"The cost to owners for each horse in the 2025 Kentucky Derby."


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In the 2025 Kentucky Derby, only two post positions separate Chunk of Gold from Sandman and Baeza, but the difference in their purchase prices couldn't be greater. Sandman and Baeza were each bought for $1.2 million, while Chunk of Gold was acquired for just $2,500 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Fall Yearling Sale. These three horses highlight the wide range of prices in this year’s Derby field. Sandman and Baeza are the only entrants purchased for over $1 million, while four others cost at least $600,000. On the other end, Chunk of Gold is a rare four-figure Derby contender, with three others in the field purchased for under $100,000. Additionally, five horses in the race are homebreds—bred and owned by their current connections.

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"While a horse’s purchase price can hint at its potential, it offers no guarantees when it comes to predicting Derby success."

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Mystik Dan, the winner of last year’s race, was a homebred. In 2023, Mage claimed victory after being bought for $290,000 at a 2-year-old sale. The 2022 champion, Rich Strike, was a $30,000 purchase in a claiming race.

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Kentucky Derby's most expensive horses


2000Fusaichi Pegasus$4 million1st
2009Dunkirk$3.7 million11th
2018Mendelssohn$3 million20th
1989Houston$2.9 million8th
2024Sierra Leone$2.3 million2nd
2009Desert Party$2.1 million14th
2001Talk Is Money$1.8 million17th
2022Taiba$1.7 million12th
2015Carpe Diem$1.6 million10th
2007Cowtown Cat$1.5 million20th
1996Unbridled's Song$1.4 million5th
2000Exchange Rate$1.4 million12th
2004Lion Heart$1.4 million2nd
2006A.P. Warrior$1.3 million18th
2023Tapit Trice$1.3 million7th
2001Millennium Ward$1.2 million11th
2017Tapwrit$1.2 million6th
2005Noble Causeway$1.15 million14th
2007Any Given Saturday$1.1 million8th
2000High Yield$1.05 million15t

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