Tim Price 47 y/o

New Zealand

CCI5* -L Starts (total since 2008): 81

4 - Viscount Viktor
100 - Vitali

Biography

British-based New Zealander Tim Price is a former world number one, a three-time Olympian and the winner of five CCI5*s: Burghley in 2018 (Ringwood Sky Boy), Luhmuhlen in 2014 (Wesko) and 2019 (Ascona M), and Pau in 2021 (Falco) and last year (Jarillo).

Tim, who originally show jumped to World Cup level, first competed at Badminton in 2004, alongside his now wife, Jonelle; his record is 12 completions, his best placing being third on Xavier Faer in 2017.

His ride this year is the experienced 17-year-old Falco, with whom he won team and individual bronze medals at the 2022 world championships at Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy. Their excellent record includes individual sixth place at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, second at Elkton/Maryland CCI5*-L in 2024, a win at Pau in 2021 and two CCI4*-L victories at Millstreet, Ireland. In 2024, Tim took Falco on the Sunshine Tour at Vejer de la Frontera, Spain and they won a 1.20m show jumping class.

The German-bred gelding, now 17, is owned by Sue Benson, a former British team rider, Badminton runner-up (in 1979) and Olympic course-designer. Falco was produced by New Zealand rider Jesse Campbell and was started in international competition by Tim 10 years ago.

Tim and Jonelle are the first husband and wife to represent NZ at an Olympic Games, which they did in both Rio and Paris, and in 2022, they were the first couple to be ranked first and second in the FEI World Rankings. Tim is currently number 4 in the world.

They moved permanently to Britain in 2005, based in Wiltshire, and in 2023 moved to the Chedington Estate in Dorset. They have two young children, Otis and Abel.

Entries

Viscount Viktor

HANN, Germany, 2014
16.3hh , brown , gelding

Sire Viscount 22

Dam Noble Beauty (Nobre)

Breeder Ulrike Edel-Heidhues

Owned Glynn Norcutt & Ginny Rusher

Vitali

HOLST, Germany, 2010
16.1hh , black , gelding

Sire Contender

Dam Noble Lady (Heraldik)

Breeder Mr Guenther Fielmann

Owned Alexander and Joesph Giannamore

Withdrawn

Falco

HANN, Germany, 2009
16.2hh , bay , gelding

Sire Cardenio 2

Dam Witta (Weinberg )

Breeder Norbert Nowack

Owned Sue Benson
Tim Price

Stats & Insights from

PB – Dressage(CCI5*-L)

22.1 - Pau 2021

PB – Finish(CCI5*-L)

22.5 - Pau 2021 - 1st

Dressage(Last 6 tests avg.)

28.9

XCJ – Clear Rate(Last 10 runs)

70%

Insights

Since 2014, Tim Price has competed at Badminton every year. He has the longest competing streak of any rider since records began in 2008.
Falco enters on a strong showjumping streak - he has gone 14 consecutive rounds without knocking a rail (all international levels).

Badminton Record

2025 – Viscount Viktor 41st
2025 – Vitali 10th
2024 – Vitali 8th
2023 – Coup De Coeur Dudevin WD
2023 – Vitali 7th
2022 – Ringwood Sky Boy 20th
2019 – Bango RET
2019 – Ringwood Sky Boy 10th
2018 – Ringwood Sky Boy 12th
2017 – Xavier Faer 3rd
2016 – Ringwood Sky Boy EL
2015 – Ringwood Sky Boy 15th
2014 – Ringwood Sky Boy 9th
2014 – Wesko EL
2009 – Vortex 20th

Notable Results

2025 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Brookfield Future News 11th
2025 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Garcon 64th
2025 Burghley CCI5*-L – Vitali 6th
2025 Chaumont en Vexin CCI4*-L – Chio 20 4th
2025 Kentucky CCI5*-L – Happy Boy 20th
2025 Pau CCI5*-L – Global Quest 25th
2025 Pau CCI5*-L – Happy Boy 4th
2025 Pau CCI5*-L – Jarillo 1st
2024 Blenheim CCI4*-L – Chio 20 11th
2024 Blenheim CCI4*-L – Happy Boy 1st
2024 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Global Quest 4th
2024 Burghley CCI5*-L – Viscount Viktor 34th
2024 Burghley CCI5*-L – Vitali 2nd
2024 Kronenberg CCI4*-L – Coup De Coeur Dudevin 7th
2024 Kronenberg CCI4*-L – Falco 2nd
2024 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Viscount Viktor 24th
2024 Maryland CCI5*-L – Falco 2nd
2024 Paris Olympics – Falco 6th
2024 Pau CCI5*-L – Jarillo 9th
2024 Saumur CCI4*-L – Jarillo 5th
2023 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Jarillo 7th
2023 Burghley CCI5*-L – Vitali 4th
2023 Kilguilkey House CCI4*-L – Viscount Viktor 4th
2023 Pau CCI5*-L – Viscount Viktor 34th
2022 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Happy Boy 1st
2022 Burghley CCI5*-L – Bango 17th
2022 Burghley CCI5*-L – Vitali 3rd
2022 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Spartaco 9th
2022 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Vitali 10th
2022 Maryland CCI5*-L – Coup De Coeur Dudevin 1st
2022 Millstreet CCI4*-L – Coup De Coeur Dudevin 2nd
2022 Millstreet CCI4*-L – Happy Boy 6th
2022 Pratoni del Vivaro World Championships – Falco 3rd
2022 Strzegom CCI4*-L – Polystar I 2nd
2021 Bicton CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 9th
2021 Kentucky CCI5*-L – Bango 18th
2021 Kentucky CCI5*-L – Xavier Faer 2nd
2021 Maryland CCI5*-L – Xavier Faer 3rd
2021 Millstreet CCI4*-L – Falco 1st
2021 Millstreet CCI4*-L – Spartaco 10th
2021 Pau CCI5*-L – Falco 1st
2021 Pratoni del Vivaro CCI4*-L – Spartaco 3rd
2021 Strzegom CCI4*-L – Vitali 1st
2021 Tokyo Olympics – Vitali 24th
2020 Lignières CCI4*-L – Falco 7th
2020 Pau CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 14th
2020 Pau CCI5*-L – Wesko 3rd
2020 Pau CCI5*-L – Xavier Faer 13th
2020 Strzegom CCI4*-L – Spartaco 7th
2020 Strzegom CCI4*-L – Wesko 4th
2019 Blenheim CCI4*-L – Falco 9th
2019 Burghley CCI5*-L – Bango 5th
2019 Kentucky CCI5*-L – Xavier Faer 3rd
2019 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Ascona M 1st
2019 Pau CCI5*-L – Ascona M 6th
2018 Blair Castle CCI4*-L – Pats Jester 1st
2018 Burghley CCI5*-L – Bango 10th
2018 Burghley CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 1st
2018 Camphire CCI4*-L – Ascona M 3rd
2018 Camphire CCI4*-L – Kincooley Cruising 2nd
2018 Tattersalls CCI4*-L – Cekatinka 10th
2018 Tryon World Games – Cekatinka 8th
2017 Ballindenisk CCI4*-L – Pats Jester 1st
2017 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Cekatinka 1st
2017 Burghley CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 5th
2017 Burghley CCI5*-L – Xavier Faer 18th
2017 Kentucky CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 36th
2017 Le Pin au Haras CCI4*-L – Ascona M 1st
2017 Saumur CCI4*-L – Cooley Showtime 11th
2016 Bramham CCI4*-L – Xavier Faer 10th
2016 Burghley CCI5*-L – Bango 21st
2016 Burghley CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 4th
2016 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 4th
2016 Saumur CCI4*-L – Cloud Dancer 37th
2015 Blenheim CCI4*-L – The Court Jester 5th
2015 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Xavier Faer 34th
2015 Burghley CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 2nd
2015 Kentucky CCI5*-L – Wesko 2nd
2015 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Bango 15th
2015 Pau CCI5*-L – Lord Of The Owls 29th
2015 Pau CCI5*-L – Wesko 3rd
2015 Tattersalls CCI4*-L – Xavier Faer 11th
2014 Blenheim CCI4*-L – Haddon Trump Card 14th
2014 Blenheim CCI4*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 7th
2014 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Bango 12th
2014 Luhmühlen CCI5*-L – Wesko 1st
2013 Blair Castle CCI4*-L – Wesko 1st
2013 Blenheim CCI4*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 13th
2013 Pau CCI5*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 30th
2013 Saumur CCI4*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 9th
2013 Saumur CCI4*-L – Wesko 23rd
2012 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Ringwood Sky Boy 89th
2011 Saumur CCI4*-L – Sporting Hero 24th
2009 Pau CCI5*-L – Vortex 20th
2008 Boekelo CCI4*-L – Keyflow 30th
2008 Pau CCI5*-L – Vortex 20th
2008 Saumur CCI4*-L – Vortex 5th