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SHOW JUMPING · SEASON 2018 · 1 SHOWS

Show jumping prize money in 2018

£1,887,767 paid out across 14 classes and 148 placings, 8.4% of everything this section holds.

A season is a calendar of individual class funds rather than one prize pot, and none of it is a wage. The money is written to the owner of the horse, the rider takes a share of it under a private agreement, and nobody in the sport is paid for turning up.

Shows
1
Classes paid
14
Median cheque
£1,875
Leading rider
Marcus Ehning
PAID OUT £1.9m
BIGGEST CLASS £1.0m
CLASSES 14
RIDERS PAID 70
HORSES PAID 111
NATIONS PAID 17

The 2018 money list

Prize money won in this season, by rider

70 riders paid

# Rider Nation Paid rounds Wins Prize money
01 Marcus Ehning Germany 4 1 £344,708
02 Steve Guerdat Switzerland 3 1 £334,271
03 Darragh Kenny Ireland 3 £169,333
04 Pieter Devos Belgium 3 £129,417
05 Henrik von Eckermann Sweden 4 £114,208
06 Daniel Deusser Germany 2 1 £87,292
07 Harrie Smolders Netherlands 3 £75,104
08 McLain Ward United States 1 £62,500
09 Kent Farrington United States 3 1 £54,167
10 Scott Brash Great Britain 2 £46,250
11 Martin Fuchs Switzerland 6 £43,250
12 Peder Fredricson Sweden 4 £37,396
13 Ben Maher Great Britain 3 £35,250
14 Nicola Philippaerts Belgium 3 £34,463
15 Pius Schwizer Switzerland 3 2 £34,271
16 Bertram Allen Ireland 5 £27,458
17 Jessica von Bredow-Werndl Germany 2 2 £22,917
18 Simon Delestre France 2 £22,083
19 Niels Bruynseels Belgium 4 £21,083
20 Simone Blum Germany 3 £18,646
21 Mark McAuley Ireland 2 1 £16,000
22 Nicolas Delmotte France 4 £11,729
23 Christian Ahlmann Germany 1 £9,375
24 Carlos Enrique Lopez Lizarazo Colombia 1 £9,375
25 Lorenzo de Luca Italy 2 £8,542
26 Edwin Smits Switzerland 4 1 £8,467
27 Gregory Wathelet Belgium 1 1 £8,250
28 Niklaus Rutschi Switzerland 3 £8,200
29 Nicolas Deseuzes France 3 £7,719
30 Nadja Peter Steiner Switzerland 2 £7,125
31 Kevin Staut France 2 £6,250
32 Padraig McCarthy Ireland 1 1 £5,417
33 Penelope Leprevost France 3 £5,417
34 Bronislav Chudyba Slovakia 3 £5,010
35 Jeroen Dubbeldam Netherlands 1 £4,219
36 Alexander Bragg Great Britain 1 £4,167
37 Jérome Guery Belgium 2 £3,844
38 Jessica Springsteen United States 2 £3,729
39 Maxime Livio France 1 £3,333
40 Sameh El Dahan Egypt 4 £3,271
41 Victoria Max-Theurer Austria 1 1 £3,267
42 Pedro Veniss Brazil 2 1 £3,083
43 Karen Polle Japan 2 £2,208
44 Anthony Bourquard Switzerland 3 £2,083
45 Karim Florent Laghouag France 1 £2,083
46 Lisa Nooren Netherlands 3 £1,958
47 Shane Sweetnam Ireland 1 £1,875
48 Lara de Liedekerke Belgium 1 £1,667
49 Laura Kraut United States 2 £1,563
50 Michael Jung Germany 2 £1,292
51 Eoin Mcmahon Ireland 3 £1,083
52 Spencer Smith United States 2 £917
53 Georgie Strang Great Britain 1 £833
54 Caroline Gerber Switzerland 1 £833
55 Elaine Pen Netherlands 1 £833
56 Rebecca Chiappero Italy 1 £833
57 Tiziana Realini Switzerland 1 £833
58 Ruy Fonseca Brazil 1 £833
59 Kenki Sato Japan 1 £833
60 Camille Guyot Switzerland 1 £833
61 Robin Godel Switzerland 1 £833
62 Tim Lips Netherlands 1 £833
63 Barbara Schnieper Switzerland 1 £667
64 Alain Jufer Switzerland 2 £583
65 Paul Estermann Switzerland 1 £333
66 Romain Duguet Switzerland 1 £300
67 Edouard Schmitz Switzerland 1 £300
68 Bryan Balsiger Switzerland 1 £250
69 Ioli Mytilineou Greece 1 £208
70 Paris Sellon United States 1 £208

This is the season on its own rather than a career. A rider who appears here once and nowhere else had one good week, which in a sport with no wage is the ordinary way to be paid. The career money list is here.

The shows of 2018

What each week of the calendar paid out

1 show

Show Classes Paid placings Share of the year Prize money
CHI Geneva 14 148 100% £1,887,767£1.9m

The horses of 2018

Prize money won in this season, by horse

111 horses paid

# Horse Paid rounds Wins Prize money
01 Pret A Tout 2 1 £333,583
02 Albfuehren´s Bianca 1 £200,000
03 Balou du Reventon 1 £150,000
04 Alamo 1 1 £133,333
05 Espoir 2 £129,167
06 Castello 194 1 £95,833
07 Don VHP Z N.O.P. 2 £74,167
08 Clinta 1 £62,500
09 Calisto Blue 1 1 £48,125
10 Ursula XII 2 £46,250
11 Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z 1 £39,167
12 Creedance 2 1 £37,500
13 Explosion W 2 £35,000
14 About A Dream 1 1 £30,938
15 Clooney 51 2 £30,000
16 H&M All In 2 £22,083
17 Hermes Ryan 1 £21,875
18 H&M Chilli Willi 1 £20,000
19 Cassini Z 1 £18,750
20 Gk Casper 1 £18,750
21 DSP Alice 3 £18,646
22 Toveks Mary Lou 2 £17,917
23 Gancia de Muze 1 £17,500
24 Gazelle 1 £16,667
25 H&M Christian K 2 £15,313
26 J´Adore van het Schaeck 2 £14,463
27 Vivaldi du Theil 1 1 £11,000
28 Funky Fred 1 £10,000
29 Clintrexo Z 1 £9,375
30 Ulhane de Conde 1 £9,375
31 Dubai du Bois Pinchet 2 £9,375
32 Harley v. Bisschop 2 £8,417
33 Ilex v. 1 £8,333
34 Spike v. Withoeve 1 1 £8,250
35 Ensor de Litrange LXII 1 £6,667
36 Baloubelle CH 1 £6,667
37 Edesa´s Cannary 2 £6,250
38 Quilane de Lezeaux 2 £5,719
39 Saura de Fondcombe 1 £5,625
40 Rosemaber Lancuest 1 1 £5,417
41 Lantaro von Hof 2 1 £5,417
42 Voyou Des Noualles 2 £5,333
43 Miebello 1 £5,000
44 Roelofsen Horse Trucks Eldorado S 1 £4,219
45 Alcatraz 1 £4,167
46 Lester IX 2 £4,010
47 Cristo 2 £3,875
48 Fleur de l´Aube 1 £3,646
49 Urvoso du Roch 3 £3,396
50 Delux van T & L 2 £3,333
51 Boleybawn Prince 1 £3,333
52 Anaya Ste Hermelle 2 1 £3,083
53 Dandiego B Z 2 £3,050
54 Balou Rubin R 1 1 £2,500
55 Kel´Star du Vingt Ponts 1 £2,344
56 Miss G Tracy 2 £2,083
57 Punch de l´Esques 1 £2,083
58 Stella de Preuilly 1 £2,000
59 Armitages Boy 1 £1,875
60 Indra van de Oude Heihoef 1 £1,875
61 Nyala d´Arville 1 £1,667
62 Dienellie 1 £1,667
63 Thalie d´Anjou 2 £1,583
64 Fandilot D 2 £1,533
65 Hercules By Immofluisteraar 1 £1,500
66 Celeste 26 1 £1,500
67 With Wings 1 £1,458
68 Cristy 1 £1,125
69 New York 1 £1,000
70 Suma´s Zorro 1 £938
71 Venard de Cerisy 1 £938
72 Zinius 1 £938
73 Deauville S 1 £938
74 Happiness 2 £917
75 Cooley Earl 1 £833
76 Corazon 1 £833
77 Tresor de Chignan CH 1 £833
78 Blue Nile 1 £833
79 Quilando Z 1 £833
80 Toubleu de Rueire 1 £833
81 Tom Bombadill Too 1 £833
82 Vegas de l´Elfe Jra 1 £833
83 Ulsan de Lacoree 1 £833
84 Giaccomo Ysk 1 £833
85 Lacoste Z 1 £833
86 Chacon 2 2 £833
87 Chidame Z 1 £833
88 Sari 1 £750
89 Dickens II 1 £667
90 Confu 1 £625
91 Extra van Essene 1 £583
92 Corismo 2 £583
93 Janus v. 1 £500
94 Que Bueno de Hus Z 1 £458
95 fischerChelsea 1 £458
96 Izeaux van Spieveld 1 £333
97 Tanaelle du Moulin 1 £300
98 Balenciana K 1 £300
99 VDL Groep Centora de Wallyro 2 £292
100 Hector van d´Abdijhoeve 2 £292
101 Nabab´s Atlanto 1 £250
102 Jade vd Bisschop 1 £250
103 Concona 1 £250
104 Clouzot de Lassus 1 £250
105 Electric Z 1 £250
106 Kadaffi van Orti 1 £250
107 Uccello de Will 1 £208
108 Broadway 1 £208
109 Nathan Detroit 1 £208
110 Casual Z 1 £83
111 Tiger Lily 1 £83

Who the 2018 cheques were written to

Owners of record, by prize money received

110 owners

# Owner of record Paid rounds Prize money
01 Marcus Ehning, Ruth Krech 2 £333,583
02 Steve Guerdat, Hofgut Albführen GmbH 1 £200,000
03 Ann Thompson 1 £150,000
04 Patricio Pasquel Quintana 1 £133,333
05 Devos Stables, Euro Equitation Bvba 2 £129,167
06 Susanne Tovek 1 £95,833
07 Copernicus Stables LLC 2 £74,167
08 Mclain Ward, Sagamore Farms 1 £62,500
09 Stephex Stables - Lozerhof 1 £48,125
10 Lady Pauline Harris, Lady Pauline Kirkham 2 £46,250
11 Stephex Stables, Scuderia 1918 1 £39,167
12 Kent Farrington & R.C.G. Farm 2 £37,500
13 Stuteri Arch 4 £37,396
14 Poden Farms 3 £35,250
15 Premium Mares Ltd 1 £30,938
16 Luigi Baleri 2 £30,000
17 Bürchler-Keller, Beatrice A. 2 £22,917
18 Philippe Berthol, Simon Delestre 1 £21,875
19 Frans Lens, Team Philippaerts 1 £20,000
20 Ann Thompson, Everlong, LLC 1 £18,750
21 Ballywalter Farm 1 £18,750
22 Simone Blum 3 £18,646
23 GT Elite Scandinavia AB 2 £17,917
24 Erna Vaes, Krystle Wienen 1 £17,500
25 Kent Farrington, Robin Parsky 1 £16,667
26 Team Philippaerts 2 £14,463
27 Scea Kalimba 1 £11,000
28 Sportpferde Ehning GbR 1 £10,000
29 Stoeterij Zangersheide 1 £9,375
30 S.A.S. Haras Des Grillons 1 £9,375
31 Amar Hélène 2 £9,375
32 Ben Beevers, Team Philippaerts 2 £8,417
33 Beatrice Mertens 1 £8,333
34 Patrick Huyse 1 £8,250
35 Stephex Stables 1 £6,667
36 Meyer Silvia 1 £6,667
37 Edesa Promotion Equestre SPRL 2 £6,250
38 Sarl. Horses Saint James 2 £5,719
39 Katharina Peter 1 £5,625
40 Tatiana Brent 1 £5,417
41 Kunz Urs 2 £5,417
42 Madame Sandrine Gerschheimer 2 £5,333
43 Eva Lundin 1 £5,000
44 Stal Roelofsen Raalte BV 1 £4,219
45 Sarah Hughes 1 £4,167
46 Sportstall Tina Pol 2 £4,010
47 Jacques Bodenmüller, Pierre Bodenmüller 2 £3,875
48 Stone Hill Farm 2 £3,729
49 Marie Claudine Morlion 3 £3,396
50 Global One Horses Ltd. 2 £3,333
51 Fam. Chavatanont, N. Lertrungamorn 1 £3,333
52 Gestüt Vorwerk & Elisabeth Max-Theurer 1 £3,267
53 Elevage Ste Hermelle 2 £3,083
54 Smits Edwin + Franzoni Claire 2 £3,050
55 Rütimann Werner & Schwizer Pius 1 £2,500
56 Joosen Yves & Amélie 1 £2,344
57 Kearins, Michael 2 £2,083
58 Agnes Celerier 1 £2,083
59 Ph. Miltin - Ol. de la Peschardiere - Cl. Basselier 1 £2,000
60 Gregory Mars, Guillaume Canet, Stephex Stables 1 £1,875
61 The Blue Buckle Group 1 £1,875
62 Lara de Liedekerke 1 £1,667
63 A-One, Henk Nooren, Joyce van Ewijk 1 £1,667
64 Jose Pablo Salgado 2 £1,583
65 Müller Fredy 2 £1,533
66 Inge Balliauw 1 £1,500
67 Peter Katharina 1 £1,500
68 Karen Polle 1 £1,458
69 Nybor Pferde GmbH & Co KG 1 £1,125
70 Sportstall Tina Pol AG 1 £1,000
71 Joanne Sloan-Allen, Sameh El Dahan 1 £938
72 C.H.C. Horses Sa 1 £938
73 Eurohorse BVBA- Axel Verlooy 1 £938
74 Old Willow Farms Llc 1 £938
75 Torrey Pines Stable Inc 2 £917
76 Diana Morrish, Lance Morrish 1 £833
77 Stein, Maria 1 £833
78 Gerber Claude 1 £833
79 L.J.Hofland & E.L.A. Pen 1 £833
80 Chiappero Rebecca 1 £833
81 Heinz-Günter Wickenhäuser, Samuel Siegenthaler 1 £833
82 Ruy Fonseca, Renata Rabello Costa and Andrea Costa 1 £833
83 Japan Equestrian Federation 1 £833
84 Guyot Camille 1 £833
85 Steiner-Kühne, Yvonne 1 £833
86 H Meulendijks, Lips Stables 1 £833
87 Madeleine Winter-Schulze 2 £833
88 Bigler Sportpferde GmbH 1 £833
89 Kinoshita Group 1 £750
90 Hauser Martin 1 £667
91 St. Bride's Farm 1 £625
92 Victoria Vargas D'Agostino 1 £583
93 Rickli Werner 2 £583
94 Patrick Vernier 1 £500
95 Brot Sport Horses 1 £458
96 Fischer, Klaus & Sabine & Jung, Familie 1 £458
97 Artisan Farms , Llc 1 £333
98 Romain Duguet 1 £300
99 Florence Schmitz 1 £300
100 Nooren Henk Handelsstal sprl/Stoeterij Duyselshof 2 £292
101 Noel Delahunty Connaught Bloodstock 2 £292
102 Müller, Frank 1 £250
103 Vanvinckenroye - Devos Stables - Soc Agricole 1 £250
104 de Coulon Sarah 1 £250
105 Burkard Beat 1 £250
106 Bruynseels Stal 1 £250
107 Sarl C Epona 1 £208
108 Elias Stud Farm 1 £208
109 Willow Grace Farms 1 £208
110 Paul Schockemöhle Pferdehaltung GmbH 1 £83

Where the 2018 money went

By the flag on the rider's entry

17 nations

Nation Riders paid Paid rounds Share Prize money
Germany 6 14 25.7% £484,229
Switzerland 17 35 23.5% £443,433
Ireland 6 15 11.7% £221,167
Belgium 6 14 10.5% £198,723
Sweden 2 8 8% £151,604
United States 6 11 6.5% £123,083
Great Britain 4 7 4.6% £86,500
Netherlands 5 9 4.4% £82,948
France 7 16 3.1% £58,615
Colombia 1 1 0.5% £9,375
Italy 2 3 0.5% £9,375
Slovakia 1 3 0.3% £5,010
Brazil 2 3 0.2% £3,917
Egypt 1 4 0.2% £3,271
Austria 1 1 0.2% £3,267
Japan 2 3 0.2% £3,042
Greece 1 1 0% £208

What level the 2018 money was jumped at

The star rating is a floor on the prize fund

2 levels

Level Classes Share Prize money
CSI5* 13 98.6% £1,861,933£1.9m
National 1 1.4% £25,833

2018 against every other season

In time order, not sorted

8 seasons

A season's total moves with which shows ran and how many classes each of them paid, so a step in this chart is usually a calendar rather than a change in what the sport is worth. The 2019 season is here.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did show jumping pay in 2018?

£1,887,767 across 14 classes and 148 paid placings at 1 show.

Who won the most prize money in 2018?

Marcus Ehning, £344,708 from 4 paid rounds and 1 win.

What was the biggest class of 2018?

The Rolex Grand Prix, a fund of £1,000,000 split down 16 placings.

Which show paid the most in 2018?

CHI Geneva, £1,887,767 across 14 classes.

What did a placing pay in 2018?

The median cheque was £1,875 across 148 paid placings. Most of a season is small classes: the ones people have heard of are a few dozen out of thousands.

Do show jumpers get paid a salary?

No. There is no wage anywhere in show jumping: no federation contract, no retainer and no appearance money at most shows. The season total above is the whole of what the sport paid, and it was paid one round at a time to the owners of the horses.

Where to next

The rest of the calendar, and the people it paid

The 2018 shows