Las Vegas prize money
£2,727 won from 11 paid rounds and 0 wins between 2021 and 2026, ranked 999 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
- RHEIN
- Year of birth
- 2011
- Ridden by
- Remco Been
- Owner of record
- Hank Melse BV
- Paid seasons
- 5
Las Vegas 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, £2,222, when the horse was 10. 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 Las Vegas
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remco Been | 4 | 2021 | 81.5% | £2,222 | |
| Ester Damman-Blekkink | 5 | 2022 to 2024 | 16% | £436 | |
| Ester Blekkink | 1 | 2022 | 2.2% | £60 | |
| Cora Dowey | 1 | 2026 | 0.3% | £9 |
4 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 Las Vegas has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Geissler Installatietechniek Prize 2021-07-10 | CSI Ommen | CSI3* | Remco Been | £1,709 |
| 5 | Anemone Horse Trucks Prijs 2023-06-17 | Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | CSI1* | Ester Damman-Blekkink | £239 |
| 4 | Katoele Subsidie Experts Prijs 2021-05-12 | CSI Exloo | CSI2* | Remco Been | £171 |
| 4 | GroeNoord Prijs 2021-05-13 | CSI Exloo | CSI2* | Remco Been | £171 |
| 4 | Handelshuis Schuttert Prize 2021-06-04 | CSI Outdoor Wierden | CSI2* | Remco Been | £171 |
| 10 | Hotel de Lindeboom Prijs - Small Tour 2024-06-14 | Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | CSI3* | Ester Damman-Blekkink | £85 |
| 12 | Gemeente Oost Gelre Prijs - Small Tour 2024-06-16 | Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | CSI3* | Ester Damman-Blekkink | £85 |
| 5 | International Jumping Competition CSI1* Small Tour 2022-11-05 | Jumping Indoor Maastricht | CSI1* | Ester Blekkink | £60 |
| 14 | Jumping de Achterhoek Prize 2022-12-04 | Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | CSI1* | Ester Damman-Blekkink | £13 |
| 16 | BKC Prijs 2023-06-15 | Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | CSI1* | Ester Damman-Blekkink | £13 |
| 11 | Indapp Prize - Ponies Small Tour 2026-05-27 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | International, no star rating | Cora Dowey | £9 |
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 Las Vegas has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| CSI Ommen | 1 | £1,709 |
| Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | 5 | £436 |
| CSI Exloo | 2 | £342 |
| CSI Outdoor Wierden | 1 | £171 |
| Jumping Indoor Maastricht | 1 | £60 |
| CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | 1 | £9 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on Las Vegas's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Hank Melse BV | 3 | £2,051 |
| Henk Bruil, Ester Damman-Blekkink | 5 | £483 |
| Hank Melse | 1 | £171 |
| Henk Bruil , Ester Damman-Blekkink (10024687) | 1 | £13 |
| Lucy Simpson | 1 | £9 |
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 Las Vegas
Ranked 999 of 8,505, ahead of 88.3% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has Las Vegas won?
£2,727 across 11 paid rounds between 2021 and 2026, which ranks 999 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides Las Vegas?
4 riders have been paid on Las Vegas. Remco Been has won the most on it, £2,222 across 4 rounds, which is 81.5% of the horse's total.
Who owns Las Vegas?
Hank Melse BV is the owner of record on most of Las Vegas'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 Las Vegas's biggest prize?
£1,709 for finishing 2nd in the Geissler Installatietechniek Prize at CSI Ommen in 2021.
How old is Las Vegas?
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 Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas, and the rest of the sport