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SHOW JUMPING · AUSTRIA · RANK 14

Max Kühner prize money

£371,060 won from 31 paid rounds and 2 wins between 2019 and 2025, ranked 14 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 Max Kühner's rounds were worth rather than what Max Kühner was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £371k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £197k
PAID ROUNDS 31
WINS 2
TOP THREE 3
MEDIAN ROUND £427

Max Kühner prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

6 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. Elektric Blue P alone accounts for 89.6% of everything Max Kühner has won.

The horses Max Kühner has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

13 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Elektric Blue P 5 1 89.6% £332,580
Up Too Jacco Blue 6 1 3.7% £13,792
EIC Coriolis Des Isles 3 3.4% £12,452
Vancouver Dreams 3 1.5% £5,530
Eic Up Too Jacco Blue 1 0.6% £2,410
EIC Quantum Robin V 2 0.6% £2,049
Eic Julius Caesar 3 0.2% £657
Neugschwents Concordia 2 0.1% £556
Eic Caleo 2 0.1% £363
Alfa Jordan 1 0.1% £308
EIC Daloubet 1 0% £128
Eic Arwen 1 0% £128
Campino Mr 1 0% £107
Elektric Blue P £333k Up Too Jacco Blue £14k EIC Coriolis Des Isles £12k Vancouver Dreams £5,530 Eic Up Too Jacco Blue £2,410 EIC Quantum Robin V £2,049
Eic Julius Caesar £657
Neugschwents Concordia £556
Eic Caleo £363
Alfa Jordan £308
EIC Daloubet £128
Eic Arwen £128

Every round Max Kühner has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

31 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
1 Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping 2021 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Elektric Blue P £197,436
3 Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva 2021-12-12 CHI Geneva CSI5* Elektric Blue P £128,800
9 Rolex Grand Prix of 's-Hertogenbosch 2022 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* EIC Coriolis Des Isles £11,966
1 Audi Prize 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Up Too Jacco Blue £11,239
6 Trophée de Genève 2021-12-09 CHI Geneva CSI5* Elektric Blue P £4,658
5 Prix du 24 Faubourg 2019 Saut Hermes, Paris CSI5* Vancouver Dreams £3,179
4 Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch Prize 2025 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Eic Up Too Jacco Blue £2,410
8 Credit Suisse Challenge 2019-12-14 CHI Geneva CSI5* Vancouver Dreams £2,137
6 Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch Prize 2024 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* EIC Quantum Robin V £1,326
12 VDL Groep Prize 2025 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Elektric Blue P £1,127
12 VDL Groep Prize 2022 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Up Too Jacco Blue £855
11 Audi Prize 2022 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Up Too Jacco Blue £855
8 Van Schijndel Bouwgroep Indoor Derby 2024 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* EIC Quantum Robin V £723
12 Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch Prize 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Elektric Blue P £560
6 Prix Swiss Wine Genève 2021-12-09 CHI Geneva CSI5* Up Too Jacco Blue £437
4 Kingsland Horsepoint Prize 2021 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Neugschwents Concordia £427
8 Prix des Vins de Genève 2019-12-12 CHI Geneva CSI5* Alfa Jordan £308
9 Borek Prize 2021 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Eic Caleo £256
9 Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch Prize 2022 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* EIC Coriolis Des Isles £256
6 International Jumping 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Up Too Jacco Blue £235
12 Prix de l'Institut International de Lancy 2021-12-12 CHI Geneva CSI5* EIC Coriolis Des Isles £230
12 Prix Swiss Wine Genève 2022-12-08 CHI Geneva CSI5* Eic Julius Caesar £230
12 Prix Radio Lac 2019-12-12 CHI Geneva CSI5* Vancouver Dreams £214
10 Van Schijndel Bouwgroep Prize 2022 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Eic Julius Caesar £214
11 Borek Prize 2022 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Eic Julius Caesar £214
7 NAB Bliksembeveiliging Prize 2022 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Up Too Jacco Blue £171
8 Agradi Prize 2021 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Neugschwents Concordia £128
9 Hoefslag Prize 2024 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* EIC Daloubet £128
11 Van Schijndel Bouwgroep Prize 2025 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Eic Arwen £128
12 Roelofsen Horsetrucks Prize 2021 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Eic Caleo £107
11 International Jumping 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Campino Mr £107

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. Max Kühner has won 2 of these outright.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind Max Kühner's rounds

9 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Mk Sportpferde Max Kühner 7 £343,905
Hans Christian Jacobsen 6 £13,792
Max Kühner 7 £8,834
Hans Christian Jacobsen, Max Kühner 1 £2,410
Mk Sporthorses Max Kühner 5 £1,021
Mk Sportpferde Max Kühner,Hans Trainer 2 £556
Butkus Arunas + New Sport Reitpferde GmbH 1 £308
Mk Sportpferde 1 £128
Marius Rittstieg, Mk Sporthorses Max Kühner 1 £107

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 Max Kühner has been paid

Prize money won, by show

3 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 22 £230,868
CHI Geneva 8 £137,013
Saut Hermes, Paris 1 £3,179

The riders either side of Max Kühner

Ranked 14 of 3,331, ahead of 99.6% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Steve Guerdat £707k Harrie Smolders £704k Simon Delestre £633k Scott Brash £530k Willem Greve £504k Pieter Devos £489k Daniel Deusser £481k Marcus Ehning £463k Kent Farrington £440k Darragh Kenny £394k Marlon Modolo Zanotelli £350k Jérome Guery £315k Richard Vogel £302k Ben Maher £280k Julien Epaillard £247k Peder Fredricson £238k Shane Sweetnam £210k Robert Whitaker £194k Christian Ahlmann £194k Thibeau Spits £191k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Max Kühner won?

£371,060 across 31 paid rounds between 2019 and 2025, which ranks 14 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does Max Kühner 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 Max Kühner's biggest prize?

£197,436 for winning the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping at The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch in 2021.

Which horse has won Max Kühner the most?

Elektric Blue P, £332,580 across 5 paid rounds, which is 89.6% of everything Max Kühner has won.

Does Max Kühner 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 Max Kühner, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

Max Kühner's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section