He died a few years ago. His handlers said he was a wonderful horse who was a pleasure to be around. They said he would be greatly missed So at least someone loved him..
Then some horse in 2013 nobody wanted was bought back for a “mere” $300,000 and later became a Triple Crown winner (American Pharoah)...you just never know with these horses :)
Horse of the Year Zenyatta was purchased at auction for 60k and ended up winning over 7 million at the track and to this day is the only filly to win the Breeders Classic against the males. She was 19 for 20 and also won the Ladies Breeders division the year before making her the only horse to win two different Breeders cup races.
"GREEN MONKEY" will never ever be forgotten in Horse racing history as never before in history has a U.S 16 million dollar horse not won a single race.Thanks for this evergreen video that gives the common punter a peep into the World of Billionaires and the most unique horse bidding in the Universe. Ahoy !
Northern Dancer: 18-14-2-2, defeated by Quadrangle and Roman Brother in the Belmont Stakes (1964) after he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. He is the father of Nijinsky, the last British Triple Crowned (1970) and grand grand sire of the mare Treve, winner in the Prix de L'Arc de triumphe 2013-2014.
People get hung up on the race track appeal, but look at the hang time in that boy's hocks! Beautiful smooth, short, elastic top line, with flat knees and animation up front all at once. He's a moving fool if ya ask me. And he's chromed up to boot! He could be trained in dressage, nice hunt seat equitation, and more I'm certain. Plus, the mark of a good stud is if he out sire's himself!! I know a few quarter horses (My neck of the woods) like Reminic, Impressive (which I own a granddaughter of) and Sir Colonel that always out produced themselves, and that's what brings the mares and money around. Plus, for instance, Reminic was nothin to look at, even homely, and made killer working horses that were beautiful on top of it!
I agree. The supernatural miracle of the perfect horse will NEVER happen again. Secretariat is in a league of his own. You can't repeat perfection. You just never expect that it could exist. To me...he is the greatest creature that ever lived. No human can come close to the perfect "10". Secretariat is beyond words...And he is still the most beautiful horse I have ever seen.
I wonder if they started testing these horses? I worked a sale in the early 1990s, the standardbred sale, and I remember the yearlings were rippling with muscles. It was a common practice to inject them with steroids and give them more weight, incredible muscle mass for that age, and when the coat was shiny, they looked amazing. They look much older than they were. I would hope that they don't do that anymore. It's not that it hurts the horse, and the funny part is if every horse is going through the same thing, it's not really giving you an advantage, it is only making the playing field equal. But if none of them did it, it would be just as good, and people would be seeing what they are really getting. They must've change this by now but I don't know it's been a lot of years
Pssssh, thank you for your uplifting views of the world. Sweetie MOST thoroughbreds with good lines (race horses) go on to compete in other sports, like eventing, cross country, or even Polo. It is very rare that a young off the track horse is slaughtered.
Such a shame he was a failure on the track- then again, I always love it when the horses that cost less win. Still, beautiful horse. I hope he can sire good racers.
Interesting to read that Secretariat had a larger than normal heart- a freakishly fast greyhound, the Irish Mick the Miller also on his death was found to have a much larger than usual heart. The English National winner steeplechaser Red Rum who won three times- his heart size was unknown- but a big heart has to help [in all senses of the word!]
he was purchased by Coolmore Stud, and is probably one of their biggest regrets, as he only started 3 times in his "career" and was retired after failing to hit the board in his third start. He stands at stud now in Ocala for $5,000 per foal.
He's so beautiful l don't wanna sound rude but for all the people hating at this horse cause he's bad at racing, do you even care how the horse is feeling? He's a beautiful stud And a real horse lover doesn't care about money, love is not for sale, and friendship either. He's a beautiful horse, l really like him, 16m is a lot, but l think, even not all the money in the world... can buy a horsemanship or love or friendship.
Marit unfortunately the racing industry sees horses as a business tool and nothing more. I agree that he is beautiful but in their eyes if he is a dud on the track then bung him in stud. He did foal two good racehorses though so can't fault him there
Marit He's beautiful but that's about it. He's a dud as a stud and will never produce what he sold for. This was a competition between two people that dislike each other. This 16 million was a joke!
@MsFlowP He actually was a failure on the racetrack. He raced three times, came in third once and fourth twice. He was plagued by injuries and never ran as well on the track as he did at the time of this sale. He is currently standing stud at Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds in Ocala, FL. His stud fee is only $5,000. Despite the fact that he was a failed racehorse and is clearly not worth much as a sire - that fee is very low for a TB stallion - he will likely never be at risk of slaughter.
Some horses just need the love and companionship to fulfill there true potential, only certain trainer's are as just worthy to gain a horses confidence and respect and to to reach the qualities that a trainer so much admirers and aspires for the horse to reach. Rip Vincent O'Brien there will never be a trainer on this god giving earth that will ever be able to get inside a horse's head, as pleasant and gracious as you so much where you were miles ahead of everyone and anyone when it came to spotting the horses very known qualities, and the reason why ireland are held in high esteem. Thank you.
It doesn't matter if this horse isn't the fastest. This horses build is one of a kind and what you should base your horse buying when buying a thoroughbred. This horse is a stunner and if it doesn't make it as a race horse it'll make it as a show horse without a doubt. He is just amazing looking. If you were to show thoroughbreds you would understand. My dad showed them.
Amen to that. Not all racing bred horses are face material. A friend of mine has a daughter of Red Light Green Light (quarter horse) that is way too tied in at the shoulders and couldn't hold her head high of she wanted to. Despite being slow, that thing can turn on a dime. She's 14 hands of good attitude, so a ten year old does playdays and showed Tiki, the mare, at the county fair the last couple years. Tiki is far from the winner's circle, but she's still a good horse.
Fungus does not bring down a price by a zero. Fungus does not reduce a yearling from 600k to 60k. You don't know what you're talking about. They got lucky on the purchase of a lifetime; God bless her, I hope she produces a winner someday. Maybe this in utero MdO will be the one.
julie hertz funny my horse, sugar , is not a racer but she jumps. she is a little appaloosa mare and can jump 6 ft. I bout her for 100 bucks and we have won nothing but the blue ribbons
Your little appy mare can jump 6ft? Hmmm. The tallest jumps at the Olympics, the Grand National and Grand Prix jumping are 5'3". If Sugar can top 6ft I would think you could sell her for a fortune to the Grand Prix group.
Yeah no she is like 15 hands and I would never sell my little baby I have never jumped 6 feet on her but I have seen her do it she is better than the other two warm bloods we have
16 million for a horse that never won a race and whos foals are pretty damn useless. Getting a horse with secretariat and other fancy horses bloodlines isnt difficult, we have an ex racer who we dont know much about her racing career, she always came 2nd and when i researched her it turned out she had descended from Northern dancer!
Well DUH! Horses do NOT come with a guarantee! They are not machines. A lot of things have to come together to get a winner.....THAT is why there is only one in each race, or championship. So take the risk, or not.
I remember my boss back 25 years ago, he was at a dairy barn that had a cow giving birth to a Holstein cow, if the calf was a bull, it was already sold for $250,000!
Most modern thoroughbreds have Northern Dancer in their pedigrees. Rare to find a horse without Northern Dancer in their blood. Because of Storm Cat and AP Indy, Secretariat is in a lot of pedigrees too.
@gilliangirl1 I think you'd also be surprised to learn that standardbreds are very common in slaughterhouses - they are often sold to the Amish, who drop them off at kill auctions when they go lame or become ill. The AQHA is notoriously pro-slaughter as are many of its members, and as it is the breed registry with the largest number of registered horses per year by a large margin over the Jockey Club, I wonder how many of their culls wind up in slaughterhouses?
Yeah I took a look inside the quarterhorse journal once & was stunned by the number of 11, 12, 13 year olds that died. Something wrong there for sure...
@gilliangirl1 Ferdinand is the exception, not the rule. He was sent to stud in Japan and when he became unpopular, the Japanese attempted to place him in a riding club. When that failed, they sold him to slaughter without contacting his former owners first. I think you'd be shocked to find out how many OTTBs actually DON'T go to slaughter. I think you'd be surprised to learn that there are a number of racetracks in the US that outright ban trainers that sell horses for slaughter.
That was a crazy pissing match between Shiekh Mohammed's people and Coolmore. Still mindboggling to this day. Thanks so much for sharing all these awesome videos of yours! They are all fun to watch. Are you going to have some videos of the Fasig-Tipton sale tomorrow? I can't wait to see how much Stardom Bound will go for.
So i guess they just need another $15,989,560.00 to get their money back after retiring after losing all 3 career starts. (total winnings $10,440) Currently at stud $5000 fee.
Do people actually realize that Secretariat is a kind of his own... he actually had lungs larger than and average horse's which is what allowed him to be so extraordinary...
once again this horse is a fourth generation of Secretariat, the race horse that still holds the world record, if you are not old enough to remember this, then pick up a book and read about this amazing horse....I'm just say'n, Or watch the movie
Yeah I agree with you. If anyone had that much money laying around, I wouldn't spend it on one horse. This horse was already going to a good stable before someone was betting that high. It's so dumb, but oh well.
he has a 25 foot stride and runs 45 miles per hour.look that up..its unheard of.and his bloodlines are super.....thats why hes 16 million dollars...if you knew about thoroughbreds then you wouldnt write stupid comments =)
Nice looking horse. But, If that was me having 16 million, I'd rather build a stable and wide area of land, buy some decent breeds and hire people to breed them for me :))
I understand what you mean. However, no horse has duplicated what he did in 1973. Only 11 horses in 140 TC races have won the TC. Although he still holds all 3 Triple Crown track records even 40 years later, what we witnessed at the Belmont on June 9, 1973 will never happen again. The world record set by winning by 31 lengths has never been matched even by a human. It is the only supernatural event witnessed by millions.
It isn't about the horses physic (it should be) buyers are more interested in there pedigree but sometimes it doesn't matter how good of a physic or pedigree it has what matters the most is if it wants to try as a racehorse, if it doesn't have any interest in racing well that's what can happen unfortunately.
Exactly, I ride a thoroughbred who has a beautiful pedigree, and was worth so much, but when they got him out on a race track he was crap. The pedigree doesn't mean they are good. The thoroughbred I ride, despite his pedigree, works as a school horse!
Thomas Milliken I've never understood the obsession people have with pedigree myself. I knew someone who used to to own racehorses, he has since passed on but he was always said that the horse's build was more important than the pedigree, as he put it '"papers don't make champions". He owned a few winners in his time, one of which was regarded as a dud pedigree wise, though was an amazing stayer that won most of it's starts and never came anything less than 3rd.
Alexander has a father who was a famous writer. Bush has a dad who was a president. So, 2 champion horses have generations that will be champion horses Other horses will not.
just saying, they throw away amazing foals, mares and stallions of all breeds and colors nearly every year, thoasands upon thousands of horses, and pigs, and cattle, go to slaughter...but, he does look like he'd make a good show jumper.
@xXxOutlawEmoxXx Horses don't really get sent to the slaughter house anymore. He was a fast horse but 16 mill is way too much, it wasn't that he wasn't good I think he hurt his back or something and is at stud now.
Secretariat, to me, is the greatest creature that ever lived. Greater than you & me. THE perfect "10" of nature. Confidence, intelligence, supernatural speed and beauty. I can't think of ANYONE who had it all. Only 1 athlete in history ever speeded UP an entire race to break a track record. Just ONE HORSE. And more than once. It defied the laws of nature. NO one talked about Forego when he raced against Sec. He came in FOURTH. Everyone talked about Sham. Forego isn't a legend.Just in your mind.
If we had $16 Million we would buy Genie, not Green Monkey! (see the Congratulations Genie video response) But Genie is already ours, and she is not for sale :-)
@Kyletb06 Yes I know he's pure racehorse, Arabians, Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, Akhal Tekes, Appendix Horses, and Standardbreds are all pure racehorses, I think you mean he is pure Thoroughbred which yes he is, someone told me he wasn't and I was stupid enough to believe them, for about 5 minutes.
I wish I could buy every horse that ever went to an auction, I think I'd buy all the kill buyer's horses, I don't think these beautiful animals should be slaughtered and turned to glue.
Anna is an equestrian 16 Million dollar horse turned to glue... Do you even beleave the crap you come up with or do you just type and laugh like you didn't do it?
Forestry ex. Magical Masquerade (Unbridled) Forestry is a son of Sire of Sires Storm Cat . His Dam is a non producing mare. She herself only hit the board 3 times out of 11 for $45k. I'm not sure what the big deal was, either. Maybe they were thinking stud fees with the storm cat/unbridled top and bottom?
Horse Racing is Animal Cruelty. Horse were not meant to run like that. I turned my back on this Abuse after I saw how many horses Were dying live on TV for the simple pleasure of gamblers and those with too much who do not use it to help they use it to hurt.
You said it Linda Marie I agree with you 100 % BAN RACING IN ALL ITS CRUELTY AND ABUSE and the unfair murders of thousands of innocent horses every year.
Linda Maria de la Rosa k sorry but horses... are meant to run like that lol, there's nothing unnatural to a horse about running. it's the most natural thing they do, and race horses LOVE to run, you can't hold them back. I've owned horses who can't be held back from galloping. I don't disagree that it's a cruel business and they do horrible things but saying horses weren't meant to run is absolutely ridiculous.
Rosie Froese I agree that horses are born to run but not to be exploited and used for money hungry humans entertainment . The racing industry is diligent of keeping their dirty little secrets hidden from the publics eyes and a large percentage of gulible or just plain ignorant people fall for their cover up but then their a people who are well informed of what corruption and animal cruelty that is hidden away from the publics eyes. The racing industry would lead people to believe that it is a prestigious industry who care deeply about the welfare of their horses , but in reality it's only real concern is it's revenue earning not the poor animals that give their lives to race and breed to keep their industry thriving . People see the lavish lifestyles of some of the horses and are misleaded into believing that all the Thoroughbreds horses that are bred for the racing industry live in that manner , but sadly more horses are sent off to the sale yards , feed lots or for private sales then the few lucky horses that actually live out their lives in luxury. I love watching horses in their finest hour running free not having an axe ( figuratively speaking ) held above their heads wether or not that they are fast enough to meet the requirements of becoming a profitable racing horse whose potential earnings far out weigh the actual horses life .
+Michael. RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ I understand where your coming from but there are other ways to calm a highly strung nervous horse down and there is no need to write in capitals! We all have different methods to help horses cope with stress.
The story quietly going 'round after this sale is that it was all a publicity stunt cooked up for fun and headlines. That the "winner" of the auction had actually purchased the colt privately a day or two before he went through the ring. It was decided by a group to put the colt through the sale, get a phony bidding war going, running the price up to an astronomical level, the private purchaser then "winning" the in the end. It was never acknowledged publicly that is what happened but it makes more sense than paying 16 mil for a colt anyone with half an eyeball knows is not worth anywhere near that figure. If it was headlines they were after - and I'm sure it was - they got 'em. All these years later and people still talk about The Green Monkey and scratch their heads in puzzlement.
Highly doubt that story as the Bidding team that won was Demi O'Byrne on behalf of Coolmore and they underbidders were the Maktoum family , at this time i don't think both Parties were even talking to each other , as Darley Vs Coolmore was in full flow
horsehalters2 “go buy a real horse” what the fuck does that even mean.. it’s fucking breathing, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it’s a damn horse to me.. unless you don’t have eyes
What do you mean a real horse??? If I had all the money in the world I would by all the horse that need help and put them in a giant grassy pasture and just have them to love forever!!!!😊😊😊
@xXxOutlawEmoxXx Wow, This is the Calder 2 year old auction. Thoroughbreds.. ONLY , not half Quarter Horses.. This colt is by Forestry out of an Unbridled mare.. "Go back and re-watch the video" let me know where the auctioneer says he's half QH.. please let me know.. 20k doesn't buy much at this sale.. AND I said 99% of 2 year olds at PUBLIC AUCTION are unraced.. LOL Great video of a lovely horse.
He died a few years ago. His handlers said he was a wonderful horse who was a pleasure to be around. They said he would be greatly missed
So at least someone loved him..
Then some horse in 2013 nobody wanted was bought back for a “mere” $300,000 and later became a Triple Crown winner (American Pharoah)...you just never know with these horses :)
add into the mix a trainer who will use any/all drugs available to make any thoroughbred a Champion. Ladies & Gentleman, Mr. BOB BAFFERT.
16 million!! And my wife gets mad when I spend $15 on fishing gear.
Time to auction her for a euro
This horse ran 3 times, and earned 10k.
You married the wrong woman
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Get rid of her pronto.
The history of this horse bloodline is just amazing. And only the bidders knew about this.
The bidders knew what that he would never win a race. Because this 16 million dollar horse never won a race
@@MikeSmith-cn6ub you have zero idea what your are talking about.
Horse of the Year Zenyatta was purchased at auction for 60k and ended up winning over 7 million at the track and to this day is the only filly to win the Breeders Classic against the males. She was 19 for 20 and also won the Ladies Breeders division the year before making her the only horse to win two different Breeders cup races.
I bet the under bidder was happy. Literally saved 15.5 mill
I'm sure the people who sold him were thrilled!
"GREEN MONKEY" will never ever be forgotten in Horse racing history as never before in history has a U.S 16 million dollar horse not won a single race.Thanks for this evergreen video that gives the common punter a peep into the World of Billionaires and the most unique horse bidding in the Universe. Ahoy !
The "little horse" Northern Dancer $25,000. Until now there is not a Sire like him. BTW, he was an extraordinary runner with an excellent pedigree.
Northern Dancer: 18-14-2-2, defeated by Quadrangle and Roman Brother in the Belmont Stakes (1964) after he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. He is the father of Nijinsky, the last British Triple Crowned (1970) and grand grand sire of the mare Treve, winner in the Prix de L'Arc de triumphe 2013-2014.
Pedro Fernandez and he's the main bloodline of Saddler's Well's... the sire of Horses like High Chaparral, Galileo etc,And Galileo has been owning!
People get hung up on the race track appeal, but look at the hang time in that boy's hocks! Beautiful smooth, short, elastic top line, with flat knees and animation up front all at once. He's a moving fool if ya ask me. And he's chromed up to boot! He could be trained in dressage, nice hunt seat equitation, and more I'm certain. Plus, the mark of a good stud is if he out sire's himself!! I know a few quarter horses (My neck of the woods) like Reminic, Impressive (which I own a granddaughter of) and Sir Colonel that always out produced themselves, and that's what brings the mares and money around. Plus, for instance, Reminic was nothin to look at, even homely, and made killer working horses that were beautiful on top of it!
What an insannnnne thing. I can't imaging the adrenaline going around in that setting....especially for the owners, holy cow.
He's wearing his lucky sock!
Not luck enough, because he only brought back 10K
He isn't bought for racing.
He's from a bloodline. Hes a stud. I like this horse so much.
He was a flop in the shed.
I agree. The supernatural miracle of the perfect horse will NEVER happen again. Secretariat is in a league of his own. You can't repeat perfection. You just never expect that it could exist. To me...he is the greatest creature that ever lived. No human can come close to the perfect "10". Secretariat is beyond words...And he is still the most beautiful horse I have ever seen.
I wonder if they started testing these horses? I worked a sale in the early 1990s, the standardbred sale, and I remember the yearlings were rippling with muscles. It was a common practice to inject them with steroids and give them more weight, incredible muscle mass for that age, and when the coat was shiny, they looked amazing. They look much older than they were. I would hope that they don't do that anymore. It's not that it hurts the horse, and the funny part is if every horse is going through the same thing, it's not really giving you an advantage, it is only making the playing field equal. But if none of them did it, it would be just as good, and people would be seeing what they are really getting. They must've change this by now but I don't know it's been a lot of years
Just think people, Secretariat was won from a handshake and a coin toss!!
Pssssh, thank you for your uplifting views of the world. Sweetie MOST thoroughbreds with good lines (race horses) go on to compete in other sports, like eventing, cross country, or even Polo. It is very rare that a young off the track horse is slaughtered.
That is bullshit The kill pens are full of them
Such a shame he was a failure on the track- then again, I always love it when the horses that cost less win. Still, beautiful horse. I hope he can sire good racers.
it will all end in tears
Horse auctions - faster talking than horse race commentary
Interesting to read that Secretariat had a larger than normal heart- a freakishly fast greyhound, the Irish Mick the Miller also on his death was found to have a much larger than usual heart. The English National winner steeplechaser Red Rum who won three times- his heart size was unknown- but a big heart has to help [in all senses of the word!]
he was purchased by Coolmore Stud, and is probably one of their biggest regrets, as he only started 3 times in his "career" and was retired after failing to hit the board in his third start. He stands at stud now in Ocala for $5,000 per foal.
Name of the horse ?
@@musakubilaypolat2600Green Monkey
i love the crowds reaction when the guy asks "anyone else wanna bid?"
He's so beautiful
l don't wanna sound rude but for all the people hating at this horse cause he's bad at racing, do you even care how the horse is feeling?
He's a beautiful stud
And a real horse lover doesn't care about money, love is not for sale, and friendship either.
He's a beautiful horse, l really like him, 16m is a lot, but l think, even not all the money in the world... can buy a horsemanship or love or friendship.
Marit unfortunately the racing industry sees horses as a business tool and nothing more. I agree that he is beautiful but in their eyes if he is a dud on the track then bung him in stud. He did foal two good racehorses though so can't fault him there
***** l heard after they use him as a stud to make beautiful foals too and racing too
Marit He's beautiful but that's about it. He's a dud as a stud and will never produce what he sold for. This was a competition between two people that dislike each other. This 16 million was a joke!
nay rod l know but, he sure will make beautiful foals thats worth alot
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@MsFlowP He actually was a failure on the racetrack. He raced three times, came in third once and fourth twice. He was plagued by injuries and never ran as well on the track as he did at the time of this sale. He is currently standing stud at Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds in Ocala, FL. His stud fee is only $5,000. Despite the fact that he was a failed racehorse and is clearly not worth much as a sire - that fee is very low for a TB stallion - he will likely never be at risk of slaughter.
Some horses just need the love and companionship to fulfill there true potential, only certain trainer's are as just worthy to gain a horses confidence and respect and to to reach the qualities that a trainer so much admirers and aspires for the horse to reach. Rip Vincent O'Brien there will never be a trainer on this god giving earth that will ever be able to get inside a horse's head, as pleasant and gracious as you so much where you were miles ahead of everyone and anyone when it came to spotting the horses very known qualities, and the reason why ireland are held in high esteem. Thank you.
Best part is when one of the bidders drops out at 16 mil and the auctioneer asks, "..anybody else wanna bid?"
It doesn't matter if this horse isn't the fastest. This horses build is one of a kind and what you should base your horse buying when buying a thoroughbred. This horse is a stunner and if it doesn't make it as a race horse it'll make it as a show horse without a doubt. He is just amazing looking. If you were to show thoroughbreds you would understand. My dad showed them.
Amen to that. Not all racing bred horses are face material. A friend of mine has a daughter of Red Light Green Light (quarter horse) that is way too tied in at the shoulders and couldn't hold her head high of she wanted to. Despite being slow, that thing can turn on a dime. She's 14 hands of good attitude, so a ten year old does playdays and showed Tiki, the mare, at the county fair the last couple years. Tiki is far from the winner's circle, but she's still a good horse.
What a rip off. Jerry and Ann Moss bought ZENYATTA at the auction for 60,000.
Only because she had a skin condition, or else she would have sold for mid to high 6 figures.
Fungus does not bring down a price by a zero. Fungus does not reduce a yearling from 600k to 60k. You don't know what you're talking about. They got lucky on the purchase of a lifetime; God bless her, I hope she produces a winner someday. Maybe this in utero MdO will be the one.
julie hertz funny my horse, sugar , is not a racer but she jumps. she is a little appaloosa mare and can jump 6 ft. I bout her for 100 bucks and we have won nothing but the blue ribbons
Your little appy mare can jump 6ft? Hmmm. The tallest jumps at the Olympics, the Grand National and Grand Prix jumping are 5'3". If Sugar can top 6ft I would think you could sell her for a fortune to the Grand Prix group.
Yeah no she is like 15 hands and I would never sell my little baby I have never jumped 6 feet on her but I have seen her do it she is better than the other two warm bloods we have
16 million for a horse that never won a race and whos foals are pretty damn useless.
Getting a horse with secretariat and other fancy horses bloodlines isnt difficult, we have an ex racer who we dont know much about her racing career, she always came 2nd and when i researched her it turned out she had descended from Northern dancer!
I have a mare that goes back to Northern Dancer, Native Dancer, Bold Ruler, And War Admiral. Never won a race.
$200.00 was what I paid for her.
Well DUH! Horses do NOT come with a guarantee! They are not machines. A lot of things have to come together to get a winner.....THAT is why there is only one in each race, or championship. So take the risk, or not.
I remember my boss back 25 years ago, he was at a dairy barn that had a cow giving birth to a Holstein cow, if the calf was a bull, it was already sold for $250,000!
@@maggiepatterson7949 well true with the exception of Secretariat. He was a “tremendous machine”.
Most modern thoroughbreds have Northern Dancer in their pedigrees. Rare to find a horse without Northern Dancer in their blood. Because of Storm Cat and AP Indy, Secretariat is in a lot of pedigrees too.
It earned $10440 until retirement. Bravo !
god how fast can that man speak?
+Equestrianess and what is he saying ? !!
+iTube22100 idk? do you?
Certainly I don't not being English mother tongue. if you are, and you don't understand, that's comforts me !! :)
+iTube22100 dont worry, I dont think anyone can understand xd
Faster than that horse can run apparently
@gilliangirl1 I think you'd also be surprised to learn that standardbreds are very common in slaughterhouses - they are often sold to the Amish, who drop them off at kill auctions when they go lame or become ill. The AQHA is notoriously pro-slaughter as are many of its members, and as it is the breed registry with the largest number of registered horses per year by a large margin over the Jockey Club, I wonder how many of their culls wind up in slaughterhouses?
Yeah I took a look inside the quarterhorse journal once & was stunned by the number of 11, 12, 13 year olds that died.
Something wrong there for sure...
@gilliangirl1 Ferdinand is the exception, not the rule. He was sent to stud in Japan and when he became unpopular, the Japanese attempted to place him in a riding club. When that failed, they sold him to slaughter without contacting his former owners first. I think you'd be shocked to find out how many OTTBs actually DON'T go to slaughter. I think you'd be surprised to learn that there are a number of racetracks in the US that outright ban trainers that sell horses for slaughter.
That was a crazy pissing match between Shiekh Mohammed's people and Coolmore. Still mindboggling to this day.
Thanks so much for sharing all these awesome videos of yours! They are all fun to watch.
Are you going to have some videos of the Fasig-Tipton sale tomorrow? I can't wait to see how much Stardom Bound will go for.
They made some breeder a very happy and rich man.
So i guess they just need another $15,989,560.00 to get their money back after retiring after losing all 3 career starts. (total winnings $10,440)
Currently at stud $5000 fee.
***** it is 5000 $$ dollar's
Meanwhile the best mare in American racing was bought for 60,000. lol
This horse needs to Fck more than 3300 times to pay for that money.
He's a beauty!
That's a really stunning animal I must say ;)
Do people actually realize that Secretariat is a kind of his own... he actually had lungs larger than and average horse's which is what allowed him to be so extraordinary...
He is very healthy big & strong looking
once again this horse is a fourth generation of Secretariat, the race horse that still holds the world record, if you are not old enough to remember this, then pick up a book and read about this amazing horse....I'm just say'n, Or watch the movie
What a gorgeous colt and very spirited. But holy crap 16 million for a horse? Must be nice to have that kind of money to spend on a horse.
She's a marr
Sorry, pls excuse my typo. I meant mare.
Oh, my apologies. I thought it was a colt. Even more astonishing that a mare would sell for that price.
Yeah I agree with you. If anyone had that much money laying around, I wouldn't spend it on one horse. This horse was already going to a good stable before someone was betting that high. It's so dumb, but oh well.
the lifestyle of the rich and famous.....
Total rubbish like many of the anti horse racing brigade.
Rich are not fools
not all of them are the same
it would be awful nice if somebody would tell the auctioneer that there's a R in the word dollars!!
why would anyone pay $16 million for a horse That's INSANE
Because they can. The ones bidding don't blink at 16 million
@xXxOutlawEmoxXx
This is a full blooded TB, no QH in his bloodline at all, not sure where you got the idea he was an appendix horse.
He's Beautiful!
Judging by the sectionals he done the day of the sale he was a superstar , A back injury prevented him from ever showing his true potential
Totilas was sold for 15 millions euros. That's more...
A proven stallion is one thing. An unbroken yearling is another...
Saartje05 you need to know what you looking for. Good Judges Are rare
Saartje05 15.. that sucks jajajaj
The owners of this horse won the Kentucky, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes all in one day without breaking a sweat.
The owners never won either. Also, those races are 6 weeks apart. 😅
he's beautiful....
he has a 25 foot stride and runs 45 miles per hour.look that up..its unheard of.and his bloodlines are super.....thats why hes 16 million dollars...if you knew about thoroughbreds then you wouldnt write stupid comments =)
OMG I'm sure that old man can hits busta rhymes easily 🤘😎💰
Jessica Springsteen bought (or daddy Bruce) bought Olympic Gold Medalist Vindicat. Sale price is estimated between $5-8M.
Nice looking horse. But, If that was me having 16 million, I'd rather build a stable and wide area of land, buy some decent breeds and hire people to breed them for me :))
The buyer has all that. This horse was for decoration. Enuf said.
I understand what you mean. However, no horse has duplicated what he did in 1973. Only 11 horses in 140 TC races have won the TC. Although he still holds all 3 Triple Crown track records even 40 years later, what we witnessed at the Belmont on June 9, 1973 will never happen again. The world record set by winning by 31 lengths has never been matched even by a human. It is the only supernatural event witnessed by millions.
The new owners will make a fortune in stud fees. Good looking horse!
A fortune he's standing at stud fir 5000 dollars
Linda P Do you know the true story of this colt ?failed on the track , failed at stud.
He died half way through his first crop.
@Stage Door Johnny no he didn't. He had like 8 years at stud.
There is no way in hell I'd spend that much money on a damn horse!
Toys like this make me wish I had become a money fleecing corrupt politician instead of an honest nobody...
I love Zenyatta but having a descendent of a great horse as Secretariat...what an honour!
Secretariat is in a majority of the bloodlines. I've owned 9 TB's and all but 2 had Secretariat. Not a big deal
It isn't about the horses physic (it should be) buyers are more interested in there pedigree but sometimes it doesn't matter how good of a physic or pedigree it has what matters the most is if it wants to try as a racehorse, if it doesn't have any interest in racing well that's what can happen unfortunately.
Exactly, I ride a thoroughbred who has a beautiful pedigree, and was worth so much, but when they got him out on a race track he was crap. The pedigree doesn't mean they are good. The thoroughbred I ride, despite his pedigree, works as a school horse!
Thomas Milliken
I've never understood the obsession people have with pedigree myself.
I knew someone who used to to own racehorses, he has since passed on but he was always said that the horse's build was more important than the pedigree, as he put it '"papers don't make champions". He owned a few winners in his time, one of which was regarded as a dud pedigree wise, though was an amazing stayer that won most of it's starts and never came anything less than 3rd.
Alexander has a father who was a famous writer.
Bush has a dad who was a president.
So, 2 champion horses have generations that will be champion horses Other horses will not.
lets face it does it really matter what they cost. To us horsey owners are horses are worth the world to us!! its what they mean to us that matters! x
just saying, they throw away amazing foals, mares and stallions of all breeds and colors nearly every year, thoasands upon thousands of horses, and pigs, and cattle, go to slaughter...but, he does look like he'd make a good show jumper.
@xXxOutlawEmoxXx
Horses don't really get sent to the slaughter house anymore. He was a fast horse but 16 mill is way too much, it wasn't that he wasn't good I think he hurt his back or something and is at stud now.
Does it poop gold or something?
It only managed to race 3 times and earned $10,000
He's a beauty...looks more like a grand prix jumper than a pure race horse. Maybe he'll sire some good competitors in the jumping ring.
Wow. A pretty face goes along way!
A very smart and lucky horse. He didn't run fast so they would put him at stud early.
Now he gets to breed 3200 mares.
He probably destroyed his growth plates in that time trial.
One hell of a tax write-off ! ! !
He's GORGEOUS!
Or, better yet, go adopt a horse. there are millions in need
horsehalters2 ikr
These are not horses for adoption. They have a job to do
The horses that are up for adoption don't have the bloodline or the ability to even come close to such thoroughbreds.
He is now at stud in Flordia
U can't buy love
honey, for 16 million i giving you all the love you need ;)
Not bad we bought our horse for 10k and he won us 240k to date
This horse had "luck" that he was the object 2 of the world's biggest and most powerful racing stables, rivals, argued about.
how can i talk like that?
Lol! Southern accent plus auctioneer schooling.
Well Secretariat was worth more than that!
THEdowntowndoll __is there school like that lol
Secretariat, to me, is the greatest creature that ever lived. Greater than you & me. THE perfect "10" of nature. Confidence, intelligence, supernatural speed and beauty. I can't think of ANYONE who had it all. Only 1 athlete in history ever speeded UP an entire race to break a track record. Just ONE HORSE. And more than once. It defied the laws of nature. NO one talked about Forego when he raced against Sec. He came in FOURTH. Everyone talked about Sham. Forego isn't a legend.Just in your mind.
Precious.
why aren't you posting anymore
I hope she is ok...
Ok I am so sorry!
I got so much exams rn!
I will post in a few......IDK how much time.
But in little ok? Thanks!
Ok cool! Nice seeing you again
Lukas The Impish Human :D Nice seeing you too!
A horse is a horse, is a horse.
16 million dollars would settle 160 families at least
That poor handler... horse lost his mind!
That poor horse... handler has lost his mind
If we had $16 Million we would buy Genie, not Green Monkey! (see the Congratulations Genie video response) But Genie is already ours, and she is not for sale :-)
no meat buys there lol
Lmao...I no right..I'm suprised😂😂😂😂
@Kyletb06 Yes I know he's pure racehorse, Arabians, Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, Akhal Tekes, Appendix Horses, and Standardbreds are all pure racehorses, I think you mean he is pure Thoroughbred which yes he is, someone told me he wasn't and I was stupid enough to believe them, for about 5 minutes.
Rich people with to much time on there hands.
@Bori96
Ha ! run in the breeders cup, the best he ever doid was start in an allowance race and I think he only ran twice and is now in Fl.
I wish I could buy every horse that ever went to an auction, I think I'd buy all the kill buyer's horses, I don't think these beautiful animals should be slaughtered and turned to glue.
Anna's Horsefilledworld they're not turned into glue??? Who pays hundreds of thousands dollars than just kills a horse.
Anna is an equestrian 16 Million dollar horse turned to glue... Do you even beleave the crap you come up with or do you just type and laugh like you didn't do it?
@@thepotatojuicer8245 There hooves and bones ARE used for glue,the rest for meat.
Forestry ex. Magical Masquerade (Unbridled) Forestry is a son of Sire of Sires Storm Cat . His Dam is a non producing mare. She herself only hit the board 3 times out of 11 for $45k. I'm not sure what the big deal was, either. Maybe they were thinking stud fees with the storm cat/unbridled top and bottom?
Horse Racing is Animal Cruelty.
Horse were not meant to run like that. I turned my back on this Abuse after I saw how many horses Were dying live on TV for the simple pleasure of gamblers and those with too much who do not use it to help they use it to hurt.
You said it Linda Marie I agree with you 100 % BAN RACING IN ALL ITS CRUELTY AND ABUSE and the unfair murders of thousands of innocent horses every year.
Cry all ya want. It isn't happening. Laughing my ass off at those who cry about horse racing. lmao!
Linda Maria de la Rosa ge
Linda Maria de la Rosa k sorry but horses... are meant to run like that lol, there's nothing unnatural to a horse about running. it's the most natural thing they do, and race horses LOVE to run, you can't hold them back. I've owned horses who can't be held back from galloping. I don't disagree that it's a cruel business and they do horrible things but saying horses weren't meant to run is absolutely ridiculous.
Rosie Froese I agree that horses are born to run but not to be exploited and used for money hungry humans entertainment . The racing industry is diligent of keeping their dirty little secrets hidden from the publics eyes and a large percentage of gulible or just plain ignorant people fall for their cover up but then their a people who are well informed of what corruption and animal cruelty that is hidden away from the publics eyes. The racing industry would lead people to believe that it is a prestigious industry who care deeply about the welfare of their horses , but in reality it's only real concern is it's revenue earning not the poor animals that give their lives to race and breed to keep their industry thriving . People see the lavish lifestyles of some of the horses and are misleaded into believing that all the Thoroughbreds horses that are bred for the racing industry live in that manner , but sadly more horses are sent off to the sale yards , feed lots or for private sales then the few lucky horses that actually live out their lives in luxury. I love watching horses in their finest hour running free not having an axe ( figuratively speaking ) held above their heads wether or not that they are fast enough to meet the requirements of becoming a profitable racing horse whose potential earnings far out weigh the actual horses life .
16 million-wow! I could buy a string of ponies, build a ranch become partrón of my own team!
Horse racing and horse auctions end in death. Don't go to the races
this isn't true at all. Next time do your research before you comment.
ABlacksB I have. Maybe you should.
Maynard Runkle Im actually vegan. And I don't mean actions on their own.
Brooklyn Lionvalley I didn't fucking respond to you
Brooklyn Lionvalley I was a
talking to Maynard Runkle don't get involved in something you can't finish
Horse Of the year & Chicago Mile Champ !! Money spent for pride and to win some derby race classics..
so did nobody see the chain he had in his mouth! so bloody uncomfortable! no wonder he never did any good! poor horse!
+Michael. RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ How do you know when I was born! You obviously don't know how to look after one !!!!!!!
+Michael. RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ I have horses myself and would never put a chain in his mouth, why do you do this then? Michael!
+Michael. RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ I have horses myself and would never put a chain in his mouth, why do you do this then? Michael!
+Michael. RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ I understand where your coming from but there are other ways to calm a highly strung nervous horse down and there is no need to write in capitals! We all have different methods to help horses cope with stress.
Don't be so sensitive. He got to eat better food than us :p
This colt was purchased for $3,,500,000 By the Irishmen, the tried to sale it to Sh. RASHID for $ 20,000,000, but Sh. RASHID stop.at $15,500,000
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that horse's back was too long and he wasn't even pretty and yet he went for $16 million. people are stupid. go buy a real horse
The story quietly going 'round after this sale is that it was all a publicity stunt cooked up for fun and headlines. That the "winner" of the auction had actually purchased the colt privately a day or two before he went through the ring. It was decided by a group to put the colt through the sale, get a phony bidding war going, running the price up to an astronomical level, the private purchaser then "winning" the in the end.
It was never acknowledged publicly that is what happened but it makes more sense than paying 16 mil for a colt anyone with half an eyeball knows is not worth anywhere near that figure.
If it was headlines they were after - and I'm sure it was - they got 'em. All these years later and people still talk about The Green Monkey and scratch their heads in puzzlement.
Highly doubt that story as the Bidding team that won was Demi O'Byrne on behalf of Coolmore and they underbidders were the Maktoum family , at this time i don't think both Parties were even talking to each other , as Darley Vs Coolmore was in full flow
horsehalters2 “go buy a real horse” what the fuck does that even mean.. it’s fucking breathing, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it’s a damn horse to me.. unless you don’t have eyes
What? That is an absolutely perfect thoroughbred.
What do you mean a real horse???
If I had all the money in the world I would by all the horse that need help and put them in a giant grassy pasture and just have them to love forever!!!!😊😊😊
I would still breed him to a good mare, maybe a G2 or G3 winner. You never know what you can get.
To justify a $16 million price tag he would have to win the Triple Crown, 2 Breeders Cup Classics and have a $200,000 stud fee!
The horse is worth more than money he's a beautiful animal.
@xXxOutlawEmoxXx Wow, This is the Calder 2 year old auction. Thoroughbreds.. ONLY , not half Quarter Horses.. This colt is by Forestry out of an Unbridled mare.. "Go back and re-watch the video" let me know where the auctioneer says he's half QH.. please let me know.. 20k doesn't buy much at this sale.. AND I said 99% of 2 year olds at PUBLIC AUCTION are unraced.. LOL Great video of a lovely horse.
Well do you see how fast he was in the video screen!!!! All those people have $ and went crazy for him!!!!!!!!