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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 646

Ian Whitaker prize money

£4,994 won from 3 paid rounds across 1 horse between 2023 and 2025, ranked 646 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 Ian Whitaker and split afterwards under a private agreement.

Horses paid
1
Riders paid on them
1
Leading horse
JUST CALL ME HENRY
Leading rider
James Whitaker
Paid seasons
2
PRIZE MONEY WON £5k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £4k
PAID ROUNDS 3
WINS 2
TOP THREE 2
MEDIAN ROUND £690

The horses paid in Ian Whitaker's name

Prize money won, by horse

1 horse

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
JUST CALL ME HENRY 2015 3 2 100% £4,994

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.

Ian Whitaker prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

2 seasons

2025 is the best of them, £4,000. 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 Ian Whitaker

Prize money won, by rider

1 rider

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
James Whitaker 3 2 100% £4,994

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

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

3 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
1 THE JCL INSURANCE BROKERS QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP 2025-07-26 Hickstead National JUST CALL ME HENRY James Whitaker £4,000
1 British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet Grade C Championship 2023-10-08 Horse of the Year Show National JUST CALL ME HENRY James Whitaker £690
5 Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Championship 2023-10-05 Horse of the Year Show National JUST CALL ME HENRY James Whitaker £304

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. Ian Whitaker has won 2 of these outright.

Where Ian Whitaker has been paid

Prize money won, by show

2 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Hickstead 1 £4,000
Horse of the Year Show 2 £994

The owners either side of Ian Whitaker

Ranked 646 of 6,392, ahead of 89.9% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Ian Whitaker won?

£4,994 across 3 paid rounds between 2023 and 2025, which ranks 646 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does Ian Whitaker own?

1 horse has been paid in Ian Whitaker's name. JUST CALL ME HENRY has won the most of it, £4,994 across 3 rounds, which is 100% of the total.

Who rides for Ian Whitaker?

1 rider has been paid on these horses. James Whitaker has won £4,994 of it, 100% of the total.

What is Ian Whitaker's biggest prize?

£4,000 for winning the THE JCL INSURANCE BROKERS QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP at Hickstead in 2025, with JUST CALL ME HENRY.

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 Ian Whitaker, and the rest of the sport