Night Life VDL prize money
£5,445 won from 12 paid rounds and 2 wins between 2023 and 2026, ranked 615 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.
Night Life VDL 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, £4,878. 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 Night Life VDL
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hill | 10 | 1 | 2025 to 2026 | 91.6% | £4,987 |
| Alex David Gill | 2 | 1 | 2023 to 2024 | 8.4% | £458 |
2 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 Night Life VDL has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wezenberg Transport Prize 2026-05-02 | CSI Ermelo | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £1,709 |
| 6 | Gemeente de Wolden Prize 2026-07-19 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £1,424 |
| 8 | Nijwa & Haselbekke Horses Prijs - "LR" Big Tour 2026-06-05 | Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £723 |
| 6 | Scheepswerf Poppen Prize 2026-07-25 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £462 |
| 1 | VDL Stud Prijs 2023-07-15 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI1* | Alex David Gill | £427 |
| 3 | RTV Noord-prijs 2026-01-09 | Indoor Groningen | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £385 |
| 4 | Equilannoo Prijs 2025-06-07 | Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £109 |
| 15 | Spruce Meadows Prize 2026-07-24 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £85 |
| 8 | Van Geel Group Prize 2026-07-17 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £58 |
| 9 | Stal Broek Prize - Youngster Tour 2024-07-19 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI1* | Alex David Gill | £31 |
| 14 | Paardenkliniek Vinkenga Prize 2026-07-16 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £19 |
| 16 | Aloga Showadvisor Prize 2026 | CSI Ermelo | CSI2* | Luke Hill | £13 |
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. Night Life VDL has won 2 of these outright.
Where Night Life VDL has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | 7 | £2,507 |
| CSI Ermelo | 2 | £1,722 |
| Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen | 2 | £832 |
| Indoor Groningen | 1 | £385 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on Night Life VDL's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| VDL Stud | 12 | £5,445 |
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 Night Life VDL
Ranked 615 of 8,505, ahead of 92.8% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has Night Life VDL won?
£5,445 across 12 paid rounds between 2023 and 2026, which ranks 615 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides Night Life VDL?
2 riders have been paid on Night Life VDL. Luke Hill has won the most on it, £4,987 across 10 rounds, which is 91.6% of the horse's total.
Who owns Night Life VDL?
VDL Stud is the owner of record on every of Night Life VDL'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 Night Life VDL's biggest prize?
£1,709 for winning the Wezenberg Transport Prize at CSI Ermelo in 2026.
What is Night Life VDL 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 Night Life VDL, and the rest of the sport