Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce has purchased an possession stake in a Canadian racehorse sharing the identify of his music famous person girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
In a information launch Tuesday, Crew Valor mentioned the three-time Tremendous Bowl winner has acquired a “vital share” of its curiosity in Swift Supply, a three-year-old gelding residing and racing at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.
Kelce has been relationship Swift for roughly a 12 months, showing at a number of of her concert events throughout The Eras Tour, which will likely be coming to Toronto in November and Vancouver in December. Swift has been a outstanding fan at lots of Kelce’s NFL video games over that point.
“It’s very thrilling,” Crew Valor Worldwide founder and CEO Barry Irwin instructed The Related Press on Tuesday.
“I met him on the Kentucky Derby and acquired to spend a while with him and stuff, and we talked about horses and all the things. When this horse got here to mild and it was owned by one in every of my companions already, with the identify I figured this has acquired to be a no brainer.”
Jockey Patrick Husbands rides Swift Supply (proper) at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on July 19, 2024. Travis Kelce, who performs for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and is relationship music famous person Taylor Swift, has purchased a stake within the possession of a gaggle that owns Swift Supply, a racehorse that lives at Woodbine.
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Horse’s identify a ‘whole coincidence’: Irwin
Woodbine Leisure, which operates Woodbine Racetrack, mentioned in an announcement Wednesday that it’s open to having Kelce and Swift go to Swift Supply when November comes round.
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“Already a winner of two races this 12 months, Swift Supply is about to race this Saturday within the $125,000 Toronto Cup introduced by Crown Royal. It is going to be the younger horse’s first vital race,” it mentioned.
“With Taylor Swift taking the Period’s Tour to Toronto this November, the couple are welcome to pay a go to to Swift Supply’s steady any time!”
Irwin instructed The Related Press the horse’s naming is a “whole coincidence.” He added that Kelce has been an element proprietor for a few month, and on Tuesday gave the OK to disclose his involvement.
Kelce is associates with Phantom Fireworks CEO Bruce Zoldan’s son, Alex, The Related Press reported. The Zoldan household has a protracted historical past in horse racing, together with an curiosity in 2011 Derby winner Animal Kingdom.
— with recordsdata from The Related Press
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