SHOW JUMPING · 19 SHOWS · 66 EDITIONS

What every show jumping show pays

Q: Which show jumping show pays the most prize money?

CHI Geneva, £7,538,484 across 53 classes and 4 editions.

Q: What is the biggest prize in show jumping?

£1,104,000, the pot for the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva at CHI Geneva in 2022. That is the whole class fund, split down the placings rather than paid to the winner.

Q: How much does a show jumping class pay?

The median cheque anywhere in this data is £85, and 18,059 of the 22,099 paid placings are under £500. A show week is a few large classes standing on a calendar of small ones, and the small ones are most of what is jumped.

£22,916,015 across 1,671 classes and 66 editions between 2018 and 2026, by the show that wrote the cheques.

A show jumping week is not one prize fund. It is a calendar of classes, each with a pot of its own, and the difference between the top and the bottom of it is larger than the difference between two sports. The largest single class here is the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva at CHI Geneva, £1,104,000.

RICHEST SHOW £7.5m

RICHEST WEEK £2.0m

SHOWS 19

EDITIONS 66

CLASSES PAID 1,671

MEDIAN CHEQUE £85

The shows, by prize money paid

Every edition of each added together

19 shows

CHI Geneva £7.5m The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch £5.7m Hickstead £1.8m CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde £1.2m Horse of the Year Show £973k CSI Ommen £952k Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde £919k Saut Hermes, Paris £627k Jumping Indoor Maastricht £598k CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena £522k CSI Twente, Geesteren £399k CSI Exloo £371k CSI Houten £292k CSI Ermelo £284k Indoor Groningen £192k Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen £157k CSI Eindhoven £150k CHIO Aachen £131k CSI Outdoor Wierden £50k

#	Show	Editions	Classes	Per edition	Per class	Span	Prize money
01	CHI Geneva Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva, £1,104,000	4	53	£1,884,621	£142,236	2018 to 2022	£7,538,484£7.5m
02	The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch Rolex Grand Prix The Dutch Masters - Part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, £854,701	6	109	£957,858	£52,726	2021 to 2026	£5,747,150£5.7m
03	Hickstead THE AGRIA KING GEORGE V GOLD CUP (GRAND PRIX), £141,496	5	120	£363,090	£15,129	2022 to 2026	£1,815,449£1.8m
04	CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde Gemeente de Wolden Prize, £28,490	5	414	£238,961	£2,886	2022 to 2026	£1,194,807£1.2m
05	Horse of the Year Show Leading Showjumper of the Year - Grand Prix, £48,900	5	125	£194,674	£7,787	2021 to 2025	£973,369
06	CSI Ommen Handelshuis Schuttert Grote Prijs, £51,667	6	111	£158,709	£8,579	2021 to 2026	£952,254
07	Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde RABOBANK GROTE PRIJS VAN GELDERLAND, P.B. MORSSINKHOF PLASTICS - Grand Prix (LR), £51,282	5	167	£183,867	£5,505	2022 to 2026	£919,335
08	Saut Hermes, Paris Grand Prix Hermès, £341,880	1	9	£627,350	£69,706	2019	£627,350
09	Jumping Indoor Maastricht Grand Prix of Maastricht 2024, £90,171	3	41	£199,439	£14,593	2022 to 2024	£598,316
10	CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena ROLEX Grand Prix Rome, £343,590	1	14	£522,286	£37,306	2021	£522,286
11	CSI Twente, Geesteren Equestrian Park Erve Maathuis Grand Prix, £54,103	3	60	£133,020	£6,651	2022 to 2024	£399,059
12	CSI Exloo VOF Scholtens Prize, £22,735	3	99	£123,506	£3,743	2021 to 2023	£370,517
13	CSI Houten Autojobs Prijs, £24,530	4	72	£73,095	£4,061	2021 to 2025	£292,380
14	CSI Ermelo Provincie Gelderland Prize, £24,231	3	71	£94,815	£4,006	2024 to 2026	£284,444
15	Indoor Groningen Ruitersport Veendam-prijs, £24,359	3	43	£63,979	£4,464	2024 to 2026	£191,936
16	Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen Grote Prijs van Twente aangeboden door Huiskes Kokkeler, £25,897	2	38	£78,629	£4,138	2025 to 2026	£157,259
17	CSI Eindhoven VDL GROEP GRAND PRIX EINDHOVEN, £51,282	1	17	£150,462	£8,851	2022	£150,462
18	CHIO Aachen Grand Prix of the Aachener Bank, £8,547	5	90	£26,265	£1,459	2021 to 2025	£131,324
19	CSI Outdoor Wierden Nijwa Grand Prix of Wierden, £21,795	1	18	£49,829	£2,768	2021	£49,829

Per class is the column that separates the two kinds of show on this list. A five-star indoor week pays a large sum over a short calendar, so its per-class figure is high and its class count is low.

The richest weeks on record

One edition of one show, ranked by what it paid out

66 editions

#	Edition	Classes	Paid placings	Per class	Prize money
01	CHI Geneva 2022	13	169	£154,348	£2,006,520£2.0m
02	CHI Geneva 2018	14	148	£138,298	£1,936,171£1.9m
03	CHI Geneva 2019	14	181	£135,153	£1,892,137£1.9m
04	CHI Geneva 2021	12	154	£141,971	£1,703,656£1.7m
05	The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 2024	22	138	£49,499	£1,088,979£1.1m
06	The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 2025	23	149	£47,245	£1,086,637£1.1m
07	The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 2026	26	172	£41,744	£1,085,346£1.1m
08	The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 2023	22	134	£49,283	£1,084,222£1.1m
09	The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 2021	9	112	£78,362	£705,256
10	The Dutch Masters, 's-Hertogenbosch 2022	7	87	£99,530	£696,709
11	Saut Hermes, Paris 2019	9	121	£69,706	£627,350
12	CSIO Rome, Piazza di Siena 2021	14	173	£37,306	£522,286
13	Hickstead 2026	38	389	£12,603	£478,904
14	Hickstead 2025	28	315	£16,740	£468,723
15	Hickstead 2024	28	300	£16,216	£454,051
16	CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 2022	88	1354	£3,272	£287,934
17	Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 2023	60	827	£4,459	£267,538
18	Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 2022	56	785	£4,465	£250,021
19	CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 2026	86	1284	£2,687	£231,106
20	CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 2025	81	1207	£2,815	£228,039
21	CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 2023	82	1195	£2,755	£225,873
22	CH De Wolden, Zuidwolde 2024	77	1135	£2,881	£221,856
23	Hickstead 2023	18	158	£11,915	£214,472
24	Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2024	14	175	£15,087	£211,222
25	Hickstead 2022	8	103	£24,913	£199,300
26	Horse of the Year Show 2023	25	233	£7,879	£196,966
27	Horse of the Year Show 2022	25	232	£7,816	£195,389
28	Horse of the Year Show 2021	25	235	£7,782	£194,554
29	Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2022	14	162	£13,852	£193,932
30	Horse of the Year Show 2025	25	235	£7,744	£193,604
31	Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2023	13	156	£14,859	£193,162
32	Horse of the Year Show 2024	25	234	£7,714	£192,857
33	CSI Ommen 2024	19	313	£8,910	£169,286
34	CSI Ommen 2026	19	313	£8,787	£166,959
35	CSI Ommen 2022	19	317	£8,429	£160,154
36	CSI Ommen 2025	18	316	£8,832	£158,983
37	CSI Ommen 2023	19	314	£8,179	£155,402
38	CSI Eindhoven 2022	17	212	£8,851	£150,462
39	CSI Ommen 2021	17	311	£8,322	£141,470
40	CSI Ermelo 2026	35	544	£4,040	£141,405
41	CSI Twente, Geesteren 2022	23	294	£6,029	£138,675
42	CSI Exloo 2023	33	508	£4,170	£137,594
43	Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 2025	18	281	£7,550	£135,893
44	CSI Twente, Geesteren 2024	19	289	£7,065	£134,239
45	Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 2026	18	282	£7,436	£133,853
46	Outdoor Gelderland, Lichtenvoorde 2024	15	243	£8,802	£132,030
47	CSI Twente, Geesteren 2023	18	239	£7,008	£126,144
48	CSI Exloo 2022	36	517	£3,261	£117,402
49	CSI Exloo 2021	30	491	£3,851	£115,521
50	Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen 2025	18	247	£4,401	£79,222
51	Jumping Schroder, Tubbergen 2026	20	285	£3,902	£78,037
52	CSI Houten 2024	20	302	£3,822	£76,440
53	CSI Houten 2025	20	304	£3,806	£76,115
54	Indoor Groningen 2025	15	214	£4,860	£72,906
55	Indoor Groningen 2024	15	201	£4,859	£72,885
56	CSI Ermelo 2024	18	277	£3,980	£71,645
57	CSI Ermelo 2025	18	272	£3,966	£71,393
58	CSI Houten 2022	17	274	£4,159	£70,705
59	CSI Houten 2021	15	257	£4,608	£69,120
60	CSI Outdoor Wierden 2021	18	269	£2,768	£49,829
61	Indoor Groningen 2026	13	205	£3,550	£46,145
62	CHIO Aachen 2022	17	161	£1,645	£27,965
63	CHIO Aachen 2023	17	163	£1,634	£27,777
64	CHIO Aachen 2024	17	156	£1,610	£27,374
65	CHIO Aachen 2025	23	126	£1,063	£24,451
66	CHIO Aachen 2021	16	150	£1,485	£23,756

What each level of show pays

The star rating is a promise about the prize fund

7 levels

Level	Classes	Paid placings	Median cheque	Typical winner	Prize money
CSI5*	124	1,561	£1,124	£7,231	£14,780,664£14.8m
International, no star rating	226	2,867	£40	£214	£432,087
CSI4*	71	947	£500	£3,205	£1,690,022£1.7m
CSI3*	173	2,301	£423	£3,300	£2,651,359£2.7m
CSI2*	325	4,777	£103	£481	£2,196,855£2.2m
National	272	1,995	£96	£171	£492,612
CSI1*	480	7,651	£34	£256	£672,411

The stars are a floor on the prize fund rather than a description of the jumping, which is why they are worth reading as money. A CSI5* is obliged to put up a Grand Prix at a level a CSI2* is not, and the entry fee a rider pays moves with it.

What the calendar paid out each season

Every show of every year added together

8 seasons

£1.9m

£2.5m

£3.5m

£4.5m

£2.6m

£2.9m

£2.6m

£2.4m

Frequently asked questions

Which show jumping show pays the most prize money?

CHI Geneva, £7,538,484 across 53 classes and 4 editions.

What is the biggest prize in show jumping?

£1,104,000, the pot for the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva at CHI Geneva in 2022. That is the whole class fund, split down the placings rather than paid to the winner.

How much does a show jumping class pay?

The median cheque anywhere in this data is £85, and 18,059 of the 22,099 paid placings are under £500. A show week is a few large classes standing on a calendar of small ones, and the small ones are most of what is jumped.

Do riders get appearance money at a show?

Not at most of them. A show pays prize money for the rounds that place, and an invitation carries no fee. A handful of the biggest weeks pay a contribution towards transport for invited teams, and a rider outside that is paying to be there.

How many shows are on this list?

19, covering 66 editions between 2018 and 2026. The median show here has paid £522,286 in total.

What every show jumping show pays

The shows, by prize money paid

The richest weeks on record

What each level of show pays

What the calendar paid out each season

Frequently asked questions

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