Houston Astros Star Wins Coveted Award in Horse Racing

Players across the MLB will use the offseason as an opportunity to reset after the long year of playing almost everyday. 162 games wears down the mind as much as the body, so time away allows them to recharge.

The Houston Astros are used to playing deep into the year, making playoff runs that have resulted in seven straight American League Championship appearances.

Astros star Alex Bregman has picked up a new hobby outside the game of baseball that he's been recognized for after a massively successful debut year.

Publication BloodHorse reported that OwnerView announced Bregman as a co-winner of their 2023 New Owner of the Year award.

Houston's third baseman and his wife, Reagan, got into thoroughbred racing by purchasing eight horses named No Nay Mets, Game Seven, Cadillac Candy, Goldblooded, Kodiac Wintergreen, Soloshot, Homerunhappy, and Miss San Gabriel.

"The love of horse racing goes back generations in my family, and I've always been a fan. It's incredible to have my own horses now and to be able to share the sport with my teammates and fans and to be an ambassador for the sport. I am very honored to receive this award," Bregman said.

The baseball star was a Breeders' Cup celebrity ambassador this year as his horse, No Nay Mets, competed in the event. He pledged Breeders' Cup earnings to support the fight against antisemitism.

Bregman Family Racing got into the business because of their love of horses.

"We’ve had a blast in both sports. We love it and I know that he’s loved it, as well. Buy them? That was a little bit of a jump into it. That’s certainly next-level stuff, but if anyone is a good study and someone who really looks at everything involved in this particular sport and figures things out, it’s Alex," his father said to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.

So far so good for the Bregman family as they earned a coveted award in the world of horse racing.