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Who received the prize in ancient Olympic chariot races?

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Map of southeastern Europe highlighting Greece and marking the location of Olympia with a red star, indicating its status as a World Heritage Site. Olympia is shown in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula, surrounded by neighboring countries and nearby seas including the Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean. — Olympia Olympia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.

In the ancient Olympic Games, the prize for a chariot race was not awarded to the charioteer who drove the vehicle, but rather to the owner of the horses.12

While the charioteer performed the dangerous task of navigating the hippodrome, the victory was credited to the individual who provided the horses and financed the entry. At Olympia, the official prize for the victor was a simple wreath or garland, though the champion also received significant social adulation and often lavish benefits from their home city.12