MESSARADO BLUE prize money
£3,998 won from 3 paid rounds and 1 win between 2024 and 2025, ranked 779 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.
- Ridden by
- Christopher Smith
- Owner of record
- James Barry , Nicola Smith
- Paid seasons
- 2
MESSARADO BLUE prize money by season
In time order, not sorted
A horse's career is a window rather than a climb. 2025 is the best of them, £3,513. 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 MESSARADO BLUE
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Smith | 3 | 1 | 2024 to 2025 | 100% | £3,998 |
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 MESSARADO BLUE has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Showjumping - Grandstand Welcome Stakes 2025-10-10 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | Christopher Smith | £3,103 |
| 12 | International Showjumping - Leading Showjumper of the Year - Grand Prix 2024-10-13 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | Christopher Smith | £485 |
| 7 | International Showjumping - Speed Horse of the Year 2025-10-12 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | Christopher Smith | £410 |
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. MESSARADO BLUE has won 1 of these outright.
Where MESSARADO BLUE has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Horse of the Year Show | 3 | £3,998 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on MESSARADO BLUE's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| James Barry , Nicola Smith | 2 | £3,513 |
| James Barry , Nicola Barry | 1 | £485 |
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 MESSARADO BLUE
Ranked 779 of 8,505, ahead of 90.8% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has MESSARADO BLUE won?
£3,998 across 3 paid rounds between 2024 and 2025, which ranks 779 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides MESSARADO BLUE?
Christopher Smith has ridden MESSARADO BLUE for every paid round of its career, 3 of them between 2024 and 2025.
Who owns MESSARADO BLUE?
James Barry , Nicola Smith is the owner of record on most of MESSARADO BLUE'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 MESSARADO BLUE's biggest prize?
£3,103 for winning the International Showjumping - Grandstand Welcome Stakes at Horse of the Year Show in 2025.
What is MESSARADO BLUE 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 MESSARADO BLUE, and the rest of the sport