Horses have long been one of the most important domesticated animals, helping transport people and cargo and being used in the field of battle. As the horse has been replaced in work activity by machines, many have not abandoned their amazement of the horse’s speed and power. The ancient sport of horse racing now showcases the traits of these important animals, and the desire to create the fastest horse, has also created the most expensive horse ever sold at auction.
The previous record from 1985 of $13.1 million US dollars was set the for the Thoroughbred Seattle Dancer, whose lineage included Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, according to reports.
But that record has been broken, and now the most expensive horse ever sold is an unnamed 2-year-old Florida-born colt, and you can bet this expensive Thoroughbred is on a path straight to the Kentucky Derby. The expensive colt reportedly went for $16,000,000 USD.
The expensive horse has never raced but is descended from 2 Kentucky Derby winners, and the colt scored the fastest time among the 154 racehorses sold at Calder Race Course, wowing prospective buyers by running an eighth of a mile in under 10 seconds.
Buying horses is a risky business, but if this expensive colt is a success, it could be at racing at the Kentucky Derby in 2007, and we will see if the auction price predicted the winner’s circle.
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I want that horse instead of a pony.
That 16 million dollar two year old was just retired as a four year old and never won a race. The Green Monkey raced three times and was never better than third. He’s been retired to stud in Florida.
I love horses, but you would have to be insane….I mean come on! 16 million!
WOW!! Thats alot just for a horse
not really i bought my horse for 5 million. it just depends on its pedigree and if its in shape and nothing wrong with it. i race my horse in the kentucky derby and came in 5th
you race a horse that you bought?
Here’s the video of him going through the auction. Very fun to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyggMC85Zsg
It is so sad to think that people will pay that amount of money and if the horse does not perform it is either put down and sold and dogs meat or if lucky find a loving home but that is man – money breeds greed!
I love horses,i have 19 of them i raise them but i mean come on who would buy a horse for that much!!!!!!!?
The sad thing is, that The Green Monkey, as he was later named, never won a single race! He is only placed & now stands at stud in Ocala. As the industry would say, He left his best race on the training track! The reason he commanded that kind of price is he ran an eighth of a mile in 9.8 seconds, as fast as a Quarter Horse would normally run.
i love horses i have perfromed in 600 shows and have done jumpers and i have actually raced for 1 year but right now i have 6 horses and 4 ponies the most ive spent on a horse was 1,ooo,ooo and the most on a pony would have to be 98,ooo but i would neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr spend 16,ooo,ooo on a horse or pony
We all love horses in my family but we all think that this is a way to expensive race horse but i must admit i would rather have a fabulous rich and famous race horse than my pony.
You got to be kidding me! I mean 16,000,000! I would love to have a horse like that but not for that much. whoever selled that horse is lucky.
Can get a mansion or something for selling one horse!!!!
That seems quite expensive, but the real question is; how expensive will the hamburgers be after the horse´s visit to the butcher shop?
my father is a jockey…and a few mill for a horse is not unusual.
andddd I would like to add that race horses are treated well after they retire, people in the horse industry love horses. The owners get into it not bc they want to make money but bc they love the industry. They don’t become burgers..
its not that expensive, i mean seriously my horse was 12 million
i be livn the the south an my horsie was &75 dollas'
oh ya i bee agrein with elga smith i be onl;y sp3nding bout 73 buckz for a paintcanaloosa.
horses 4 that amount are 4 one thing to win the most valuble races in the world and if that horse by the age of three has won these races he is sent to stud to recoup that 16 million, and some, and yes they are well treated after retirement better than most people i might add
race horses are really nice i just rode one yesterday and he jump 4 foot p.s his name is johny and hes a for sale tb gelding
in the end,horses still poop the same smell.
jeezzzz!!! that is a lot for one horse!
The horse, named the Green Monkey, has been retired earning about $25,000. Never won a race in four tries. Now at stud…for $5,000. Only 3,200 mares to breed to break even…
im getting a horse. but my price limit is 2000. dont think i culda bought that colt
16 million thats a fair wod of change i spent about 8 million on my horse farwest million best 8 million i ever spent. the others time it was a waste of dollar. xx
JK!!!!!Ignore my comment! I just looked it up and sadly you are right.
I could buy a lambourgini with that
i don't know much about horses but 16 million is way to much
My uncle has worked with his fare share of famous racehorses and has worked with the famous "Fusaichi Pegasus" and we was sold for $64,000,000 and his some of his colts have been auctioned off at $1,000,000.
i am a nigerian, and the world make us fill as if we are extravegant, look @ dt buying a horse worth 16 million is a total waste, he should be arrested 4 dt.
Imagin buy it then dies second day LOL
some oon offered over 25 million for Eric Lamaze’s hickstead and he turn it down.
wow 16 million d.
Is everyone commenting on here like a millionare or something? cuz im sure not! this is crazy! 64 million, i mean honestly! 16 million! i cant even dream of having that much money! and dude saudi arabia or whatever, that is the coolest thing ever!