Michael Owen debuted in horse racing
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The 2001 Golden Ball winner Michael Owen debuted in horse racing. The former English national, 37, changed his career and became a jockey, and on his first run he finished second at a charity race in Ascot, England.
Owen, a former striker of Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle and Manchester United, bought a few stables in Cheshire after the end of his football career. For the last time, Michael Owen played with Stoke City`s team in the 2012-2013 season.
`It was better than I expected, it was the first time I ride at such a speed, I had never been on a horse until six months ago, I was forbidden because of football, ` Owen said after the race.
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