Equestrianism and horse race betting is something that not all top sports stars can get involved in, with their hefty personal and health insurance programs not too keen on them jumping on the back of powerful beasts that have the ability to end a man with one swift kick. Here we highlight just some of the well-known US sports stars and athletes who have a deep-rooted love for the sort of equine sports that have people flocking online to tap into the knowledge of racing tipsters, who divulge information regarding huge upcoming events that take place both in the US and across the pond in the UK and Europe.

Horses are incredible creatures, who have the power to help an athlete relax away from the sports field or court

Drew Brees – NFL QB Who Loves Trackside Life

Brees is one of the best to have ever done it in the NFL, winning Super Bowl XLIV as well as setting multiple records during his time at both the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints.

During Brees’ career he chose to do things a little differently, taking the offensive linemen he relied on to keep him injury free to a day at the horse racing. Brees and his crew certainly stood out in the winning enclosure, with their hulking bodies in stark contrast to those of the diminutive jockeys who ride thoroughbred racehorses.

Brees was also at one time the owner of a horse by the name of Siempre Mio, who he bought from none other than the NBA’s Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. It seems that Siempre Mio gave Brees the appetite for horse racing, because he then became a part of the Donkey Island Racing syndicate, who own several top horses up and down the United States.

Tony Parker – NBA Legend Who Wants Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Tony Parker is probably the greatest basketball player ever to have emerged from France and is a nailed on future NBA hall of famer. He managed all this in a sport where he was told for much of his early career that he was too short and skinny to make it in the big leagues. How foolish those supposed experts were made to look in the end.

Of course, Parker’s playing days are now done and dusted, but his passion for competition still burns bright, with him taking a shot at racehorse ownership. And he is not fooling around, setting his sights on being the owner of a horse that can win the most prestigious horse race in France, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

He made this bold claim back in 2021, but it would be foolish to write off a man who has always specialised in proving the odds makers wrong. There is no doubt that horse racing fans around the world will be keeping an eye on the moves that this former San Antonio Spurs player makes in the racing sector.

Horse racing is a passion shared by a large number of pro athletes, many of whom love the cut and thrust of competition combined with the finesse and beauty of long nosed beasts

Wilson Chandler – Netting Big Bucks with Horse Racing NFTs

Chandler is one of those NBA stars who is not afraid to do a bit of globe trotting to ensure he makes the most of his playing career, having mixed spells with the Nets and Nuggets by also playing in China with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions.

Perhaps it is this forward thinking and adventurous mindset that got Chandler interested in horse racing, but the virtual kind rather than the real thing. That’s right, Chandler is a huge believer in the up-and-coming world of virtual horse racing, which is becoming an integral part of the NFT machine that is blowing up all over the world.

Victor Martinez – Former MLB All-Star Giddying Up

Horse racing is a global sport and nowhere is this made clearer than in South and Central America, where people go crazy for a day out at the long noses. It is for this reason that many retired MLB stars who hail from countries like Victor Martinez’s Venezuela, use some of their career earnings to invest in racehorses. Martinez has a knack for it too, having amassed more than $300,000 in race earnings in 2020 from just one horse, King Guillermo.

Martinez even owns his own yard and stables, where with the help of people close to him, he breeds and rears horses that are good enough to appear at races as prestigious as the Kentucky Derby. Not bad for a retired slugger!