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SHOW JUMPING · OWNER · RANK 273

Thomas Carruthers prize money

£13,821 won from 5 paid rounds across 1 horse between 2024 and 2025, ranked 273 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 Thomas Carruthers and split afterwards under a private agreement.

Horses paid
1
Riders paid on them
1
Leading horse
JUNO ROSE 23
Leading rider
James Smith
Paid seasons
2
PRIZE MONEY WON £14k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £8k
PAID ROUNDS 5
WINS 3
TOP THREE 4
MEDIAN ROUND £1,709

The horses paid in Thomas Carruthers's name

Prize money won, by horse

1 horse

Horse Studbook Born Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
JUNO ROSE 23 Dutch Warmblood 2014 5 3 100% £13,821

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.

Thomas Carruthers prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

2 seasons

2024 is the best of them, £10,219. 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 Thomas Carruthers

Prize money won, by rider

1 rider

Rider Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
James Smith 5 3 100% £13,821

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

Competition, horse, rider and cheque

5 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Rider Prize money
1 THE UNEX GROUP SPEED CLASSIC 2024-07-27 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 James Smith £7,954
1 THE EQUINE GIVEAWAYS ROYAL INTERNATIONAL STAKES 2024-07-26 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 James Smith £2,265
2 THE CLIPMYHORSE.TV INTERNATIONAL STAKES 2025-07-25 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 James Smith £1,709
1 THE BRILLIANCE HORSE AUCTION SALVER 2025-07-24 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 James Smith £1,410
9 THE UNEX GROUP SPEED CLASSIC 2025-07-26 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 James Smith £482

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. Thomas Carruthers has won 3 of these outright.

Where Thomas Carruthers has been paid

Prize money won, by show

1 show

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Hickstead 5 £13,821

The owners either side of Thomas Carruthers

Ranked 273 of 6,392, ahead of 95.7% of every owner the sport has paid

20 owners

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Thomas Carruthers won?

£13,821 across 5 paid rounds between 2024 and 2025, which ranks 273 of the 6,392 owners show jumping has paid.

Which horses does Thomas Carruthers own?

1 horse has been paid in Thomas Carruthers's name. JUNO ROSE 23 has won the most of it, £13,821 across 5 rounds, which is 100% of the total.

Who rides for Thomas Carruthers?

1 rider has been paid on these horses. James Smith has won £13,821 of it, 100% of the total.

What is Thomas Carruthers's biggest prize?

£7,954 for winning the THE UNEX GROUP SPEED CLASSIC at Hickstead in 2024, with JUNO ROSE 23.

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 Thomas Carruthers, and the rest of the sport