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SHOW JUMPING · BELGIUM · RANK 31

Gilles Thomas prize money

£150,560 won from 13 paid rounds and 1 win between 2022 and 2026, ranked 31 of 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Prize money won rather than income. A money prize in this sport is awarded to the owner of the horse, so the figure above is what Gilles Thomas's rounds were worth rather than what Gilles Thomas was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £151k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £110k
PAID ROUNDS 13
WINS 1
TOP THREE 2
MEDIAN ROUND £1,368

Gilles Thomas prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

4 seasons

A show jumping career does not climb the way a contract does. It moves with whichever horse is sound and in form, so a season with a top horse out of work looks like a collapse and is not one. Calleryama alone accounts for 73.3% of everything Gilles Thomas has won.

The horses Gilles Thomas has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

7 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Calleryama 1 73.3% £110,400
ERMITAGE KALONE 2 11.5% £17,372
Qalista DN 2 8.1% £12,154
Lavanoche T&l Z 1 1 4% £6,026
Puskas de Kalvarie 3 1.5% £2,269
Comdero I van Beek Z 3 1.1% £1,696
Luna van het Dennehof 1 0.4% £644
Calleryama £110k ERMITAGE KALONE £17k Qalista DN £12k Lavanoche T&l Z £6,026 Puskas de Kalvarie £2,269
Comdero I van Beek Z £1,696
Luna van het Dennehof £644

Every round Gilles Thomas has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

13 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
4 Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva 2022-12-11 CHI Geneva CSI5* Calleryama £110,400
3 VDL Groep Prize 2025 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* ERMITAGE KALONE £13,526
13 Rolex Grand Prix The Dutch Masters - Part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping 2026 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Qalista DN £8,547
1 Borek Prize 2025 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Lavanoche T&l Z £6,026
6 Grand Prix of Maastricht 2023 2023-11-12 Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI4* ERMITAGE KALONE £3,846
7 VDL Groep Prize 2026 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Qalista DN £3,607
7 VDL Groep Prijs 2023-11-10 Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI4* Puskas de Kalvarie £1,368
7 Van Schijndel Bouwgroep Indoor Derby 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Comdero I van Beek Z £896
9 Borek Prize 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Comdero I van Beek Z £672
5 Prix Swiss Wine Genève 2022-12-08 CHI Geneva CSI5* Luna van het Dennehof £644
12 Borek Prize 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Puskas de Kalvarie £560
7 International Jumping Competition CSI4* 2023-11-12 Jumping Indoor Maastricht CSI4* Puskas de Kalvarie £342
9 International Jumping 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Comdero I van Beek Z £128

Every figure is converted to sterling so the rounds can be added up: show jumping pays in the currency of wherever it is run, which is euros at most of the calendar, sterling at the British shows and Swiss francs at Geneva. Gilles Thomas has won 1 of these outright.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind Gilles Thomas's rounds

9 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Steven Dewulf 1 £110,400
Joris van Dijck 1 £13,526
Wim De Nul, Nieuwenhof 2 £12,154
Nieuwenhof, Robert Geens 1 £6,026
Joris Van Dijck (10129424) 1 £3,846
Nieuwenhof, Stal de Kalvarie 2 £1,709
Guido Herrijgers 3 £1,696
Freddy Demuynck, Marc van Dyck 1 £644
Geens-stal De Kalvarie 1 £560

This is the legal destination of the money rather than a sponsor list. Where the owner is a syndicate or a stable the cheque goes to the company; where the rider's own name appears, they owned the horse and kept the lot.

Where Gilles Thomas has been paid

Prize money won, by show

3 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
CHI Geneva 2 £111,044
The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 8 £33,961
Jumping Indoor Maastricht 3 £5,556

The riders either side of Gilles Thomas

Ranked 31 of 3,331, ahead of 99.1% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Shane Sweetnam £210k Robert Whitaker £194k Christian Ahlmann £194k Thibeau Spits £191k Laura Kraut £189k Yuri Mansur £189k Maikel van der Vleuten £173k Kevin Staut £172k Hessel Hoekstra £160k Shane Breen £152k Bas Moerings £140k William Whitaker £127k Frank Schuttert £125k Christian Kukuk £118k William Funnell £111k Denis Lynch £106k Bertram Allen £105k David Will £100k Marc Houtzager £99k Harry Charles £93k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Gilles Thomas won?

£150,560 across 13 paid rounds between 2022 and 2026, which ranks 31 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does Gilles Thomas keep that money?

Not all of it, and often not most of it. A money prize in equestrian sport is awarded to the owner of the horse rather than to the rider, and the rider is paid a share of it under a private agreement, usually alongside a monthly fee for keeping the horse in work. A rider who owns the horse keeps the whole cheque.

What is Gilles Thomas's biggest prize?

£110,400 for finishing 4th in the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva at CHI Geneva in 2022.

Which horse has won Gilles Thomas the most?

Calleryama, £110,400 across 1 paid rounds, which is 73.3% of everything Gilles Thomas has won.

Does Gilles Thomas have a salary?

No. Show jumping pays no wage at any level: there is no contract with a federation, no appearance money at most shows and no retainer. The money on this page is the whole of what the sport paid, and it was paid one round at a time.

Where to next

The riders around Gilles Thomas, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

Gilles Thomas's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section