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SHOW JUMPING · UNITED STATES · RANK 3

McLain Ward prize money

£759,341 won from 7 paid rounds and 2 wins between 2018 and 2023, ranked 3 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 McLain Ward's rounds were worth rather than what McLain Ward was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £759k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £368k
PAID ROUNDS 7
WINS 2
TOP THREE 3
MEDIAN ROUND £43,240

McLain Ward 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. HH Azur alone accounts for 85.6% of everything McLain Ward has won.

The horses McLain Ward has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

5 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
HH Azur 2 2 85.6% £650,051
Clinta 1 8.4% £64,103
Contagious 2 5.9% £44,589
Kasper van het Hellehof 1 0.1% £556
Catoki 1 0% £43
HH Azur £650k Clinta £64k Contagious £45k
Kasper van het Hellehof £556
Catoki £43

Every round McLain Ward has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

7 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
1 Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva 2022-12-11 CHI Geneva CSI5* HH Azur £368,000
1 Rolex Grand Prix 's-Hertogenbosch 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* HH Azur £282,051
3 18th Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final 2018-12-07 CHI Geneva CSI5* Clinta £64,103
4 21st Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final 2022-12-09 CHI Geneva CSI5* Contagious £43,240
8 Audi Prize 2023 The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch CSI5* Contagious £1,349
11 Land Rover 2021-05-27 CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena CSI5* Kasper van het Hellehof £556
14 DeNiroBootCo 2021-05-27 CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena CSI5* Catoki £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. McLain Ward has won 2 of these outright.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind McLain Ward's rounds

5 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Double H Farm, Mclain Ward 2 £650,051
Mclain Ward, Sagamore Farms 1 £64,103
Beechwood Stables LLC 2 £44,589
Poden Farms 1 £556
Bob Russell, Marilla Van Beuren, Mclain Ward 1 £43

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 McLain Ward has been paid

Prize money won, by show

3 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
CHI Geneva 3 £475,343
The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 2 £283,400
CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena 2 £598

The riders either side of McLain Ward

Ranked 3 of 3,331, ahead of 99.9% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Martin Fuchs £1.2m Henrik von Eckermann £827k 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 Evie Marie Denton £264 Joost Luttikhuis £262 Ava Ferch £257 Babette Haanschoten £231 Femke Meenhuis £228 Abby Wolleswinkel £194 Julia Schacht £189 Stacey Van der Haar £145

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has McLain Ward won?

£759,341 across 7 paid rounds between 2018 and 2023, which ranks 3 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does McLain Ward 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 McLain Ward's biggest prize?

£368,000 for winning the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva at CHI Geneva in 2022.

Which horse has won McLain Ward the most?

HH Azur, £650,051 across 2 paid rounds, which is 85.6% of everything McLain Ward has won.

Does McLain Ward 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 McLain Ward, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

McLain Ward's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section