{"id":287237,"date":"2023-08-30T19:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287237"},"modified":"2023-08-30T19:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:34:04","slug":"ex-liverpool-star-buys-145000-horse-with-hope-of-racing-at-ascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ex-liverpool-star-buys-145000-horse-with-hope-of-racing-at-ascot\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex Liverpool star &apos;buys \u00a3145,000 horse with hope of racing at ASCOT&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Former Liverpool and Rangers star &#8216;buys \u00a3145,000 horse with the hope of racing at ASCOT next year&#8217; as he continues to add to his stable<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ryan Kent featured for both Liverpool and Rangers before moving to Fenerbahce<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The forward is also working on purchasing other horses with &#8216;classic potential&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Would Mohamed Salah &#8216;do the dirty&#8217; on Liverpool by leaving? And what about Man United &#8216;diving&#8217;?: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off , Mail Sport&#8217;s new podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Liverpool and Rangers forward Ryan Kent has splashed out \u00a3145,000 on a race horse that he hopes will be able to compete at Royal Ascot next year.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old, now playing his football in Turkey with\u00a0Fenerbahce after five years in Scotland, is a racing admirer and has purchased horses in the past.<\/p>\n<p>He is known to both breed and own the animal, with his newest purchase a yearling colt by Mehmas and was recruited at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale in Doncaster on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The horse, according to The Mirror, was knocked down on Kent&#8217;s behalf to Daniel Creighton.<\/p>\n<p>It has been said that Kent&#8217;s ultimate aim has been to have a horse at Ascot while he works on other projects with other horses too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/18\/74885273-12462531-image-a-59_1693418289913.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Kent (right) has purchased a \u00a3145,000 horse as he continues to build his stable<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/18\/74885285-12462531-image-a-60_1693418293215.jpg\" height=\"397\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kent wants the horse to race at Royal Ascot next year while he works on other projects too<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Kent reportedly has horses in training at some premier yards, with mares and youngstock also at Creighton\u2019s Salcey Forest Stud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We came to this sale to try to find a Royal Ascot horse, but Ryan has plans to have others that might have that bit of classic potential as well,&#8217; Creighton told the\u00a0Racing Post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He has horses with Henry Candy, including Simple Man, but he&#8217;ll probably have a few more in future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He already has a Sea The Stars filly with John and Thady Gosden, and he has some in training with Ralph Beckett and Karl Burke as well. He has a couple of mares with us too and he&#8217;s mad into his racing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/18\/74885275-12462531-image-a-61_1693418296463.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kent made 218 appearances in five years for Rangers, scoring 33 goals for the Scottish side<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/18\/74885279-12462531-image-a-62_1693418301924.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool academy graduate saw the horse knocked down to Daniel Creighton on his behalf<\/p>\n<p>Kent joined Rangers in 2019 after an original loan spell, for a fee of \u00a36.5million after graduating from Liverpool&#8217;s academy.<\/p>\n<p>He made one senior appearance for the Reds as he enjoyed several loan spells to the likes of Coventry, Bristol City and Barnsley.<\/p>\n<p>While in Scotland he made 218 appearances for Rangers, scoring 33 goals for the club as he remained a key figure in the side.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s still very much focused on his football career, but is working hard on interests outside of the game with optimistic aims for the next 12 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12462531\/Former-Liverpool-Rangers-star-buys-horse-racing-ASCOT.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former Liverpool and Rangers star &#8216;buys \u00a3145,000 horse with the hope of racing at ASCOT next year&#8217; 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