Horse lovers who want their own horse do not choose the cheapest hobby. Not only the purchase but also the care of the animal can run into the money. It is no different with horses than with whichever animal, vehicle or device you want to purchase, the more exclusive the more expensive. An animal that is more beautiful than any animal, a horse that can do something that no other horse has ever shown, is more expensive than a house, garden and kitchen horse that is ridden for wonderful rides through the woods or along the beach. In 2017, the most expensive horses are listed for many millions.
Capital four-legged friends
- Exclusive horses and the most expensive multi-million projects
- Fusaichi Pegasus ?? 60 million dollars
- Shareef Dancer ?? 40 million dollars
- The Green Monkey ?? 16 million dollars
- Palloubet d ?? Halong ?? 15 million dollars
- Totilas ?? 10 – 15 million euros
- Seattle Dancer ?? $ 13.1 million
- Meydan City ?? $ 11.7 million
- MHS Going Global ?? 10 to 12 million euros
- Snaafi Dancer ?? $ 10.2 million
- Jalil ?? 9.7 million dollars
- Plavius - $ 9.2 million
- London ?? 8.6 million euros
Exclusive horses and the most expensive multi-million projects
You can buy a dressage horse or jumping horse for five to ten thousand euros. For a horse with a studbook you will easily lose thousands of euros and horses at Z level cost several tens of thousands. The top horses are expensive and many euros or dollars are paid for. It is used for competitions and honors and it is bred for valuable offspring.
The prices of the horses are sometimes given in dollars and then in euros; it gives an indication. Converting to the current currency can give a wrong picture, which is why the price at the time of sale is mentioned.
Huge amounts
The enormous amounts that are paid do not say anything to the detriment of the farm horses and ordinary riding horses. The farm horses help with the farm work and are of great value there. The noble four-legged friends that gallop along the tide line are usually not worth millions, but they are of inestimable value for the rider and rider. They are the most beautiful, fastest and best horses that are in demand and yield large amounts.
Fusaichi Pegasus ?? 60 million dollars
This thoroughbred stallion brought in the immense amount of more than $ 60 million in 2000, although the sum of 70 million is also mentioned. In 1998 he was only worth four million as a yearling. He won the Kentucky Derby in 2000 and was then sold for the record amount. His stud fee is also not for the cat: $ 7,000. With that alone he earns more than one hundred thousand euros in a year.
Shareef Dancer ?? 40 million dollars
His race results showed that Shareef Dancer was not the very best racehorse, but the Emir of Dubai still paid 40 million for him in 1983. That was mainly because of his father, the famous Northern Dancer. Shareef Dancer became a highly prized stallion with prize-winning offspring.
The Green Monkey ?? 16 million dollars
This American thoroughbred stallion was sold as a yearling for a record price of 16 million dollars. The trio Sue Magnier, Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor bought the show jumper, which made a disappointing $ 10,000 in six starts. The Green Monkey has been used as a breeding stallion since 2008 and earns $ 5,000 per donation.
Palloubet d ?? Halong ?? 15 million dollars
This jumper disappeared to Qatar in 2013, where Olympic jumping champion Jan Tops bought him for the Qatar Show Jumping Team. Tops coached that team and paid $ 15 million, nearly $ 11 million for the chestnut gelding. Rider Ali Yousef al Rumaihi or Bassem Hassan Mohammed from Qatar jumped with it at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Totilas ?? 10 – 15 million euros
Totilas is a black stallion, a dressage horse. Edward Gal rode Totilas on December 16, 2009 when he won first prize at the Grand Prix de Dressage in London. The animal from the Netherlands was sold in 2010 to former top rider and top breeder Paul Schockemöhle. For a million dollar price, although the exact amount has never been disclosed. There is talk of 15 million euros. Totilas also makes a nice buck with his sperm. You have to pay eight thousand euros for breeding with this stallion.
Seattle Dancer ?? $ 13.1 million
Seattle Dancer changed hands in 1985 for $ 13.1 million. Seattle Dancer was a thoroughbred stallion and racing horse. He made $ 111,000 in his career from 1984 to 2007, not as much as the owners had hoped. The horse died in 2007.
Meydan City ?? $ 11.7 million
This horse was beautiful but won few prizes. It was again the Emir of Dubai who gave millions for this horse, but he didn’t win a race with it.
MHS Going Global ?? 10 to 12 million euros
MHS Going Global was sold in November 2016 for an amount of 10 to 12 million euros to Greek billionaire Athina Onassis. The exact amount has not been disclosed. The horse competed in the 2016 Olympic Games with Irish showjumper Greg Broderick.
Snaafi Dancer ?? $ 10.2 million
The Emir of Dubai bought this horse in the hope that he would win big prizes as a ‘Dancer’. That did not happen. Snaafi Dancer was not even presented on the racetrack. He also turned out to be sterile, so that the Emir made a bad buy in this case.
Jalil ?? 9.7 million dollars
Jalil, an American thoroughbred, sold for nearly $ 10 million in 2006. It was again the Emir of Dubai who reached for this four-legged friend. Jalil ran races for two years and finished first. The ten million horse thus won three tons for its owner. The animal retired from racing in 2008.
Plavius - $ 9.2 million
Plavius, like Jalil, came into Arab hands in 2006. The gelding has won a race twice, earning less than $ 42,000 for his stable Godolphin Racing from the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates.
London ?? 8.6 million euros
Jumper London was sold for 8.6 million euros in 2014. The stallion had to be sold because his stable was in financial difficulties. Gerco Schröder rode the animal at the 2012 Olympics and won two silver medals. Shortly afterwards, the stallion was “kidnapped”. The Austrian stable Glock bought the horse and Schröder could continue to ride it. Annette van Trigt made a documentary about the controversial case: ‘The battle for London: the fall of an Olympic jumping stable’.