Current:Home > NewsTravis Kelce's New Racehorse Seemingly Nods to Taylor Swift Romance -MarketPoint
Travis Kelce's New Racehorse Seemingly Nods to Taylor Swift Romance
View
Date:2025-04-15 18:45:00
It's not too late for Travis Kelce and his horse to come around.
After all, the Kansas City Chiefs player bought an ownership stake in a 3-year-old gelding named Swift Delivery, according to Thoroughbred horse racing stable Team Valor International.
Travis now shares interest in the racehorse with Scream producer Gary Barber and the Zoldan family, which includes Phantom Fireworks owner Bruce Zoldan and his son Alex Zoldan.
Naturally, fans couldn't help but to draw a connection between the similarities of the equine's name and Taylor Swift, who Travis has been dating since last summer.
Yhe NFL star's older brother Jason Kelce even made a Taylor-themed joke about his new purchase, writing on X (formerly Twitter) Aug. 27 in reference to the singer's The Tortured Poets Department track, "Can this horse do it with a broken heart?"
And Travis’ decision to purchase a stake in the horse isn’t the first time he’s showed interest in racing. In fact, he attended the Kentucky Derby as a guest of the Zoldans three months ago.
"I'm a Derby guy now, man," the 34-year-old said on the May 8 episode of his and Jason's New Heights podcast. “It was so much fun.”
Calling it a "really dope experience," Travis also thanked the Zoldans for hosting him and described the family as "royalty" of the Kentucky Derby.
"They have been ingrained in the Derby for 30 years," he said. "They made it easy and fun to come out there and enjoy the Derby."
As for Swift Delivery? The brown-haired steed is a winner like Travis himself, having notched first place in a runaway race at Woodbine in Toronto last month.
According to horse-breeding database Equine Line, Swift Delivery is also a descendent of Triple Crown winner Secretariat, who Jason once jokingly accused of using performance-enhancing drugs during his historic run.
"Secretariat just so happens to be right in the heart of the steroid era," the former Philadelphia Eagles player pointed out on New Heights. "In 1973, every NFL player, every baseball player were juicing to the gills. You don't think Secretariat was f--king juiced to the rafters?"
He later apologized for the quip after the children of Secretariat's late owner Penny Chenery publicly denied the allegations.
"I’m sorry everyone, wasn’t trying to get people riled up, I really thought it was just known that in the 70s steroid use was rampant," Jason wrote in a May 6 post on X. "I’m not trying to take away from Secretariat’s, or anyone from that eras legacy."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (6331)
Related
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Julianne Hough Details Soul Retrieval Ceremony After Dogs Died in Coyote Attack
- New York resident dies of rare mosquito-borne virus known as eastern equine encephalitis
- Ex-officer testifies he disliked his unit’s ‘hostility’ even before Tyre Nichols beating
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- Jayden Daniels stats: Commanders QB sets rookie record in MNF upset of Bengals
- Pac-12 Conference files lawsuit against Mountain West over potential 'poaching fee'
- DWTS Pro Ezra Sosa Shares Why Partner Anna Delvey Cried in the Bathroom After Premiere
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs and his former bodyguard accused of drugging and raping woman in 2001
Ranking
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Mississippi’s Republican governor pushes income-tax cut, says critics rely on ‘myths’
- The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
- When does 'Grotesquerie' premiere? Date, time, where to watch new show featuring Travis Kelce
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
- Travis Barker Reacts to Leaked Photo of His and Kourtney Kardashian's Baby Rocky
- Minnesota woman gets 20 years in real estate agent’s killing as part of plea deal
Recommendation
Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
Boeing’s ability to end a costly strike and extra FAA scrutiny looks uncertain
In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say
Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School
Brett Favre Shares He’s Been Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease