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SHOW JUMPING · NATION 20 OF 73

Japan show jumping prize money

£42,743 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
£167
PRIZE MONEY WON £43k
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 £22k Karen Polle £5,413 Koki Saito £3,833 Yoshimasa Hayashi £3,097 Hayato Imoto £1,872
Takashi Haase Shibayama £1,654
Yuko Itakura £1,397
Daisuke Fukushima £1,150
Kenki Sato £833
Yoshiaki Oiwa £833
Taizo Sugitani £354
# Rider Paid rounds Wins Span Share Prize money
01 Eiken Sato 17 3 2021 to 2023 52.2% £22,307
02 Karen Polle 7 2018 to 2024 12.7% £5,413
03 Koki Saito 4 2021 to 2024 9% £3,833
04 Yoshimasa Hayashi 5 2024 to 2026 7.2% £3,097
05 Hayato Imoto 8 2023 to 2024 4.4% £1,872
06 Takashi Haase Shibayama 3 2022 3.9% £1,654
07 Yuko Itakura 4 2026 3.3% £1,397
08 Daisuke Fukushima 5 2021 2.7% £1,150
09 Kenki Sato 1 2018 1.9% £833
10 Yoshiaki Oiwa 1 2019 1.9% £833
11 Taizo Sugitani 2 2021 0.8% £354

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, £18,068. 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 £8,292
02 Calouso Jra 2 2 £7,396
03 Calouso 2 2 £4,175
04 Calcento 1 £3,750
05 Lerado 5 £3,097
06 Celine 1 £2,525
07 Steve 16 5 £1,505
08 With Wings 1 £1,458
09 Stakkatisa Ps 2 £1,205
10 Tailormade Contou 3 £1,125
11 Charino Ps 2 £846
12 Chilensky Jra 1 £833
13 Vegas de l´Elfe Jra 1 £833
14 Bart L Jra 1 £833
15 Crunchy 7 2 £833
16 Campai 3 1 £821
17 Sari 1 £750
18 Baccarat Du Tertre 2 £554
19 Contino-Quick Ps Old 4 £388
20 Genereux Fortuna 3 £367
21 Quincy 194 2 £354
22 Saphyr des Lacs 1 £250
23 Moonshine 1 £167
24 Valento 2 £125
25 Cash on Me 2 £63
26 Chacfly Ps 1 £55
27 Mesulot Ps 1 £42
28 Corblue Ps 1 £30
29 Cornet King Js 1 £25
30 Conblue 2 £25
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 £16,200
02 Japan Equestrian Federation 6 £10,146
03 Karen Polle 4 £4,538
04 Hideko Hataya 5 £3,097
05 Hayato Imoto 8 £1,872
06 Makiko Yamagata , Muneki Yamagata (10223800) 3 £1,654
07 Yuko Itakura 4 £1,397
08 Gestüt Lewitz 8 £1,330
09 Japan Equestrian Federation, Paul Schockemöhle 4 £1,167
10 Kinoshita Group 1 £750
11 1_3_15 Kuroshima 2 £354
12 Paul Schockemöhle Pferdehaltung Gmbh,Eiken Sato 1 £83
13 Aron-Horses 3 £83
14 Eiken Sato, Paul Schockemöhle Pferdehaltung GmbH 1 £42
15 Gospodarstwo Rolne Andrzej Oplatek 1 £30

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

CSI Ommen £26k CHI Geneva £3,875 CSI Ermelo £3,210 CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde £2,896 Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen £2,389 CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena £1,771 CSI Twente, Geesteren £1,737 Jumping Indoor Maastricht £833 Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde £521
Show Paid rounds Wins Prize money
CSI Ommen 19 3 £25,511
CHI Geneva 4 £3,875
CSI Ermelo 3 £3,210
CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 7 £2,896
Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen 7 £2,389
CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena 7 £1,771
CSI Twente, Geesteren 4 £1,737
Jumping Indoor Maastricht 1 £833
Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 5 £521

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% £3,979
CSI4* 1 1.9% £833
International, no star rating 6 1.3% £542
CSI3* 15 60.9% £26,018
CSI2* 13 19.6% £8,391
CSI1* 11 3.1% £1,314
National 2 3.9% £1,667

Japan against the nations either side

The ranks around 20 of 73

Rank 20

Spain £89k Canada £67k Australia £62k United Arab Emirates £58k Denmark £52k Portugal £48k Japan £43k Luxembourg £41k Norway £39k Mexico £36k Israel £30k Finland £29k Czechia £27k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money have Japan riders won?

£42,743 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, £22,307 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 £3,886 each, and the median cheque a Japan rider has been handed is £167.

Where do Japan riders win their money?

CSI Ommen is the best paying week for them: £25,511 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.

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