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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 60

David Simpson prize money

£66,154 won from 8 paid rounds across 2 horses between 2023 and 2026, ranked 60 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 David Simpson , who rode the horses as well and kept the lot.

Horses paid
2
Riders paid on them
2
Leading horse
PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE
Leading rider
David Simpson
Paid seasons
3
PRIZE MONEY WON £66k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £35k
PAID ROUNDS 8
WINS 2
TOP THREE 5
MEDIAN ROUND £1,450

The horses paid in David Simpson's name

Prize money won, by horse

2 horses

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE 2015 6 2 98.3% £65,010
Jaguar KWPN 2014 2 1.7% £1,144

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.

David Simpson prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

3 seasons

2023 is the best of them, £38,282. 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 David Simpson

Prize money won, by rider

2 riders

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
David Simpson 6 2 98.3% £65,010
Jake Ward 2 1.7% £1,144

David Simpson is the owner of record as well as the rider, which is the only arrangement in show jumping where the whole cheque stays in one place.

Every round David Simpson has been paid for

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

8 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
1 The Al Shira'aa Derby 2023-06-25 Hickstead CSI4* PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE David Simpson £34,650
2 The Al Shira'aa Derby 2026-06-21 Hickstead CSI4* PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE David Simpson £20,513
1 The Agria Derby Trial 2026-06-19 Hickstead CSI4* PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE David Simpson £7,231
2 The Clip My Horse.TV Derby Tankard 2023-06-22 Hickstead CSI4* PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE David Simpson £2,000
3 The Agria Derby Two Phase 2023-06-23 Hickstead CSI4* Jaguar Jake Ward £900
10 The Agria Derby Trial 2023-06-23 Hickstead CSI4* PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE David Simpson £488
12 The Agria Hickstead Master's Trophy 2023-06-24 Hickstead CSI4* Jaguar Jake Ward £244
13 THE AGRIA KING GEORGE V GOLD CUP (GRAND PRIX) 2024-07-28 Hickstead CSI5* PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE David Simpson £128

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. David Simpson has won 2 of these outright.

Where David Simpson has been paid

Prize money won, by show

1 show

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Hickstead 8 £66,154

The owners either side of David Simpson

Ranked 60 of 6,392, ahead of 99.1% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Kent Farrington, Robin Parsky £81k Gut Einhaus, LLC £81k Victoria Smith £80k Stoeterij Zangersheide, Studfarm 2000 £79k Copernicus Stables LLC £76k C.H.C. Horses Sa £74k Kent Farrington & R.C.G. Farm £74k Caroline Blatchford £72k Stal Houtzager-Kayser £68k Kent Farrington LLC, Rabbit Root Stables, LLC £68k Mclain Ward, Sagamore Farms £64k Stal Wiefferink £63k Stone Hill Farm £61k Teus Van den Brink £61k Sf Equestrian £60k Mariko Kato,Noyuri Ko,Ludger Beerbaum Stables Gmbh £60k Chansonette Farm LLC £58k Evergate Stables LLC £57k Stephex Stables, Scuderia 1918 £57k Bjørn Rune Gjelsten £56k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has David Simpson won?

£66,154 across 8 paid rounds between 2023 and 2026, which ranks 60 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does David Simpson own?

2 horses have been paid in David Simpson's name. PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE has won the most of it, £65,010 across 6 rounds, which is 98.3% of the total.

Who rides for David Simpson?

David Simpson, who is also the owner of record. That is the one arrangement in the sport where the prize money and the person jumping are the same balance sheet: no share to negotiate and no fee to pay.

What is David Simpson's biggest prize?

£34,650 for winning the The Al Shira'aa Derby at Hickstead in 2023, with PJOTR VAN DE KRUISHOEVE.

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 David Simpson, and the rest of the sport

Owners either side on the money list

David Simpson's horses

Riders, shows and seasons

The rest of the section