Baske Afire sells for $2.8 million at Cedar Ridge Farms auction
Published February 21st, 2008
Top Arabian horse, Baske Afire sold for $2.8 million at Cedar Ridge Farms in Scottsdale, setting a world record for the highest priced Arabian stallion sold at public auction.
The 9-year-old breeding horse, which already has sired a generation of champions, was sold to Barbara Chur, owner of Strawberry Banks Farm in East Aurora, N.Y.
A crowd of 3,000 attended the auction at Cedar Ridge.
