Espoir prize money
£164,103 won from 4 paid rounds and 0 wins between 2018 and 2019, ranked 24 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
- BWP
- Year of birth
- 2004
- Ridden by
- Pieter Devos
- Owner of record
- Devos Stables, Euro Equitation Bvba
- Paid seasons
- 2
Espoir prize money by season
In time order, not sorted
A horse's career is a window rather than a climb. 2018 is the best of them, £132,479, when the horse was 14. 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 Espoir
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieter Devos | 4 | 2018 to 2019 | 100% | £164,103 |
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 Espoir has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rolex Grand Prix 2018-12-09 | CHI Geneva | CSI5* | Pieter Devos | £102,564 |
| 2 | Trophée de Genève 2018-12-06 | CHI Geneva | CSI5* | Pieter Devos | £29,915 |
| 8 | Rolex Grand Prix 2019-12-15 | CHI Geneva | CSI5* | Pieter Devos | £20,513 |
| 8 | 19th Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final 2019-12-13 | CHI Geneva | CSI5* | Pieter Devos | £11,111 |
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.
Where Espoir has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| CHI Geneva | 4 | £164,103 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on Espoir's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Devos Stables, Euro Equitation Bvba | 4 | £164,103 |
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 Espoir
Ranked 24 of 8,505, ahead of 99.7% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has Espoir won?
£164,103 across 4 paid rounds between 2018 and 2019, which ranks 24 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides Espoir?
Pieter Devos has ridden Espoir for every paid round of its career, 4 of them between 2018 and 2019.
Who owns Espoir?
Devos Stables, Euro Equitation Bvba is the owner of record on every of Espoir'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 Espoir's biggest prize?
£102,564 for finishing 4th in the Rolex Grand Prix at CHI Geneva in 2018.
How old is Espoir?
Born in 2004, so it was 14 when it was first paid at this level and 15 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 Espoir 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 Espoir, and the rest of the sport