What is the most expensive horse?
The most expensive horse ever sold is Fusaichi Pegasus, a Thoroughbred racehorse, who was sold for a staggering $70 million in 2000.
Fusaichi Pegasus was a champion racehorse, winning the 2000 Kentucky Derby and earning over $2 million in prize money. He was also a highly sought-after sire, and his stud fee reached as high as $150,000.
Here are some other of the most expensive horses ever sold:
- Justify: $60 million (2018)
- Shareef Dancer: $40 million (1983)
- The Green Monkey: $16 million (2006)
- Palloubet d’Halong: $15 million (2013)
- Moorland’s Totilas: $15 million (2010)
- Seattle Dancer: $13.1 million (1985)
- Annihilator: $19 million (2005)
- Meydan City: $11.7 million (2015)
- Snaafi Dancer: $10.2 million (1999)
These prices reflect the high value that people place on horses, both for their sporting prowess and their potential as breeding stock.
