Royal Mail prize money
£859 won from 10 paid rounds and 1 win between 2024 and 2026, ranked 2004 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
- AES
- Year of birth
- 2016
- Ridden by
- Maxi De Weert
- Owner of record
- Wilgo Van de Mheen
- Paid seasons
- 3
Royal Mail 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, £385, 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 Royal Mail
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Span | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi De Weert | 6 | 1 | 2024 to 2025 | 51.2% | £440 |
| Renee de Weert | 3 | 2026 | 44.8% | £385 | |
| Hilde Veenstra | 1 | 2025 | 4% | £34 |
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 Royal Mail has been paid for
Competition, placing and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Morrenhof Jansen Prize 2026-07-26 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI1* | Renee de Weert | £205 |
| 2 | Rietdekkersbedrijf Dekker Prize - Consolation both tours 2024-07-20 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI1* | Maxi De Weert | £171 |
| 1 | Dierenartsenpraktijk Krommerijnstreek Prijs 2024-08-07 | CSI Houten | CSI1* | Maxi De Weert | £150 |
| 4 | JHX Verhuur Prize 2026-07-24 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI1* | Renee de Weert | £128 |
| 7 | Stal Wieferink Prize 2026-07-23 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI1* | Renee de Weert | £51 |
| 11 | North Ridge Prijs 2025-05-04 | CSI Ermelo | CSI2* | Maxi De Weert | £43 |
| 16 | Draccu Prize 2025-07-17 | CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | CSI2* | Hilde Veenstra | £34 |
| 10 | Kaak Event Rent Prijs 2025-05-01 | CSI Ermelo | CSI2* | Maxi De Weert | £32 |
| 9 | Drieklomp Prijs 2025-06-11 | Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | CSI1* | Maxi De Weert | £32 |
| 13 | Manestream Prijs 2025-06-13 | Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | CSI1* | Maxi De Weert | £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. Royal Mail has won 1 of these outright.
Where Royal Mail has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde | 5 | £590 |
| CSI Houten | 1 | £150 |
| CSI Ermelo | 2 | £75 |
| Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde | 2 | £45 |
Who the cheques were written to
The owners of record on Royal Mail's results
| Owner of record | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Wilgo Van de Mheen | 10 | £859 |
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 Royal Mail
Ranked 2004 of 8,505, ahead of 76.4% of every horse the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much has Royal Mail won?
£859 across 10 paid rounds between 2024 and 2026, which ranks 2004 of the 8,505 horses show jumping has paid.
Who rides Royal Mail?
3 riders have been paid on Royal Mail. Maxi De Weert has won the most on it, £440 across 6 rounds, which is 51.2% of the horse's total.
Who owns Royal Mail?
Wilgo Van de Mheen is the owner of record on every of Royal Mail'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 Royal Mail's biggest prize?
£205 for finishing 9th in the Morrenhof Jansen Prize at CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde in 2026.
How old is Royal Mail?
Born in 2016, so it was 8 when it was first paid at this level and 10 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 Royal Mail 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 Royal Mail, and the rest of the sport