Canadian Equestrian Show Jumping Statistics, Facts, & Data
Final Horse Ranking 2010

End-of-year ranking of top-10 Canadian show jumping horses based on performances from January 1 to December 31, 2010
The following rankings are based on horses that made at least ten starts at the grand prix level, in competitions with at least $30,000 prize money (not including Table C speed or "novelty" classes). Exacty 50 horses met that criteria.

Ranked by Number of Wins

1. Hickstead 7
2. (tie) Chianto 5
  Pitareusa 5
4. (tie) Game Ready 3
  Take Off 3
6. (tie) Larry 2
  Anton 2
  Top Gun 2
  Terrific 2
  Southern Pride 2

Exactly 10 horses logged more than 1 grand prix-level win in 2010.  Of the 50 horses ranked, an additional 12 horses had 1 win each. 28 horses that made the minimun 10 starts at this level, did not have a single win.

Ranked by Percentage of Starts that Result in a Win

1. (tie) Chianto 25%
  Game Ready 25%
3. Take Off 23.08%
4. Hickstead 16.67%
5. Larry 15.39%
6. Anton 13.33%
7. Pitareusa 12.50%
8. Ole 10%
9. Top Gun 8.70%
10. (tie) Starlet 8.33%
  Coriana van Klapsheut 8.33%
  Ronaldo 8.33
  Dryden 8.33%

Ranked by Percentage of Starts that Result in a Clean Round



1. Chianto 60%
2. Hickstead 59.52%
3. Game Ready 58.33%
4. Take Off 53.85%
5. Star Power 41.94%
6. Ronaldo 41.67%
7. Top Gun 39.13%
8. Atlete van T Heike 38.89%
9. Pitareusa 37.50%
10. Loving Dancer 36.36%
 






Ranked by Percentage of Starts that Results in a Top-5 Placing

1. Game Ready 58.33%
2. Chianto 55%
3. Hickstead 42.86%
4. Ole 40%
5. Star Power 38.71%
6. (tie) Take Off 38.46%
  Quidam's Ramiro 38.46%
8. Pitareusa 35%
9. Atlete van T Heike  33.33%
10. Zeke 31.58%

Ranked by Percentage of Starts that Result in a Top-10 Placing



1. Game Ready 83.33%
2. Chianto 75%
3. Ole 70%
4. Star Power 64.52%
5. Frieda 63.64%
6. Take Off 61.54%
7. Azzaro van't Hagenhof 58.33%
8. Hickstead 54.76%
9. Larry 53.84%
10. Bottom Line 52.13%

11th place on this ranking, was a 5-way tie at 50% (Pitareusa, Southern Pride, Starlet, Atlete van T Heike and Costa Rica Z), indicating that the top horses finish in the top-10 in at least 50% of their starts.


For complete analysis of these rankings see the "News and Analysis" page.



Mid-Year Horse Ranking 2010

Mid-year ranking of top-10 Canadian show jumping horses based on performances from January 1 to June 30, 2010:
The following rankings are based on horse who made at least six starts at the grand prix level, in competitions with at least $30,000 prize money (not including Table C speed or "novelty" classes). 31 horses met that criteria.

For analysis of horse rankings see "News and Analysis" page.


Ratio of clear rounds to number of starts (Percentage of starts that result in a clear performance):

1. Take Off (Eric Lamaze) 77.78%
2. Chianto (John Pearce) 60.00%
3. (tie) Coriana van Klapsheut (Eric Lamaze) 50.00%
  Star Power (Ian Millar) 50.00%
  Ulano (Karen Cudmore) 50.00%
6. Pitareusa (Yann Candele) 47.37%
7. Hickstead (Eric Lamaze) 46.15%
8.  Top Gun (Beth Underhill) 44.44%
9. (tie) Terrific (John Anderson) 42.86%
  Cantero Z (Beth Underhill) 42.86%

Number of Wins:

1. Chianto (John Pearce) 4
2. Take Off (Eric Lamaze) 3
3. Hickstead (Eric Lamaze) 2
4. Pitareusa (Yann Candele) 1 + NC
5. (tie) Bottom Line (Jill Henselwood) 1
  Southern Pride (Karen Cudmore) 1
  Terrific (John Anderson) 1
  Star Power (Ian Millar) 1
  Coriana van Klapsheut (Eric Lamaze) 1
  Ronaldo (Eric Lamaze) 1
  Atlete Van T Heike (Eric Lamaze) 1
  Son of a Gun (John Pearce) 1







 
  
 






Of the 31 horses that made a minimum 6 starts in competitions at the required level, only 12 had at least one indivdual win. Pitareusa had one individual win, as well as being instrumental in a nations cup win. Therefore he was placed ahead of the horses with only an individual win. The leading horse on this list has had as many qualifying wins in the first half of 2010 as he had in all of 2009.


% of Starts that Result in a Top-5 Placing:
These percentages include individual placings only. Both Pitareusa and Ole were part of a winning nations cup team in addition to their individual placings.

1. Take Off (Eric Lamaze) 55.56%
2. (tie) Star Power (Ian Millar) 50.00%
  Ulano (Karen Cudmore)  50.00%
4. Chianto (John Pearce)  46.50%
5. Hickstead (Eric Lamaze)  46.15%
6. (tie) Atlete Van T Heike (Eric Lamaze)  33.33%
7. Mustique (Yann Candele)  33.33%
8. Pitareusa (Yann Candele) 31.58%
9. Ole (Mac Cone)  30.00%
10. Terrific (John Anderson) 28.57%



% of Starts that Result in a Top-10 Placing:

1. Chianto (John Pearce) 76.92%
2. Terrific (John Anderson) 71.43%
3. Hickstead (Eric Lamaze) 69.23%
4. (tie) Take Off (Eric Lamaze) 66.67%
  Star Power (Ian Millar) 66.67%
  Ulano (Karen Cudmore) 66.67%
7. Ole (Mac Cone) 60.00%
8. Pitareusa (Yann Candele)  52.63%
9. Bottom Line (Jill Henselwood) 50.00%
10. (tie) Atlete Van T Heike (Eric Lamaze) 44.44%
  Frieda (Ainsley Vince) 44.44%


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