DIRKA DE BLONDEL prize money
£14,051 won from 3 paid rounds and 2 wins between 2023 and 2024, ranked 253 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
- SF
- Year of birth
- 2013
- Ridden by
- Lorenzo de Luca
- Owner of record
- Poden Farms
- Paid seasons
- 2
DIRKA DE BLONDEL prize money by season
In time order, not sorted
A horse's career is a window rather than a climb. 2024 is the best of them, £12,051, when the horse was 11. 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 DIRKA DE BLONDEL
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo de Luca | 3 | 2 | 2023 to 2024 | 100% | £14,051 |
One rider for the whole of it, which is the ordinary case: a top horse and its rider are a partnership built over years, and a change of rider usually means a sale.
Every round DIRKA DE BLONDEL has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch Prize 2024 | The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch | CSI5* | Lorenzo de Luca | £6,026 |
| 1 | Van Schijndel Bouwgroep Indoor Derby 2024 | The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch | CSI5* | Lorenzo de Luca | £6,026 |
| 2 | Grandstand Welcome Stakes 2023-10-06 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | Lorenzo de Luca | £2,000 |
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. DIRKA DE BLONDEL has won 2 of these outright.
Where DIRKA DE BLONDEL has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch | 2 | £12,051 |
| Horse of the Year Show | 1 | £2,000 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on DIRKA DE BLONDEL's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Poden Farms | 2 | £12,051 |
| Poden Farms (20000512) | 1 | £2,000 |
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 DIRKA DE BLONDEL
Ranked 253 of 8,505, ahead of 97% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has DIRKA DE BLONDEL won?
£14,051 across 3 paid rounds between 2023 and 2024, which ranks 253 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides DIRKA DE BLONDEL?
Lorenzo de Luca has ridden DIRKA DE BLONDEL for every paid round of its career, 3 of them between 2023 and 2024.
Who owns DIRKA DE BLONDEL?
Poden Farms is the owner of record on most of DIRKA DE BLONDEL'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 DIRKA DE BLONDEL's biggest prize?
£6,026 for winning the Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch Prize at The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch in 2024.
How old is DIRKA DE BLONDEL?
Born in 2013, so it was 10 when it was first paid at this level and 11 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 DIRKA DE BLONDEL 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 DIRKA DE BLONDEL, and the rest of the sport