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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 1008

Michael Bates prize money

£2,529 won from 4 paid rounds across 2 horses between 2023 and 2024, ranked 1008 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 Michael Bates and split afterwards under a private agreement.

Horses paid
2
Riders paid on them
1
Leading horse
DIRK IV
Leading rider
Allana Clutterbuck
Paid seasons
2
PRIZE MONEY WON £3k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £2k
PAID ROUNDS 4
WINS 1
TOP THREE 1
MEDIAN ROUND £350

The horses paid in Michael Bates's name

Prize money won, by horse

2 horses

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
DIRK IV Anglo European Studbook 2013 2 1 91.7% £2,320
DIRK SF 2013 2 8.3% £209

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.

Michael Bates prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

2 seasons

2023 is the best of them, £2,320. 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 Michael Bates

Prize money won, by rider

1 rider

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Allana Clutterbuck 4 1 100% £2,529

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

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

4 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
1 Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Championship 2023-10-05 Horse of the Year Show National DIRK IV Allana Clutterbuck £1,800
4 Events Through a Lens Talent Seekers inc. 7 Year Old Championship 2023-10-04 Horse of the Year Show National DIRK IV Allana Clutterbuck £520
7 The Plumpton Racecourse Derby Two Phase 2024-06-21 Hickstead CSI4* DIRK Allana Clutterbuck £179
17 The Stoner Jewellers Vase 2024-06-20 Hickstead CSI4* DIRK Allana Clutterbuck £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. Michael Bates has won 1 of these outright.

Where Michael Bates has been paid

Prize money won, by show

2 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Horse of the Year Show 2 £2,320
Hickstead 2 £209

The owners either side of Michael Bates

Ranked 1008 of 6,392, ahead of 84.2% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Michael Bates won?

£2,529 across 4 paid rounds between 2023 and 2024, which ranks 1008 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does Michael Bates own?

2 horses have been paid in Michael Bates's name. DIRK IV has won the most of it, £2,320 across 2 rounds, which is 91.7% of the total.

Who rides for Michael Bates?

1 rider has been paid on these horses. Allana Clutterbuck has won £2,529 of it, 100% of the total.

What is Michael Bates's biggest prize?

£1,800 for winning the Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Championship at Horse of the Year Show in 2023, with DIRK IV.

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 Michael Bates, and the rest of the sport