{"id":519,"date":"2026-05-01T21:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/truth-behind-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-kentucky-derby-horse-rumors-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:17:01","slug":"truth-behind-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-kentucky-derby-horse-rumors-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/truth-behind-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-kentucky-derby-horse-rumors-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth behind Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Kentucky Derby horse rumors revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/126795638.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made it into the rumor mill yet again this week \u2014 This time, with claims that the lovebirds purchased a 10 percent stake in 2026 Kentucky Derby race horse, The Puma.<\/p>\n<p>However, our sources confirm Swift and Kelce, both 36, do not have any ownership interest in this horse at all.<\/p>\n<p>The bunk rumor surrounding Swift and Kelce\u2019s potential interest in the horse race contender started online earlier this week. Though, the rumor eventually took flight among Swifties thanks to some pushing by Michael Lavarone, a co-owner of the horse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (pictured above at the 2026 iHeartRadio Awards) were rumored to have purchased a 10% stake in 2026 Kentucky Derby race horse, The Puma, earlier this week.  <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>But, our sources tell us that Swift and Kelce (seen above at the 150th Kentucky Derby in 2024) have no ownership interest in the horse. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift are now 10 percent part owners of Kentucky derby entry The Puma,\u201d one account wrote\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GhostofSwiftH\/status\/2048937623909994980?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via X<\/a>\u00a0on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Lavarone later added fuel to the fire when he followed up the tweet with a message shared to his Instagram Story. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK people. Everyone asking me if Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are partners on The Puma\u2026 all I can say is I signed an NDA, so I can\u2019t confirm or deny,\u201d he wrote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/other\/2026-kentucky-derby-odds-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-rumors-the-puma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per Fox News<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Still, the \u201cSwift Effect\u201d has already had an impact on the Kentucky Derby odds board thanks to the online buzz. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The rumor about the couple (pictured here on a dinner date) began online and was later fueled by race horse owner, Michael Lavarone.  <span class=\"credit\">Travis Kelce\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lavarone neither confirmed or denied the rumor on his Instagram Story earlier this week, saying he \u201csigned an NDA\u201d with a winking face emoji. (Pictured here is Swift and Kelce posing with hats). <span class=\"credit\">Travis Kelce\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the outlet, the Puma opened at +1000 on the morning line earlier this week, ranking fifth on the odds board. His original chances were eyed at 10-1.<\/p>\n<p>But, thanks to the social media buzz surrounding the horse and Swift, the Puma jumped to a +350 favorite on Wednesday. As of the timing of this report, his current position sits at +800.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Kentucky Derby is set to take place on Saturday, May 2.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cOpalite\u201d hitmaker, who is reportedly set to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/20\/style\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-hang-with-engagement-ring-designer-kindred-lubeck-in-nyc\/\">tie the knot with her NFL star fianc\u00e9<\/a> this summer, also found herself the focus of another online rumor this week as fans suspect she could be <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/style\/taylor-swifts-surprising-outfit-combination-may-actually-be-a-secret-message\/\">involved in the upcoming \u201cToy Story 5\u201d film. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Still, the race horse saw a jump in interest due to the online buzz thanks to Swift (pictured above walking alongside her fianc\u00e9 in November 2025) and Kelce\u2019s name being attached to it.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Swift also found herself the focus of rumors that she may be involved in \u201cToy Story 5\u201d after fans speculated that she sent clues with her Monday night outfit choice, as pictured here.  <span class=\"credit\">Felipe Ramales \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fans began to speculate the pop star\u2019s potential involvement in the animated movie after a \u201cToy Story\u201d themed countdown clock was briefly posted on her website.<\/p>\n<p>She also appeared to drop a hint with her Monday outfit choice, when she was spotted wearing the same colors as the film\u2019s poster. <\/p>\n<p>Photos showed the singer wore a $325 STAUD blue and white pinstripe midi dress, and a pair of dark carmine Christian Louboutin Her in Roma Patinated calf Leather Block Sandals.  She accessorized her look with a yellow mini Lady Dior bag. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/01\/entertainment\/truth-behind-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-kentucky-derby-horse-rumors-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made it into the rumor mill yet again this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/126795638.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}