Sebastian Hughes prize money
£6,713 won from 4 paid rounds across 1 horse between 2024 and 2025, ranked 519 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 Sebastian Hughes , who rode the horses as well and kept the lot.
- Horses paid
- 1
- Riders paid on them
- 1
- Leading horse
- COLORADO VOLO
- Leading rider
- Sebastian Hughes
- Paid seasons
- 2
The horses paid in Sebastian Hughes's name
Prize money won, by horse
| Horse | Studbook | Born | Paid rounds | Wins | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO VOLO | OS | 4 | 2 | 100% | £6,713 |
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.
Sebastian Hughes prize money by season
In time order, not sorted
2024 is the best of them, £3,390. 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 Sebastian Hughes
Prize money won, by rider
| Rider | Paid rounds | Wins | Share | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Hughes | 4 | 2 | 100% | £6,713 |
Sebastian Hughes 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 Sebastian Hughes has been paid for
Competition, horse, rider and cheque
| Place | Competition | Show | Level | Horse | Rider | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Showjumping - Thistledown Investments Six Bar 2024-10-13 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | COLORADO VOLO | Sebastian Hughes | £3,100 |
| 1 | International Showjumping - Thistledown Investments Six Bar 2025-10-12 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | COLORADO VOLO | Sebastian Hughes | £2,297 |
| 4 | The ClipMyHorse.TV Derby Tankard 2025-06-19 | Hickstead | CSI4* | COLORADO VOLO | Sebastian Hughes | £1,026 |
| 9 | International Showjumping - Ripon Select Foods Puissance 2024-10-12 | Horse of the Year Show | CSI3* | COLORADO VOLO | Sebastian Hughes | £291 |
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. Sebastian Hughes has won 2 of these outright.
Where Sebastian Hughes has been paid
Prize money won, by show
| Show | Paid rounds | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Horse of the Year Show | 3 | £5,688 |
| Hickstead | 1 | £1,026 |
The owners either side of Sebastian Hughes
Ranked 519 of 6,392, ahead of 91.9% of every owner the sport has paid
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Sebastian Hughes won?
£6,713 across 4 paid rounds between 2024 and 2025, which ranks 519 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.
Which horses does Sebastian Hughes own?
1 horse has been paid in Sebastian Hughes's name. COLORADO VOLO has won the most of it, £6,713 across 4 rounds, which is 100% of the total.
Who rides for Sebastian Hughes?
Sebastian Hughes, 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 Sebastian Hughes's biggest prize?
£3,100 for winning the International Showjumping - Thistledown Investments Six Bar at Horse of the Year Show in 2024, with COLORADO VOLO.
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 Sebastian Hughes, and the rest of the sport
Owners either side on the money list
- Martin Hauser
- Octavio Delfin Cadena
- Hero Panman,Henk Slik
- Jos Lansink Horses Bv
- Hank Melse BV
- The Bloom Group
- Kim Emmen,Spencer Golding,Home Farm Equestrian
- Stoeterij Sterrehof (20000022)
- Vorpe Florian
- Reitsportanlage Dagobertshausen GmbH & Co.Kg
- S. Morssinkhof
- Bas Huijbregts,Thieu Huijbregts
- B Wezenberg
- Johanna Hölker-Schoster
- Alison Walton
- Caroline Phillips
- Van Schijndel Promotion BV
- Pim Mulder
- Stal Kramer V.O.F.
- Bxb Competition Ab