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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 676

Deborah Lax prize money

£4,759 won from 4 paid rounds across 4 horses between 2021 and 2024, ranked 676 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 Deborah Lax and split afterwards under a private agreement.

Horses paid
4
Riders paid on them
3
Leading horse
Senators Rhondaigo
Leading rider
Joseph Trunkfield
Paid seasons
3
PRIZE MONEY WON £5k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £4k
PAID ROUNDS 4
WINS 1
TOP THREE 1
MEDIAN ROUND £340

The horses paid in Deborah Lax's name

Prize money won, by horse

4 horses

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Senators Rhondaigo OLDBG 2013 1 1 85.1% £4,050
Jirado van't Koningshof KWPN 2014 1 11.8% £560
AMAZING-K VAN'T KATTENHEYE Z ZANG 2015 1 2.5% £120
CONAN DOYLE ZANG 2012 1 0.6% £30
Senators Rhondaigo £4,050
Jirado van't Koningshof £560
AMAZING-K VAN'T KATTENHEYE Z £120
CONAN DOYLE £30

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.

Deborah Lax prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

3 seasons

2021 is the best of them, £4,050. 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 Deborah Lax

Prize money won, by rider

3 riders

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Joseph Trunkfield 1 1 85.1% £4,050
Jérome Guery 1 11.8% £560
Alexandra Somerville-Cotton 2 3.1% £150

None of these figures is a rider's income. The money was written to Deborah Lax 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 Deborah Lax has been paid for

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

4 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
1 Ripon Select Foods Puissance 2021-10-09 Horse of the Year Show CSI3* Senators Rhondaigo Joseph Trunkfield £4,050
10 Van Schijndel Bouwgroep Indoor Derby 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Jirado van't Koningshof Jérome Guery £560
10 The Plumpton Racecourse Derby Two Phase 2024-06-21 Hickstead CSI4* AMAZING-K VAN'T KATTENHEYE Z Alexandra Somerville-Cotton £120
14 The Plumpton Racecourse Derby Two Phase 2024-06-21 Hickstead CSI4* CONAN DOYLE Alexandra Somerville-Cotton £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. Deborah Lax has won 1 of these outright.

Where Deborah Lax has been paid

Prize money won, by show

3 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Horse of the Year Show 1 £4,050
The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 1 £560
Hickstead 2 £150

The owners either side of Deborah Lax

Ranked 676 of 6,392, ahead of 89.4% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Deborah Lax won?

£4,759 across 4 paid rounds between 2021 and 2024, which ranks 676 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does Deborah Lax own?

4 horses have been paid in Deborah Lax's name. Senators Rhondaigo has won the most of it, £4,050 across 1 rounds, which is 85.1% of the total.

Who rides for Deborah Lax?

3 riders have been paid on these horses. Joseph Trunkfield has won £4,050 of it, 85.1% of the total.

What is Deborah Lax's biggest prize?

£4,050 for winning the Ripon Select Foods Puissance at Horse of the Year Show in 2021, with Senators Rhondaigo.

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 Deborah Lax, and the rest of the sport