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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 978

Brendon Stud prize money

£2,634 won from 10 paid rounds across 5 horses between 2021 and 2026, ranked 978 of 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

This is money received rather than money a rider took home. The sport awards a money prize to the owner or lessee of the horse, so the figure above is what was written to Brendon Stud and split afterwards under a private agreement.

Horses paid
5
Riders paid on them
4
Leading horse
ENVOY MERELSNEST Z
Leading rider
Gemma Stevens
Paid seasons
5
PRIZE MONEY WON £3k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £630
PAID ROUNDS 10
WINS 0
TOP THREE 0
MEDIAN ROUND £180

The horses paid in Brendon Stud's name

Prize money won, by horse

5 horses

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
ENVOY MERELSNEST Z 3 40.3% £1,063
Don Royale BE/SIES 2013 1 23.9% £630
ASHENT GO BALLISTIC BE/SIES 2018 3 20.9% £551
KLARIS RIDE ON BE/SIES 2017 1 9.1% £241
PANDITO VAN'T MERELSNEST Z 2 5.7% £150
ENVOY MERELSNEST Z £1,063 Don Royale £630
ASHENT GO BALLISTIC £551
KLARIS RIDE ON £241
PANDITO VAN'T MERELSNEST Z £150

Prize money is not what an owner's balance sheet runs on, and a string this size makes the point: the entry fees, the transport, the stabling and the rider's monthly fee all come out before any of this does. The return on a show jumper is what it sells for, and the winnings are the advertisement.

Brendon Stud prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

5 seasons

2023 is the best of them, £960. An owner's season moves with whichever horse is sound, and a year that falls away is usually one good horse out of work rather than a smaller string.

Who rode for Brendon Stud

Prize money won, by rider

4 riders

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Gemma Stevens 7 50.9% £1,340
Ben Walker 1 23.9% £630
Charlie Jones 1 16.1% £423
Morgan Shirley 1 9.1% £241

None of these figures is a rider's income. The money was written to Brendon Stud and the rider's share of it is a private agreement, usually a percentage on top of a monthly fee for keeping the horse in work.

Every round Brendon Stud has been paid for

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

10 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
6 Five Fence Challenge 2021-10-10 Horse of the Year Show CSI3* Don Royale Ben Walker £630
8 The Agria Derby Trial 2023-06-23 Hickstead CSI4* ENVOY MERELSNEST Z Gemma Stevens £610
6 International Showjumping – The NAEC Stoneleigh Accumulator 2025-10-11 Horse of the Year Show CSI3* ASHENT GO BALLISTIC Charlie Jones £423
12 The Al Shira'aa Derby 2023-06-25 Hickstead CSI4* ENVOY MERELSNEST Z Gemma Stevens £350
11 The Agria Derby Trial 2026-06-19 Hickstead CSI4* KLARIS RIDE ON Morgan Shirley £241
9 The Stoner Jewellers Vase 2024-06-20 Hickstead CSI4* PANDITO VAN'T MERELSNEST Z Gemma Stevens £120
12 The Clip My Horse.TV Derby Tankard 2024-06-20 Hickstead CSI4* ENVOY MERELSNEST Z Gemma Stevens £103
6 THE BREEN EQUESTRIAN CSIYH1* 2ND QUALIFIER 2025-07-25 Hickstead CSI1* ASHENT GO BALLISTIC Gemma Stevens £77
7 THE BREEN EQUESTRIAN CSIYH1* 1ST QUALIFIER 2025-07-24 Hickstead CSI1* ASHENT GO BALLISTIC Gemma Stevens £51
13 The Plumpton Racecourse Derby Two Phase 2024-06-21 Hickstead CSI4* PANDITO VAN'T MERELSNEST Z Gemma Stevens £30

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.

Where Brendon Stud has been paid

Prize money won, by show

2 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Hickstead 8 £1,581
Horse of the Year Show 2 £1,053

The owners either side of Brendon Stud

Ranked 978 of 6,392, ahead of 84.7% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Brendon Stud won?

£2,634 across 10 paid rounds between 2021 and 2026, which ranks 978 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does Brendon Stud own?

5 horses have been paid in Brendon Stud's name. ENVOY MERELSNEST Z has won the most of it, £1,063 across 3 rounds, which is 40.3% of the total.

Who rides for Brendon Stud?

4 riders have been paid on these horses. Gemma Stevens has won £1,340 of it, 50.9% of the total.

What is Brendon Stud's biggest prize?

£630 for finishing 6th in the Five Fence Challenge at Horse of the Year Show in 2021, with Don Royale.

Why does the owner get the money and not the rider?

Because the sport writes it that way. A money prize in equestrian sport is awarded to the owner or lessee of the horse, and the athlete is paid out of it under a private agreement rather than by the show. The reasoning is that the horse is the entrant and the expense: the entry fee, the transport, the stabling and the groom are all the owner’s bill, and the prize money is the return on it.

Where to next

The owners around Brendon Stud, and the rest of the sport