Travis Kelce says the "stars aligned" when he was offered the chance to buy a stake in racehorse Swift Delivery.
Travis Kelce insists name of racehorse wasn't the reason behind his investment
Taylor Swift's boyfriend - a tight end for The Kansas City Chiefs - acquired a "significant share" of the three-year-old gelding, but it doesn't seem the name swayed his decision.
Speaking on his 'New Heights' podcast to brother Jason, he said: “When the stars align, it feels good to jump on board.
“You have really good friends that are good people who are into horse racing. They invited me to the Derby this year and I had the best time at the Derby. Sure enough, I thought, ‘Man, it would be fun to get involved and see one of your horses win a race.’
“It made sense to team up on this one.”
Turns out, the horse had great reviews.
He added: “I like the way Swift Delivery ran.
"I’ve seen three or four races that Swift Delivery has been in and sure enough, I’ve heard nothing but great reviews.
I just got on board because it was fun, and I could team up with a good friend of mine.”
Travis' fellow shareholders are the Zoldan Family and Team Valor International founder and CEO Barry Irwin.
Swift Delivery was named before Travis started dating 34-year-old pop superstar Taylor over a year ago.
According to Bloodhorse, the Zoldans have been members of Team Valor's syndicates for nearly four decades and this year, Travis attended the Kentucky Derby with the Phantom Fireworks owners thanks to his friendship with CEO Bruce Zoldan's son Alex.
After attending the sporting event, the 34-year-old NFL star admitted it had been a "dope experience".
He said on a previous episode of the podcast: “I’m a Derby guy now, man. It was so much fun.”
And not only did Travis relish being "part of the environment" of the races, but he was also particularly excited to attend with the Zoldans, who previously had a Kentucky Derby winner in 2011 with Animal Kingdom, another ownership venture with Team Valor.
He said: “They have been ingrained in the Derby for 30 years. The Zoldans are rightfully treated like royalty there. They made it easy and fun to come out there and enjoy the Derby.”
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