You belong with me! NFL superstar Travis Kelce acquires share in promising racehorse with fitting Taylor Swift-themed name

American Football ace Travis Kelce has acquired a significant share in a three-year-old gelding who fittingly shares a name with his pop superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, who has three Super Bowls on his CV and is dating the world's biggest music star Swift, has partnered with US syndicate group Team Valor to purchase the share in Swift Delivery, along with the Zoldan family.

Team Valor owns Swift Delivery with Gary Barber, formerly the chairman and CEO of major Hollywood production company MGM and co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment, who in 2003 helped produce the Oscar-nominated film Seabiscuit, which was based loosely on the life and career of the legendary US racehorse.

Swift Delivery won his first start for Team Valor and Barber in an allowance race on July 19 at Woodbine, which followed a 16-and-a-half-length runaway in a maiden race there when racing solely for Barber. 

The Zoldans, owners of North America's number one fireworks retailer Phantoms Fireworks, have been key members of Team Valor's syndicates for nearly four decades, participating in three notable Kentucky Derby renewals: the 2011 victory of Animal Kingdom, a head second in 1997 with Captain Bodgit, and a close fourth-place finish in 2012 with Went The Day Well.

Bruce Zoldan, founder and CEO of Phantom Fireworks, has been a long-time attendee of the Run for the Roses. This year, fellow Ohio native Kelce attended the Derby with the Zoldans, thanks to his close friendship with Bruce's son, Alex.

The Mark Casse-trained son of Not This Time is set to make his stakes debut on Saturday at a mile on the grass in the Toronto Cup at Woodbine.

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