Travis Kelce’s new racehorse, coincidentally named Swift Delivery, turned in a stellar performance in the Toronto Cup Stakes.
Swift Delivery, ridden by jockey Patrick's Husbandsfinished second on Saturday, August 31 at the race held at Woodbine Racetrack. Swift Delivery lost to the horse Piper's Factor.
Kelce, 34, recently purchased a significant stake in the thoroughbred.
“This is great for racing,” the horse’s trainer said. Marcos CasseHe said in a Press release Earlier this month, he said: “It’s not just that Travis Kelce bought a horse: He bought a good horse.”
Casse added: “We bought him as a yearling. His sire, Not This Time, is one of the best in the country. Patrick and [assistant trainer] David Adams We had high expectations for this horse, but he did not perform like a two-year-old. We gelded him in the winter and since then he has trained and performed very well.”
Swift Delivery is owned by Team Valor International, and both Kelce and the Zoldan family recently acquired shares. The Zoldans own Phantom Fireworks and even invited the Kansas City Chiefs tight end to the Kentucky Derby earlier this year.
“I’m a Derby guy now, man. It was so much fun,” Kelce joked during a May episode of his “New Heights” experience about the “amazing experience” at the racetrack before praising the Zoldans and Team Valor. “They’ve been entrenched in the Derby for 30 years. The Zoldans are treated rightfully like royalty there. They made it easy and fun to come there and enjoy the Derby.”
Kelce also wanted to get into the Derby spirit and bet on the horses.
“I was a beginner. I didn’t get very far with it,” he recalled. “I just wanted to bet the money I brought there and bet it like a horse and just get excited if that thing was even close. And sure enough, around the corner, you see that thing… appear.”
Swift Delivery was not in the May race, which might have made the decision to bet the money easier. The horse, of course, shares a name with Kelce's girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
Kelce and Swift, 34, have been dating since summer 2023.
“Being around her, seeing how smart Taylor is, it's been amazing. I'm learning every day,” Kelce enthused. .WSJ Magazine profile published in November 2023. “Obviously, I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura… I’ve never had to deal with it. But at the same time, I’m not running away from any of it.”
Kelce and Swift love to support each other, attending several Chiefs games respectively and Tour of the ages Concerts.