Travis Kelce’s Taylor Swift-named racehorse, competes as favorite in Toronto Cup Stakes
A racehorse named Swift Delivery, acquired by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, the three-time Super Bowl-winning racehorse, finished second in his last start.
Swift Delivery was sent off as even-money favorite and was defeated Saturday in the $125,000 Toronto Cup Stakes at Woodbine, paying $2.50 and $2.10 as his two-race winning streak ended.
Swift Delivery was the last of the six runners to start the mile race on the EP Taylor grass course.
Ridden by Patrick Husbands, the three-year-old gelding made a move on the outside but could not overcome eventual winner Piper’s Factor. The 7-1 prospect paid $16.60 to win.
Barry Irwin, founder and CEO of Team Valor International, said Swift Delivery is not named after a pop superstar Taylor Swiftwho Kelce is dating. Kelce attended the Kentucky Derby in May with the Zoldan family, who also acquired a āsignificant stakeā in Swift Delivery last week along with the NFL star.
Travis Kelce’s horse – Swift Delivery – was the favorite to win in Toronto on Saturday
Kelce is now a part owner of a racehorse after attending his first Kentucky Derby on May 4
The horse is also owned by Gary Barber, a South African-born American film producer who was previously chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He is also a co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment.
Bruce Zoldan is the founder and CEO of Phantom Fireworks, the largest pyrotechnics retailer in North America. His son, Alex, is close to Kelce.
Swift Delivery won his first start for Team Valor and Barber in an allowance race in July at Woodbine. The horse is also sponsored by Taylor Made.
Last week, Amazon announced that Kelce would sign a nine-figure podcast deal with his brother Jason, worth $100 million.
Barry Irwin, founder and CEO of Team Valor, said Swift Delivery is not named after Taylor Swift (left)
The exclusive rights to sell and distribute advertising now belong to Wondery, which is owned by Amazon.
āWe are thrilled to partner with Wondery on the next phase of New Heights,ā the Kelces said in a statement.
“We love this show and the fan base that has grown with us over the past two seasons. Wondery understands the shared vision and will bring a wealth of experience and resources to take us to New Heights!”
‘Thanks to this collaboration, we will create groundbreaking moments together.’