July 11, 2025
‘I’m excited to be a part of bringing a brand new skilled sports activities workforce to the town meaning a lot to me.’
St. Louis recording artist Cornell Haynes, AKA Nelly, has invested a big stake in a horse racing franchise within the Nationwide Thoroughbred League (NTL).
The workforce, which is relocating the franchise from Seattle to St. Louis, shall be renamed the Nellies, referencing the well-known horse time period “Whoa, Nellie!” and honoring the rapper’s moniker.
“I’m excited to be a part of bringing a brand new skilled sports activities workforce to the town meaning a lot to me,” stated Nelly in a written assertion. “The St. Louis Cup is about to be one of many summer time’s premier occasions, and I can’t wait to hit the monitor and have a good time with our unbelievable St. Louis followers.”
The NTL is the primary team-based skilled league within the horse racing business. The league has 10 groups, a few of which have celeb backers, together with Nelly, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, NBA Corridor of Famer Julius Erving, nation music singer Tanya Tucker, Rapper Rick Ross, and A Tribe Known as Quest’s Jarobi White.
In celebration of the most recent transfer, Nelly shall be internet hosting the Nationwide Thoroughbred League’s Nelly Cup at Fairmount Park on Saturday, July 19. Attendees of The Nelly Cup will take pleasure in music, headlined by the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame member Jarobi White, with a Nelly-inspired vogue present. The occasion shall be a welcome celebration for the workforce, that includes meals and drinks, because it coincides with a centennial celebration for Fairmount Park.
“Nelly was an early investor within the Nationwide Thoroughbred League, and his expanded possession function is a testomony to the momentum and success we’ve constructed thus far,” stated Randall Lane, co-founder of the NTL. “Our mission is rooted in creating genuine connections and fan bases in each metropolis we’re in, which is why every workforce’s possession group consists of people who’ve robust, private ties to their native communities.”
For anybody within the upcoming occasion and/or extra details about the NTL, you possibly can go to www.NTL.Racing.
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