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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 290

Jürgen Fitschen prize money

£13,140 won from 2 paid rounds across 1 horse between 2023 and 2023, ranked 290 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 Jürgen Fitschen and split afterwards under a private agreement.

Horses paid
1
Riders paid on them
1
Leading horse
Messi van 'T Ruytershof
Paid seasons
1
PRIZE MONEY WON £13k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £9k
PAID ROUNDS 2
WINS 0
TOP THREE 0
MEDIAN ROUND £6,570

The horses paid in Jürgen Fitschen's name

Prize money won, by horse

1 horse

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Messi van 'T Ruytershof BWP 2012 2 100% £13,140

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.

Who rode for Jürgen Fitschen

Prize money won, by rider

1 rider

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann 2 100% £13,140

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

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

2 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
12 Rolex Grand Prix 's-Hertogenbosch 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Messi van 'T Ruytershof Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann £8,547
6 VDL Groep Prize 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Messi van 'T Ruytershof Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann £4,593

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 Jürgen Fitschen has been paid

Prize money won, by show

1 show

Show Paid rounds Prize money
The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 2 £13,140

The owners either side of Jürgen Fitschen

Ranked 290 of 6,392, ahead of 95.5% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Jürgen Fitschen won?

£13,140 across 2 paid rounds between 2023 and 2023, which ranks 290 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does Jürgen Fitschen own?

1 horse has been paid in Jürgen Fitschen's name. Messi van 'T Ruytershof has won the most of it, £13,140 across 2 rounds, which is 100% of the total.

Who rides for Jürgen Fitschen?

1 rider has been paid on these horses. Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann has won £13,140 of it, 100% of the total.

What is Jürgen Fitschen's biggest prize?

£8,547 for finishing 12th in the Rolex Grand Prix 's-Hertogenbosch at The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch in 2023, with Messi van 'T Ruytershof.

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 Jürgen Fitschen, and the rest of the sport