The most expensive horses in the world are valued in millions of dollars. Such a high cost is due to loud victories at races, excellent pedigree, rarity of the breed, special training. Only a few people can afford such an animal, and some horses are not for sale at all.
Frankel
This particular horse is the most expensive in the world. He is a thoroughbred riding horse (English racehorse) of grey colour, born to Galileo and Kaind. The stallion is owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Born in 2008, Frankel has competed in 14 races and has won all of them for nearly 3 million euros.
At the peak of his career, the stallion was valued at $200 million. Today he is only a sire, so the price has dropped to $131.6 million.
Despite this impressive sum, the owner is in no hurry to part with the famous stallion. Frankel provides excellent offspring, which is in good demand - there are already winners and prizewinners. It is not excluded that in the future the stallion will still get to the races.
Fusaichi Pegasus
A purebred English dark bay stallion born to Mr Prospector and Angel Fever. Fusaichi Pegasus was born in 1997. His first owner was Fusao Sekiguchi - the future champion cost him 4 million dollars. Already in 3 years the stallion won the Kentucky Derby. In total in his career there were 9 starts, in 6 of which he came out victorious (2 losses). The total amount of winnings was almost $2 million.
After the end of his racing career, Fusaichi Pegasus gained the status of the most sought-after breeding stallion. Among his offspring there are both winners and runners-up.
The stallion became one of the record holders in terms of value in 2000 - he was sold immediately after the end of his racing career. The buyer was the Irish company Coolmore Stud. The purchase cost her 70 million dollars.
Shareef Dancer
Another representative of the purebred English breed with grey colour. His parents were Norsern Dancer and Suit Elliens. The stallion was born in 1980, and in 1983 was sold for a then record $40 million.
The buyer was Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Such money he gave under the impression of the purity of the breed, magnificent exterior and excellent racing data. From 5 starts there were 3 wins. At the end of his racing career Shareef Dancer became an excellent breeding sire. His offspring were repeatedly prize-winners in races. The stallion himself died in 1999.
Moorlands Totilas
This stallion was born in 2000 and belongs to the Dutch warm-blooded breed. The main colour is black, all 4 toes are white. The parents were Sire Gribaldi and Dam Lominka.
From 2006-2011, the stallion was called Totilas Heather Heath and Toto. It is one of the top dressage horses and the first to score 90 in a dressage competition. Moorlands Totilas was the world record holder for the highest dressage score in the Grand Prix Freestyle. The stallion competed in the FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010 and, together with rider Edward Gaul, scored many world records in international competitions, for which they were dubbed the rock stars of the equestrian world.
The stallion was withdrawn from competition in 2015. He became one of the record holders in terms of value at the end of 2010 - then he was sold for $21 million . This sale was the beginning of the end of the stallion's career: the new owners could not reach the same heights as before, and the horse was injured several times.
Annihilator
This Australian pacer became one of the world record holders in 1989. His cost was 19.2 million dollars, at that time only the famous Shareef Dancer was ahead of him.
Annihilator had an impressive appearance: a magnificent dark chocolate colour and a luxuriously long mane. In addition to his good looks, he was renowned for his speed. At the racetrack he won 6 races, bringing his owners a decent income. The amount of the largest winnings was $12,000. The stallion's racing career was finished in 2012.
