Wondering how much prize money is on offer at Badminton Horse Trials? The Mars Badminton Horse Trials is one of the biggest events of the year and attracts top event riders from across the world.
This year, the winner will take home a record £125,000, which is the biggest prize money available in eventing and a £7,400 increase on last year’s offering – check out our 2026 Badminton form guide to see who has the best chance.
Fifty years ago, in 1976, the top prize was £1,000 and it didn’t hit six figures until 2017. This year there is a total prize pot of £451,500 hanging in the balance. There is additional prize money allocated to some of Badminton’s special prize winners – for example, last year £1,000 was awarded to the groom of the winning horse.
Badminton Horse Trials 2026 prize money
Below are the proposed prizes for the top 20 finishers in the five-star competition. The exact prize money, however, depends on the number of starters – these numbers are based on 80 starters.
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Placing
Proposed prize money
1
£125,000
2
£67,500
3
£52,250
4
£38,500
5
£26,100
6
£22,000
7
£19,000
8
£16,500
9
£13,000
10
£12,000
11
£10,700
12
£9,500
13
£8,300
14
£7,100
15
£6,000
16
£4,750
17
£4,100
18
£3,500
19
£3,150
20
£2,550
Badminton Grassroots prize money
Prize money for the British EventingLeMieux Grassroots Championships has also increased this year. Last year, the winners were awarded £600, but this year the BE100 champion will receive £750, while the BE90 victor will receive £700.
How to watch and listen to Badminton Horse Trials
To watch Badminton Horse Trials live or via catch up, including the trot-ups, from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world, you need a 2026 Badminton TV Pass. Badminton TV is once again powered by ClipMyHorse.TV, but you do not need a full ClipMyHorse.TV subscription to watch – you can just subscribe to Badminton TV for £22.99. Go to badminton-horse.tv to sign up. If you are already a ClipMyHorse.TV premium member, Badminton TV is included in your subscription. Also check out the Badminton app, which provides free live results and much more this year. Sign up for Badminton Plus membership for £4.99 to access the live Radio Badminton broadcast and receive exclusive offers from on-site exhibitors. Search for Badminton Horse Trials in your app store.
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