very best horses can perform successfully in Group 1 events and such animals invariably command the highest stud fees when their racing career is at an end. A top-quality stallion can be enormously lucrative for its owners – stud fees of more than US$100,000 are relatively commonplace for the most coveted stallions. See also List of Australian Group races List of British Group races (flat) List of British Group races (jumps) List of French Group races (flat) List of French Group races (jumps) List of German Group races List of Irish Group races (flat) List of Irish Group races (jumps) List of Italian Group races List of Italian Group races List of Japanese Group races (flat) List of Scandinavian Group races List of Turkish Group races List of South African Group races References External links Racing and Sports Group Race Interactive database International Cataloguing Standards Committee Horse racing Horse races in Australia