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SHOW JUMPING · GREAT BRITAIN · RANK 136

James Smith prize money

£25,716 won from 19 paid rounds and 5 wins between 2021 and 2025, ranked 136 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 James Smith's rounds were worth rather than what James Smith was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £26k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £8k
PAID ROUNDS 19
WINS 5
TOP THREE 9
MEDIAN ROUND £500

James Smith 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. JUNO ROSE 23 alone accounts for 53.7% of everything James Smith has won.

The horses James Smith has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

8 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
JUNO ROSE 23 5 3 53.7% £13,821
Simply Splendid 3 1 30.2% £7,760
PRINCE MALKO M 4 7.8% £1,998
MARSEILLE 2 1 3.2% £821
HOLLY 1 1.9% £500
TAYVALE HUNKY DORY 1 1.9% £482
KOSMOS A 1 0.9% £241
ASTRADE Z 2 0.4% £94
JUNO ROSE 23 £14k Simply Splendid £7,760
PRINCE MALKO M £1,998
MARSEILLE £821
HOLLY £500
TAYVALE HUNKY DORY £482
KOSMOS A £241
ASTRADE Z £94

Every round James Smith has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

19 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
1 THE UNEX GROUP SPEED CLASSIC 2024-07-27 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 £7,954
1 NAEC Stoneleigh Stake 2021-10-08 Horse of the Year Show CSI3* Simply Splendid £3,300
4 Grandstand Challenge Cup 2021-10-09 Horse of the Year Show CSI3* Simply Splendid £2,360
1 THE EQUINE GIVEAWAYS ROYAL INTERNATIONAL STAKES 2024-07-26 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 £2,265
3 Speed Horse of the Year 2021-10-10 Horse of the Year Show CSI3* Simply Splendid £2,100
2 THE CLIPMYHORSE.TV INTERNATIONAL STAKES 2025-07-25 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 £1,709
1 THE BRILLIANCE HORSE AUCTION SALVER 2025-07-24 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 £1,410
6 Talent Seekers inc. 7 Year Old Championship 2022-10-05 Horse of the Year Show National PRINCE MALKO M £1,165
1 THE BREEN EQUESTRIAN CSIYH1* 1ST QUALIFIER 2024-07-25 Hickstead CSI1* MARSEILLE £564
4 Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Championship 2022-10-06 Horse of the Year Show National HOLLY £500
2 British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet Grade C Championship 2022-10-09 Horse of the Year Show National PRINCE MALKO M £498
9 THE BRILLIANCE HORSE AUCTION TROPHY 2025-07-26 Hickstead CSI5* TAYVALE HUNKY DORY £482
9 THE UNEX GROUP SPEED CLASSIC 2025-07-26 Hickstead CSI5* JUNO ROSE 23 £482
3 THE BREEN EQUESTRIAN CSIYH1* 2ND QUALIFIER 2024-07-26 Hickstead CSI1* MARSEILLE £256
12 THE UNEX GROUP SPEED CLASSIC 2024-07-27 Hickstead CSI5* KOSMOS A £241
4 Senior Newcomers Championship 2021-10-06 Horse of the Year Show National PRINCE MALKO M £200
10 Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Championship 2022-10-06 Horse of the Year Show National PRINCE MALKO M £135
7 THE BREEN EQUESTRIAN CSIYH1* 2ND QUALIFIER 2025-07-25 Hickstead CSI1* ASTRADE Z £51
8 THE BREEN EQUESTRIAN CSIYH1* 1ST QUALIFIER 2025-07-24 Hickstead CSI1* ASTRADE Z £43

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. James Smith has won 5 of these outright.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind James Smith's rounds

7 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Thomas Carruthers 5 £13,821
Lee Smith 5 £7,854
James Smith 4 £1,998
Neil Fiddes 2 £821
Nicola Jamieson 1 £500
James Smith , Jim Wilmer 1 £482
John Renwick , Laura Renwick 1 £241

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 James Smith has been paid

Prize money won, by show

2 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
Hickstead 11 £15,458
Horse of the Year Show 8 £10,258

The riders either side of James Smith

Ranked 136 of 3,331, ahead of 95.9% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Stephanie Macieira £28k Luciana Diniz £28k Edouard Schmitz £28k Dermott Lennon £27k Leopold Van Asten £27k Berber Dijkman £27k Andreas Schou £27k Leon Thijssen £26k Julien Anquetin £26k Conor Swail £26k William Fletcher £25k Holly Smith £25k Sanne Thijssen £25k Oliver Fletcher £24k Robert Murphy £24k Alessandra Volpi £24k Alexander Butler £24k Jessica von Bredow-Werndl £24k Edwina Tops-Alexander £23k Eiken Sato £23k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has James Smith won?

£25,716 across 19 paid rounds between 2021 and 2025, which ranks 136 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does James Smith 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 James Smith's biggest prize?

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

Which horse has won James Smith the most?

JUNO ROSE 23, £13,821 across 5 paid rounds, which is 53.7% of everything James Smith has won.

Does James Smith 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 James Smith, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

James Smith's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section