Current:Home > reviewsTravis Kelce's New Racehorse Seemingly Nods to Taylor Swift Romance -VitalWealth Strategies
Travis Kelce's New Racehorse Seemingly Nods to Taylor Swift Romance
View
Date:2025-04-17 00:48:59
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! (5)
Related
- Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016
- Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’
- ESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment
- Coup leaders close Niger airspace as deadline passes to reinstate leader
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Texas man on trip to spread dad's ashes dies of heat stroke in Utah's Arches National Park
- Elon Musk says fight with Mark Zuckerberg will stream live on X, formerly Twitter
- 3 fishermen plucked from Atlantic waters off Nantucket by Coast Guard helicopter crew
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Donald Trump wants his election subversion trial moved out of Washington. That won’t be easy
Ranking
- Oklahoma parole board recommends governor spare the life of man on death row
- 'Killers of a Certain Age' and more great books starring women over 40
- NCAA denies hardship waiver for Florida State's Darrell Jackson, who transferred for ailing mom
- Pence is heading to the debate stage, SCOTUS backs Biden on 'ghost guns': 5 Things podcast
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- 'Kokomo City' is an urgent portrait of Black trans lives
- Petition to recall SW town’s mayor submitted to Jeff Davis Registrar of Voters
- It's International Cat Day. Here are 10 inspiring feline stories to celebrate.
Recommendation
Video shows dog chewing cellphone battery pack, igniting fire in Oklahoma home
Selena Gomez and Sister Gracie Dance the Night Away at BFF Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Most memorable 'Hard Knocks' moments: From rants by Rex Ryan to intense J.J. Watt
Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Searching for Sugarman’ documentary, dies at 81
Report: Lauri Markkanen signs 5-year, $238 million extension with Utah Jazz
Is it election season? Pakistan leader moves to disband parliament, his jailed nemesis seeks release
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s Ex Jen Harley Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby With Boyfriend Joe Ambrosole
FACT FOCUS: Zoom says it isn’t training AI on calls without consent. But other data is fair game