The passion for racing is passed on among friends.
Even when your name is Tony Parker.
On December 9, 2020, the French basketball player launches his Infinity Nine Horses team and offers his Twitter community to find the name of his future foal.
His friend, Charles Leclerc, Formula 1 driver at Ferrari, whose lucky number is 16, proposes to name him
Best Sixteen
.
Visibly enthusiastic about the idea, the 23-year-old Monegasque rider wanted to go further in his approach and finally decided to join forces with the number 9 of Spurs on a galloping horse.
Friends I am too proud to announce my new Afghany horse!
I am too happy to partner with a friend: Charles Leclerc!
See you soon at the racetrackđ„đ pic.twitter.com/aXuVumUQ0s
- Tony Parker (@tonyparker) June 11, 2021
This Friday morning, "TP" therefore unveiled this new association via its Twitter account.
The foal trained by Fabrice Chappet is called
Afghany
.
In a press release, France Galop indicates that this 3-year-old colt will be on track on June 16, 2021 at the Saint-Cloud racecourse (Hauts-de-Seine).
After Antoine Griezmann, M'Baye Niang, or even Clément Lenglet, it is therefore a new athlete who is embarking on the adventure of horse racing. In the past, other stars from all walks of life have been seduced by this universe. Alain Delon, Michel Sardou and Michael Owen have owned racehorses. As for Manuel Amoros or Sylvain Chavanel, they even decided to participate in trotting competitions in the amateur category.
