Explosion W prize money
£183,728 won from 5 paid rounds and 1 win between 2018 and 2022, ranked 19 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
- KWPN
- Year of birth
- 2009
- Ridden by
- Ben Maher
- Owner of record
- Ben Maher, Charlotte Rossetter, Pamela Wright
- Paid seasons
- 4
Explosion W prize money by season
In time order, not sorted
A horse's career is a window rather than a climb. 2021 is the best of them, £147,200, when the horse was 12. 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 Explosion W
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Maher | 5 | 1 | 2018 to 2022 | 100% | £183,728 |
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 Explosion W has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20th Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final 2021-12-10 | CHI Geneva | CSI5* | Ben Maher | £147,200 |
| 7 | Rolex Grand Prix 2018-12-09 | CHI Geneva | CSI5* | Ben Maher | £27,350 |
| 10 | 18th Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final 2018-12-07 | CHI Geneva | CSI5* | Ben Maher | £8,547 |
| 11 | Auto Haarhuis Prize - LR D - Qualifier GP 2022-06-10 | CSI Twente, Geesteren | CSI3* | Ben Maher | £545 |
| 15 | Prix des Communes Genevoises 2019-12-13 | CHI Geneva | CSI5* | Ben Maher | £85 |
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. Explosion W has won 1 of these outright.
Where Explosion W has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| CHI Geneva | 4 | £183,183 |
| CSI Twente, Geesteren | 1 | £545 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on Explosion W's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Maher, Charlotte Rossetter, Pamela Wright | 2 | £147,285 |
| Poden Farms | 2 | £35,897 |
| Ben Maher , Charlotte Rossetter (10206329), Pamela Wright (10206328) | 1 | £545 |
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 Explosion W
Ranked 19 of 8,505, ahead of 99.8% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has Explosion W won?
£183,728 across 5 paid rounds between 2018 and 2022, which ranks 19 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides Explosion W?
Ben Maher has ridden Explosion W for every paid round of its career, 5 of them between 2018 and 2022.
Who owns Explosion W?
Ben Maher, Charlotte Rossetter, Pamela Wright is the owner of record on most of Explosion W'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 Explosion W's biggest prize?
£147,200 for winning the 20th Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final at CHI Geneva in 2021.
How old is Explosion W?
Born in 2009, so it was 9 when it was first paid at this level and 13 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 Explosion W 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 Explosion W, and the rest of the sport