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SHOW JUMPING · IRELAND · RANK 21

Shane Sweetnam prize money

£209,820 won from 5 paid rounds and 1 win between 2018 and 2022, ranked 21 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 Shane Sweetnam's rounds were worth rather than what Shane Sweetnam was paid for riding them. There is no salary anywhere in show jumping to set beside it.

PRIZE MONEY WON £210k
BIGGEST CHEQUE £166k
PAID ROUNDS 5
WINS 1
TOP THREE 3
MEDIAN ROUND £15,525

Shane Sweetnam 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. James Kann Cruz alone accounts for 86.3% of everything Shane Sweetnam has won.

The horses Shane Sweetnam has been paid on

Prize money won, by horse

3 horses

Horse Paid rounds Wins Share Prize money
James Kann Cruz 2 86.3% £181,125
Alejandro 2 1 12.8% £26,772
Indra van de Oude Heihoef 1 0.9% £1,923
James Kann Cruz £181k Alejandro £27k
Indra van de Oude Heihoef £1,923

Every round Shane Sweetnam has been paid for

Competition, placing and cheque

5 paid rounds

Place Competition Show Level Horse Prize money
3 Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva 2022-12-11 CHI Geneva CSI5* James Kann Cruz £165,600
1 Credit Suisse Challenge 2022-12-10 CHI Geneva CSI5* Alejandro £24,288
3 Trophée de Genève 2022-12-08 CHI Geneva CSI5* James Kann Cruz £15,525
6 Prix des Communes Genevoises 2022-12-09 CHI Geneva CSI5* Alejandro £2,484
10 Credit Suisse Challenge 2018-12-08 CHI Geneva CSI5* Indra van de Oude Heihoef £1,923

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. Shane Sweetnam has won 1 of these outright.

Who the cheques were written to

The owners of record behind Shane Sweetnam's rounds

3 owners

Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
Gizmo Partners, LLC 2 £181,125
Seabrook Llc, Shane Sweetnam, Spy Coast Farm, Llc 2 £26,772
The Blue Buckle Group 1 £1,923

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 Shane Sweetnam has been paid

Prize money won, by show

1 show

Show Paid rounds Prize money
CHI Geneva 5 £209,820

The riders either side of Shane Sweetnam

Ranked 21 of 3,331, ahead of 99.4% of everyone the sport has paid

20 riders

Marcus Ehning £463k Kent Farrington £440k Darragh Kenny £394k Max Kühner £371k Marlon Modolo Zanotelli £350k Jérome Guery £315k Richard Vogel £302k Ben Maher £280k Julien Epaillard £247k Peder Fredricson £238k 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 Gilles Thomas £151k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Shane Sweetnam won?

£209,820 across 5 paid rounds between 2018 and 2022, which ranks 21 of the 3,331 riders show jumping has paid.

Does Shane Sweetnam 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 Shane Sweetnam's biggest prize?

£165,600 for finishing 3rd in the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva at CHI Geneva in 2022.

Which horse has won Shane Sweetnam the most?

James Kann Cruz, £181,125 across 2 paid rounds, which is 86.3% of everything Shane Sweetnam has won.

Does Shane Sweetnam 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 Shane Sweetnam, and the rest of the sport

Riders either side on the money list

Shane Sweetnam's horses

Shows and seasons

The rest of the section