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SHOW JUMPING · NATION 20 OF 73

Japan show jumping prize money

£43,839 won by 11 riders between 2018 and 2026, 0.2% of everything the section holds.

Riders paid
11
Leading rider
Eiken Sato
Paid rounds
57
Wins
3
Median cheque
£171
PRIZE MONEY WON £44k
PER RIDER £4k
RANKED 20 of 73
SHARE OF THE SPORT 0.2%
HORSES PAID 31
SHOWS PAID AT 9

Every Japan rider in the money

Prize money won, 2018 to 2026

11 riders

Eiken Sato £23k Karen Polle £5,552 Koki Saito £3,932 Yoshimasa Hayashi £3,177 Hayato Imoto £1,920
Takashi Haase Shibayama £1,697
Yuko Itakura £1,432
Daisuke Fukushima £1,179
Kenki Sato £855
Yoshiaki Oiwa £855
Taizo Sugitani £363
# Rider Paid rounds Wins Span Share Prize money
01 Eiken Sato 17 3 2021 to 2023 52.2% £22,879
02 Karen Polle 7 2018 to 2024 12.7% £5,552
03 Koki Saito 4 2021 to 2024 9% £3,932
04 Yoshimasa Hayashi 5 2024 to 2026 7.2% £3,177
05 Hayato Imoto 8 2023 to 2024 4.4% £1,920
06 Takashi Haase Shibayama 3 2022 3.9% £1,697
07 Yuko Itakura 4 2026 3.3% £1,432
08 Daisuke Fukushima 5 2021 2.7% £1,179
09 Kenki Sato 1 2018 1.9% £855
10 Yoshiaki Oiwa 1 2019 1.9% £855
11 Taizo Sugitani 2 2021 0.8% £363

Eiken Sato holds 52.2% of the Japan total alone. That is the ordinary shape of a prize-money sport rather than a quirk of this country: the money follows the horses that can jump the biggest classes, and a nation rarely has more than two or three of them at once.

What Japan wins each season

In time order, not sorted

8 seasons

2021 is the best season Japan has had, £18,531. A national total moves with which shows ran and which horses were sound, so a step in this chart is usually a calendar or an injury rather than a change in how good the country is.

The horses Japan riders are paid on

A horse is credited on every result sheet, and the cheque follows its owner

31 horses

# Horse Paid rounds Wins Prize money
01 Chacanno 2 1 £8,504
02 Calouso Jra 2 2 £7,585
03 Calouso 2 2 £4,282
04 Calcento 1 £3,846
05 Lerado 5 £3,176
06 Celine 1 £2,590
07 Steve 16 5 £1,544
08 With Wings 1 £1,496
09 Stakkatisa Ps 2 £1,236
10 Tailormade Contou 3 £1,154
11 Charino Ps 2 £868
12 Chilensky Jra 1 £855
13 Crunchy 7 2 £855
14 Vegas de l´Elfe Jra 1 £855
15 Bart L Jra 1 £855
16 Campai 3 1 £842
17 Sari 1 £769
18 Baccarat Du Tertre 2 £568
19 Contino-Quick Ps Old 4 £397
20 Genereux Fortuna 3 £376
21 Quincy 194 2 £363
22 Saphyr des Lacs 1 £256
23 Moonshine 1 £171
24 Valento 2 £128
25 Cash on Me 2 £64
26 Chacfly Ps 1 £57
27 Mesulot Ps 1 £43
28 Corblue Ps 1 £31
29 Cornet King Js 1 £26
30 Conblue 2 £26
31 Comtedam 1 £21

Who the cheques are written to

Owners of record behind Japan results

15 owners

# Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
01 Japan Equestrian Federation , Paul Schockemöhle (10129538) 6 £16,615
02 Japan Equestrian Federation 6 £10,406
03 Karen Polle 4 £4,654
04 Hideko Hataya 5 £3,176
05 Hayato Imoto 8 £1,920
06 Makiko Yamagata , Muneki Yamagata (10223800) 3 £1,697
07 Yuko Itakura 4 £1,432
08 Gestüt Lewitz 8 £1,365
09 Japan Equestrian Federation, Paul Schockemöhle 4 £1,197
10 Kinoshita Group 1 £769
11 1_3_15 Kuroshima 2 £363
12 Aron-Horses 3 £85
13 Paul Schockemöhle Pferdehaltung Gmbh,Eiken Sato 1 £85
14 Eiken Sato, Paul Schockemöhle Pferdehaltung GmbH 1 £43
15 Gospodarstwo Rolne Andrzej Oplatek 1 £31

An owner is not always a person. A stable, a stud or a company can hold the horse, and where it does the prize money is paid to the business and the rider takes a share of it under a private agreement. Every owner the sport has paid is here.

Where Japan riders are paid

By show, across every edition in the section

9 shows

Show Paid rounds Wins Prize money
CSI Ommen 19 3 £26,165
CHI Geneva 4 £3,974
CSI Ermelo 3 £3,292
CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 7 £2,970
Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen 7 £2,450
CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena 7 £1,816
CSI Twente, Geesteren 4 £1,782
Jumping Indoor Maastricht 1 £855
Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 5 £535

What level Japan wins at

The star rating is a floor on the prize fund

7 levels

Level Paid rounds Share Prize money
CSI5* 9 9.3% £4,081
CSI4* 1 1.9% £855
International, no star rating 6 1.3% £556
CSI3* 15 60.9% £26,685
CSI2* 13 19.6% £8,606
CSI1* 11 3.1% £1,347
National 2 3.9% £1,709

Japan against the nations either side

The ranks around 20 of 73

Rank 20

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money have Japan riders won?

£43,839 across 57 paid rounds and 3 wins, which is 0.2% of everything this section holds and ranks Japan 20 of 73.

Who is the highest paid show jumper from Japan?

Eiken Sato, £22,879 from 17 paid rounds and 3 wins, which is 52.2% of the national total on their own.

How many Japan riders have won prize money?

11, between 2018 and 2026. They average £3,985 each, and the median cheque a Japan rider has been handed is £171.

Where do Japan riders win their money?

CSI Ommen is the best paying week for them: £26,165 across 19 paid rounds.

Does the Japan federation pay its show jumpers?

No. A federation selects a team and covers its costs at a championship, and that is the whole of the relationship. Every figure here is prize money won class by class, and under the rules the cheque is written to the owner of the horse rather than to the rider.

Where to next

The riders, the horses and the nations around this one