Bishops Quarter prize money
£12,053 won from 4 paid rounds and 2 wins between 2022 and 2024, ranked 293 of 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
The money is the horse's because the sport says it is. A money prize in equestrian sport is awarded to the owner of the horse rather than to the rider, so a horse carries a career total here in the way a racehorse does, and the rider's share of it is a private agreement that is never published.
- Studbook
- ISH
- Year of birth
- 2007
- Ridden by
- Commandant Geoff Curran
- Owner of record
- Minister For Defence
- Paid seasons
- 3
Bishops Quarter prize money by season
In time order, not sorted
A horse's career is a window rather than a climb. 2022 is the best of them, £5,287, when the horse was 15. A season that falls away is usually a horse being rested or managed rather than a horse in decline, and the gap between two good years is the most ordinary thing on this chart.
Who has been paid on Bishops Quarter
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commandant Geoff Curran | 3 | 2 | 2022 to 2023 | 84.9% | £10,237 |
| Geoff Curran | 1 | 2024 | 15.1% | £1,816 |
2 riders, which is less ordinary than it sounds at the top of the sport. A horse changes rider when it is sold, when it is lent for a season, or when a young rider brings it on and a senior one takes it over for the big classes.
Every round Bishops Quarter has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ripon Select Foods Puissance 2022-10-08 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | Commandant Geoff Curran | £5,100 |
| 1 | Ripon Select Foods Puissance 2023-10-07 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | Commandant Geoff Curran | £4,950 |
| 3 | International Showjumping - Ripon Select Foods Puissance 2024-10-12 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | Geoff Curran | £1,816 |
| 10 | Thistledown Investments Six Bar 2022-10-09 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | Commandant Geoff Curran | £187 |
Every figure is converted to sterling so the rounds can be added up: show jumping pays in the currency of wherever it is run, euros across most of the calendar, sterling at the British shows and Swiss francs at Geneva. Bishops Quarter has won 2 of these outright.
Where Bishops Quarter has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Horse of the Year Show | 4 | £12,053 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on Bishops Quarter's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Minister For Defence | 3 | £7,103 |
| Minister For Defence (20001443) | 1 | £4,950 |
More than one name here is not a dispute. The owner of record is whoever was registered with the horse on the day the class was jumped, so a sale, a new syndicate member or a change of stable name all show up as a second row.
The horses either side of Bishops Quarter
Ranked 293 of 8,505, ahead of 96.6% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has Bishops Quarter won?
£12,053 across 4 paid rounds between 2022 and 2024, which ranks 293 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides Bishops Quarter?
2 riders have been paid on Bishops Quarter. Commandant Geoff Curran has won the most on it, £10,237 across 3 rounds, which is 84.9% of the horse's total.
Who owns Bishops Quarter?
Minister For Defence is the owner of record on most of Bishops Quarter's paid results, which is who the prize money is written to. An owner of record can be a person, a syndicate or a stable, and where the rider's own name appears they own the horse and keep the whole cheque.
What is Bishops Quarter's biggest prize?
£5,100 for winning the Ripon Select Foods Puissance at Horse of the Year Show in 2022.
How old is Bishops Quarter?
Born in 2007, so it was 15 when it was first paid at this level and 17 at its most recent result. A show jumper rarely reaches a five-star Grand Prix before eight and is rarely still in one after sixteen.
What is Bishops Quarter worth?
Nothing on this page is a sale price. A Grand Prix horse changes hands privately and the figure is never published, and the winnings are usually a fraction of what the horse cost. What is here is what the animal was paid in the ring.
Where to next
The horses around Bishops Quarter, and the rest of the sport