wins€925,267▼
76William Haggas1 wins€925,267▼
77G & A Williams1 wins€906,762▼
78Michael Grantham1 wins€906,762▼
79Donnacha Aidan O'Brien1 wins€878,681▼
80Doug O'Neill1 wins€878,681▼
81III Claude McGaughey1 wins€878,681▼
82R Mandella1 wins€878,681▼
83Bhupat Seemar1 wins€862,868▼
84Jim Goldie1 wins€843,422▼
85Joseph G Murphy1 wins€843,422▼
86Richard Hughes1 wins€763,525▼
87Eddie Kenneally1 wins€702,944▼
88H Graham Motion1 wins€659,010▼
89Hamad Al Jehani1 wins€659,010▼
90Richard Fahey1 wins€653,703▼
91Yasmin Almenräder1 wins€650,000▼
92C I Brown1 wins€616,845▼
93Chris & Corey Munce1 wins€616,845▼
94Dominic Sutton1 wins€616,845▼
95Glen Thompson1 wins€616,845▼
96Mitchell Freedman1 wins€616,845▼
97P Stokes1 wins€616,845▼
98Thomas Carberry1 wins€616,845▼
99Nathan Doyle1 wins€601,424▼
100Christophe Ferland1 wins€600,000▼
101Simon & Ed Crisford1 wins€571,142▼
102Jessica Harrington1 wins€500,000▼
103Joseph Patrick O'Brien1 wins€500,000▼
104Peter Schiergen1 wins€500,000▼
105Michael Appleby1 wins€496,233▼
106L & T Corstens & W Larkin1 wins€462,634▼
107Ahmad bin Harmash1 wins€459,379▼
108Chad Summers1 wins€439,340▼
109Derek Ryan1 wins€439,340▼
110George Arnold1 wins€439,340▼
111Jorge R Abreu1 wins€439,340▼
112Josie Carroll1 wins€439,340▼
113Richard Baltas1 wins€439,340▼
114Kris Lees1 wins€431,791▼
115Peter Snowden1 wins€431,791▼
116Eve Johnson Houghton1 wins€400,000▼
117Danny Gargan1 wins€351,472▼
118Librado Barocio1 wins€351,472▼
119Christopher Head1 wins€350,000▼
120George Boughey1 wins€344,534▼
121Sir Mark Prescott1 wins€300,000▼
122Jeff Mullins1 wins€263,604▼
123Jonathan Thomas1 wins€263,604▼
124Philip D Amato1 wins€263,604▼
125Saeed bin Suroor1 wins€155,000▼
126M Al Jahoori1 wins€117,238▼
Purse of those races is the total advertised purse of the races listed, converted to euro at the rates of 25 September 2026. It is the value of the race, not the share paid to this connection.