Horse racing is naturally inseparable from "horse racing", that is, thoroughbred horses. Thoroughbred horses are the most expensive animals in the world, and thoroughbred horses sold at major auctions often have various sky-high turnovers.
It is understood that one of the most expensive thoroughbred horses in history was the 2000 Kentucky Pyridon Lord "Fusaichi Pegasus".
"Lingju" image from Coolmore America
The reason why it can create such a high price is inseparable from its record on the field. The "Spirit Foal" won 9 games and 6 crowns and 2 places on the field, winning a total of $1,994,400 for the owners. Although the total prize money won by the "Lingju" was far less than its auction price that year ($4 million), it was still very popular in the breeding world. It is reported that Coolmore Stud later spent nearly $70 million (about more than 500 million yuan) of the year's highest price to buy the "spirit foal" for breeding. At this price, it is enough to buy 10 top sports cars.
Although not a famous horse sold at auction, the transaction process is also a private transaction, but this horse with excellent pedigree has created this record. It is understood that the world record for stallions sold at that time was $40 million in 1983, and the auction of "Lingju" set a new record at that time.
Later, as the champion stallion, more than 75 international champion horses were also born among the descendants of this horse. It has also featured the world's top 10, Australia's top Horse King and the world's 4th Ranked Japanese Horse King. His heirs are still active in horse races today.
"Spirit Colt" (left), "American Pharaoh" (center), "Justice" (right) Group photo from Coolmore America
It is understood that the paternal line of the "Lingju" is the famous American stallion "MR. PROSPECTOR" (United States), and the maternal ANGEL FEVER (United States) comes from the world-famous stallion "DANZIG" (United States), which can be described as a famous family. Where the value of the bloodline manifests itself is in the breeding of horses, so having an excellent pedigree is also one of the main reasons why the "Spirit Foal" can be photographed at such a high price at Kulmer's Irish Racecourse.
The "Gold Digger" image comes from the internet
After the "Spirit Foal", there are also many racehorses whose value has soared after ending their service careers and moving to the stallion industry. Among them, when the US Triple Crown "Justice" changed hands, the transaction price was as high as 60 million US dollars, which has surpassed the "Lingju" and become the highest price in history. However, since the rumors have not been confirmed, the "Lingju" is still the recognized highest price.
"Justice" image from the official website of the Kentucky Derby Tournament
In June 2015, after the "American Pharaoh" rode through the finish line of Belmont Park Racecourse in New York, the 141st Treble Race also came to an end. This is the first horse in 37 years to win three consecutive races and finally achieve the miracle of the "Triple Crown". After that, the world's media rushed to report on the competition, the value of the "American pharaoh" soared to $50 million, and the horse pen was boiling...
"Justice" image from the official website of the Kentucky Derby Tournament
At an auction in Kentucky in 2006, a thoroughbred horse named "Green Monkey" was bought by Calder Racecourse for $16 million, which at the time cost about 110 million yuan. The Green Monkey thus set a record for the most expensive horse race in the history of the world auction at that time, a record that was only later broken by the above-mentioned "Spirit Foal".
We all know that the reason why thoroughbred horses are so noble is because only thoroughbred horses are best suited to the sport of horse racing, and the market behind this sport is amazingly large, and countless capitals are rushing in. In 2017, for example, the total prize money for horse racing worldwide has exceeded 3.259 billion euros. The bets of global gamblers are as high as 105.433 billion euros, and the entire market size has already exceeded one trillion yuan. Such a huge market, as the main force of horse racing, pure-blood horses, naturally also surged in value. In particular, the thoroughbred horses that have won the championship have been auctioned off for a lot of times.
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