Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce must think girlfriend Taylor Swift is his good luck charm, now becoming the partial owner of a racehorse that shares part of her name.
The horse, named “Swift Delivery,” is a 3-year-old gelding.
Barry Irwin, founder and CEO of horse race company Team Valor International shared the news in a press release Tuesday, saying that Kelce and the Zoldan Family, who own Phantom Fireworks, recently acquired a significant share of Team Valor’s interest in the horse.
Irwin recounted how all this came to be.
“It’s very exciting,” Irwin told The Associated Press. “I met him at the Kentucky Derby and got to spend some time with him and stuff, and we talked about horses and everything. When this horse came to light and it was owned by one of my partners already, with the name I figured this has got to be a no-brainer.”
Kelce’s older brother and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce poked fun at his brother’s latest investment.
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