Gaen prize money
£40,106 won from 28 paid rounds and 4 wins between 2021 and 2026, ranked 80 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
- 2011
- Ridden by
- Bas Van der Aa
- Owner of record
- Hansel Chen
- Paid seasons
- 5
Gaen prize money by season
In time order, not sorted
A horse's career is a window rather than a climb. 2026 is the best of them, £15,530, 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 Gaen
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bas Van der Aa | 23 | 4 | 2021 to 2026 | 92.1% | £36,922 |
| Hansel Chen | 3 | 2026 | 6.4% | £2,560 | |
| Hung-Shen Chen | 2 | 2024 | 1.6% | £624 |
3 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 Gaen has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
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. Gaen has won 4 of these outright.
Where Gaen has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | 10 | £18,788 |
| Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen | 3 | £12,970 |
| Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | 2 | £2,154 |
| CSI Exloo | 4 | £2,120 |
| CSI Ommen | 1 | £1,326 |
| CSI Houten | 1 | £1,194 |
| CSI Twente, Geesteren | 2 | £765 |
| Indoor Groningen | 3 | £631 |
| CSI Outdoor Wierden | 2 | £158 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on Gaen's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Hansel Chen | 6 | £15,530 |
| Saint Oasis Investment Corporation,Van der Aa Sporthorses | 10 | £15,416 |
| Van der Aa Sporthorses | 9 | £6,844 |
| Saint Oasis Investment Corporation , Van Der Aa Sporthorses (20002347) | 3 | £2,316 |
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 Gaen
Ranked 80 of 8,505, ahead of 99.1% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has Gaen won?
£40,106 across 28 paid rounds between 2021 and 2026, which ranks 80 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides Gaen?
3 riders have been paid on Gaen. Bas Van der Aa has won the most on it, £36,922 across 23 rounds, which is 92.1% of the horse's total.
Who owns Gaen?
Hansel Chen is the owner of record on most of Gaen'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 Gaen's biggest prize?
£8,547 for winning the Gemeente De Wolden Prize - Grand Prix at CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde in 2024.
How old is Gaen?
Born in 2011, so it was 10 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 Gaen 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 Gaen, and the rest of the sport