Curlin Worth $20 Million

The reigning Horse of the Year is worth a lot of dough. (AI Wire Images)"]

Initially purchased for just $57K, Curlin is now worth a ton of cash - $20 million to be exact. A Throughbred appraiser recently set Curlin's worth at $20 million and also recommended that Curlin should be consolidated under primary owner Jess Jackson - who owns 80 %.

Jackson is currently in the process of trying to buy out the remaining 20% of Curlin, but his minority owners, William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr., who sold the 80% interest  of the horse in 2007,  are arguing that Curlin is worth more than that.  To date, Curlin  has earned a cool  $10,501,800.

Judge Roger Crittenden could decide whether or not the sale goes through at  a hearing on Dec. 1. Get all your online horse betting action in the Bodog Racebook now.