In fact, horses that cost millions are not so many, there are not more than a dozen of them in the world.
The most expensive breed of horse is the English (British) race, along with it goes the Arabian horse. These horses are the fastest, the fastest, and the cost of their foals can reach up to $ 1 million. The most expensive horse was sold for $ 40 million.
On average, racing Russian horses can reach the cost of 8 to 15 thousand dollars, the British breed - about 200-250 thousand dollars. And horses that take part in other types of riding will cost about 5 thousand dollars. If you talk about universal breeds, then the price does not exceed 3 thousand dollars, and the working horses are even worth less.
But here you will see only the most expensive horses all over the world.
15. Sour cream
Our rating is opened by the Arabian steed of elegant and rare color, which was bought by Count Orlov himself for 60 thousand rubles. even in the eighteenth century, or rather in 1774. For those times it was a fortune. The name of the horse was Smetanka, for his unusually beautiful color. By the way, it was from this horse that the history of breeding the Orlov trotter began, which today is famous not only in Russia.
14. Strength
The most expensive Belgian breeder in history was a stallion named Silach. In the early twentieth century, it was purchased by a builder from Australia for $ 47.5 thousand. To date, no heavy car was sold more than Silach.
13. Instebledshed Gold
The next expensive stallion is the Instebleshad Gold horse belonging to Ramzan Kadyrov. Volgograd stud farm sold it to the head of the Chechen Republic for 300 thousand dollars. Today - this is the most expensive horse in Russia, according to the registration of official sales in Russia.
12. Stay Thirsty
The American thoroughbred horse Stay Thirsty from Kentucky was sold for half a million dollars to Todd Pletcher. In his career Stay 5 times won the race, earning thereby $ 2 million, having paid off its value and bringing profits to the owners.
11. Lord Sinclair
Outstanding German champion Lord Sinclair, two-time winner of the Young Horse Championship. Each of its 20 descendants was worth $ 1.6 million.
10. Poetin
This gelding in 2003 was the winner of the championship in Germany and was a world-class horse. At the prestigious auction in PSI, the stallion was sold for $ 3.3 million, at that time this amount was a record.
9. Sardar
Unparalleled and legendary stallion Sardar at one time was estimated at $ 3.5 million. He was the winner of many races, where he set world records, 8 of them to date, "no one skipped". The first victory he won in his two years in 1965.
8. Pine Chip
Another record holder was sold for $ 4 million. The stallion cost his money, because he was the absolute champion for overcoming a one-mile distance among trotters, his time was 1 minute 51 seconds in 1994.
7. Mystic Park
Stallion Mystic Park at the age of three was already a multiple winner of various competitions. In 1982, the horse was bought by Lana Lobell for $ 5 million.
6. Secretariat
Stallion English race breed Secretariat was sold for $ 6.08 million This purebred handsome was a multiple prize-winner and champion at the races.
5. Seattle Dancer
The Seattle Dancer in 1985 was purchased for fabulous horse money - $ 13.1 million. This was historically the highest price for a horse at that time. Such a considerable cost for this stallion was because in his pedigree there was a famous representative who won three times international horse racing.
4. Green Monkey
For the same reason as the previous stallion, in 2006 the Green Monkey horse was sold expensively - for $ 16 million. At the time of sale, he did not participate in races, but there were multiple winners of different championships in his family.
3. Annihilator
Thoroughbred stallion, horse-puncher with excellent speed qualities and bright color by an unusual nickname Annihilator was sold for 19 million dollars in 1989.
2. Sharif Dancer
The most expensive horse, which did not justify the hopes of the new owners, was the English race stallion Sharif Dancer, whose value at the time of sale was $ 40 million. He was bought, so to speak, in the fold by a whole group of people, dividing this sum into shares. The price for this stallion rose to 40 million after two big wins in 1983 at the Irish Derby Stakes and King Edward VII Stakes championships. However, after the sale, the steed never again won races. Maybe he should not have changed the owners?
1. Frenkel
The most expensive horse in the whole world and in history was the stallion of an English race breed named Frenkel. He is estimated at an incredible amount of $ 200 million. This price is rightfully deserved, since the horse does not have defeats in his career. He won 14 times at the most prestigious races. But, perhaps, this legendary and unconquerable horse will never be sold, as its owner Khalil Abdul is not going to put his ward in the auction. In the races, he will also no longer participate and, most likely, will become an elite producer.