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SHOW JUMPING · UNITED STATES · RANK 317

Michael Hughes prize money

£8,239 won from 9 paid rounds and 1 win between 2022 and 2023, ranked 317 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 Michael Hughes's rounds were worth rather than what Michael Hughes was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £8k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £4k
PAID ROUNDS 9
WINS 1
TOP THREE 3
MEDIAN ROUND £385

Michael Hughes prize money by season

In time order, not sorted

2 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. Kashmir van D'Oude Pastory alone accounts for 71.6% of everything Michael Hughes has won.

The horses Michael Hughes has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

4 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
Kashmir van D'Oude Pastory 2 71.6% £5,897
First Du Murger 3 1 13.8% £1,141
Moningo - D van't Heyveld 2 9% £739
Conan van Koningspolder Z 2 5.6% £462
Kashmir van D'Oude Pastory £5,897
First Du Murger £1,141
Moningo - D van't Heyveld £739
Conan van Koningspolder Z £462

Every round Michael Hughes has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

9 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
2 HENDERS & HAZEL PRIX 2022-05-26 CSI Eindhoven CSI3* Kashmir van D'Oude Pastory £4,359
7 VDL GROEP GRAND PRIX EINDHOVEN 2022-05-29 CSI Eindhoven CSI3* Kashmir van D'Oude Pastory £1,538
1 KUSTLICHT PRIX 2022-05-29 CSI Eindhoven CSI1* First Du Murger £748
11 Grand Prix Sales Prize 2023-06-10 CSI Twente, Geesteren CSI4* Moningo - D van't Heyveld £560
9 Roelofsen Horsetrucks Prize 2023-06-11 CSI Twente, Geesteren CSI4* Conan van Koningspolder Z £385
2 BAZELMANS AV PRIX 2022-05-27 CSI Eindhoven CSI1* First Du Murger £342
5 LVF Fourage Prize 2023-06-08 CSI Twente, Geesteren CSI4* Moningo - D van't Heyveld £179
9 LVF Fourage Prize 2023-06-08 CSI Twente, Geesteren CSI4* Conan van Koningspolder Z £77
9 WIJLAARS PRIX 2022-05-26 CSI Eindhoven CSI1* First Du Murger £51

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. Michael Hughes has won 1 of these outright.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind Michael Hughes's rounds

3 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Stephex Stables,Vital Van Ham 2 £5,897
Stephex Stables 5 £1,603
Filip Van Assche, Stephex Stables 2 £739

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 Michael Hughes has been paid

Prize money won, by show

2 shows

Show Paid rounds Prize money
CSI Eindhoven 5 £7,038
CSI Twente, Geesteren 4 £1,201

The riders either side of Michael Hughes

Ranked 317 of 3,331, ahead of 90.5% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Lennert Hauschild £8,713 Iris Michels £8,677 Peter Moloney £8,643 Elliott Rowe £8,624 Hilde Veenstra £8,591 Siebe Kramer £8,515 Kirsten Rombouts £8,438 Elena A. Haas £8,347 William Rekert £8,328 Robin Godel £8,281 Daphne van der Schaar £8,230 Jens van Grunsven £8,175 Pieter Clemens £8,135 Padraig McCarthy £8,120 Dinja van Liere £8,077 Micky Morssinkhof £8,073 Yoni van Santvoort £8,029 Filippo Marco Bologni £8,011 Marcus Westergren £7,954 Sophie Dalm £7,942

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Michael Hughes won?

£8,239 across 9 paid rounds between 2022 and 2023, which ranks 317 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does Michael Hughes 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 Michael Hughes's biggest prize?

£4,359 for finishing 2nd in the HENDERS & HAZEL PRIX at CSI Eindhoven in 2022.

Which horse has won Michael Hughes the most?

Kashmir van D'Oude Pastory, £5,897 across 2 paid rounds, which is 71.6% of everything Michael Hughes has won.

Does Michael Hughes 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 Michael Hughes, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

Michael Hughes's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section