In the world of equestrian sport the pedigree of the horse is of great importance. This is one of the main criteria by which not only the performance characteristics of a horse are evaluated, but also its cost. The most expensive horse in the world exceeds the most elite racing car in price. Equestrian races bring fabulous financial dividends to the owner, so those who are knowledgeable in this sport are ready to spend considerably. But, unfortunately, not always horses justify the hopes placed on them. Highly valued, or rather overrated, stallions are not always the fastest, despite their thoroughbred and parent-winners.
The top 10 included the most expensive horses in the world ever.
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Sardar Cost 3.5 million dollars
Sardar is a thoroughbred horse born in 1963.The stallion in the middle of the 20th century was purchased by the Beslan stud farm for an incredible sum of $ 3.5 million at that time, and it did not fail, because Sardar had beaten eight world records in his entire life. His debut took place in 1965, when the horse crossed the distance of 1 mile( 1.6 km) in just 1.5 minutes. The horse received universal fame and became the favorite of many. Even the wife of American President John F. Kennedy dreamed of riding on the stately, fastest and most expensive trotter in the world.
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Pine Chip Cost $ 4 Million
Pine Chip ( Pine Chip) ranks ninth among the most expensive horses in the world. One of the fastest trotters in the early 21st century was able to overcome the distance of 1 mile in just 1.51 minutes! He owns numerous victories, which he began to conquer since 1993.It was then that the stallion was purchased for $ 4 million.
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Mystic Park Cost $ 5.5 Million
Mystic Park ( Mystic Park) is one of the most expensive horses in the world, ever sold. The three-year-old American trotter was purchased in 1982 by Lana Lobell for a decent amount of $ 5.5 million. By the time Mystic Park had already a prestigious "Dextra Cup" and was the winner of many equestrian competitions. That's why the athlete did not regret such money. The stallion had excellent external and physical characteristics. They also used a horse for breeding purposes.
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Secretariat Cost of $ 6 million
The stallion named is located in the fifth place among the most expensive horses in the world. Secretariat ( Secretariat).The red-blooded English thoroughbred from the USA, born in 1970, was estimated at 6 million rubles. It is one of the most phenomenal racehorses in history, who became the owner of the American Triple Crown. He managed to set five speed records, and in 1972 he was awarded the title of Horse of the Year. Later it turned out that the record holder is terminally ill and in 1989 it was decided to put the Secretariat to sleep. The stallion was buried at the Claiborne farm in Paris.
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Seattle Danzer Cost 13.1 million dollars
Seattle Dancer ( Seattle Dancer) is the sixth most expensive horse in the world. In 1984, the bay thoroughbred English stallion was bought by a half-ruble at one of the American auctions for $ 13.1 million. At his fabulous price, Danzer was indebted to his parents, who were prizewinners of numerous equestrian competitions. His father Nijinsky participated in 13 races, of which 11 were victorious in 11 cases, and was awarded the second place twice. However, the offspring did not expect such a huge glory, as the new owner expected: out of 5 equestrian races Danzer won only twice. Maybe it was not the fastest stallion, but very expensive and beautiful. He left the horse race in 1988, becoming a tribal stallion. In 2007, an unsuccessful athlete died of a heart attack.
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Deck of Halong Cost of $ 15 million
The fifth line goes to the most expensive hopping horse in the world, named Paluba de Halong .The horse was sold to Dutch Olympic prize-winner Jana Topso for $ 15 million in 2013.Prior to this, the horse performed in a pair with rider Janika Spanger. On account of this "duet" for four years, many victories. The deck of Halong was included in the list of top horses of world jumping.
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Green Monkey Cost $ 16 million
Green Monkey ( Green Monkey) is one of the most expensive failures in the world of horse racing. In 2006, a stallion of a thoroughbred horse was exhibited at the Kinland auction, which the Irish stud farm Kulmor purchased for a record amount."Green Monkey"( verbatim translation of Green Monkey) on the eve of trading showed incredible speed figures: a distance of 200 meters, she overcame in just 9.2 seconds! For the record holder "Coulmour" did not spare 16 million dollars. Parents of one of the most expensive stallions in the world were prizewinners of the prestigious equestrian race in Kentucky, as well as three-time champions. At the same time, Green Monkey himself participated in only three races, never having won. Only once he managed to win the third place of honor. His price, he did not justify, earning a little more than 10 million dollars in his short career. The stallion became tribal, the mating with it is estimated at 5 thousand US dollars.
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Annihilator Cost $ 19.2 million
Annihilator ( Annihilator) - the most expensive horse in the world, occupying an honorable third line of our rating. The stallion was sold in 1989 for a substantial amount - $ 19.2 million. The pacer developed amazing speed at the racetracks and had excellent external data.
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Totilas Cost of $ 21 million
Totilas is the most expensive visiting horse in the world. The star-level horse was sold to Germany in 2011 for 21 million dollars. Earlier, the Dutch horse set a huge number of world records along with his rider Edward Gal. But in 2012, at the Olympic Games in London, the most expensive stallion was waiting for failure along with his rider Alexander Ratt. The horse stopped performing simple tricks and was injured. The fastest horse was for Germany a real failure at the races.
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Sharif Danzer Cost $ 40 million
Sharif Danzer ( Shareef Dancer) from the United States is the world's most expensive horse. Thoroughbred Englishman was sold by shareholders for a fabulous amount of $ 40 million in 1983.His parents were winners of national horse racing championships. Therefore, the new owner of Danser Al Maktoum Sheikh Hadman did not spare such money for the zealous handsome man. And he did not fail: repeatedly the stallion became the winner of many competitions, having subdued hearts of fans of equestrian sport. It took about 30 years, and the world record for the value of Danser was never beaten. The English horse became the most expensive legend. The "dancer" also produced a good offspring and brought a lot of money to his owner as a stud stallion.
