‘Started from the bottom' – Proud Tyson Fury watches race horse Big Gypsy King at Doncaster from owners' section
Fury is a two-time heavyweight world champion and a legend of British boxing.
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Tyson Fury and his family at the Doncaster races
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Fury's new horse Big Gypsy King
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But now he can also
Fury and his manager Spencer Brown own a three-year-old filly called Big Gypsy King - a nod to his boxing moniker.
They have already enjoyed
, winning on the Flat at Chelmsford in May.
And Fury took his wife Paris and four of their seven kids to the Doncaster Racecourse.
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He posted: "Who would of (sic) thought we would be back in @parisfury1 home town of doncaster 20 years later with a horse in the main race! started from the bottom! now in the owners section."
Big Gypsy King had a disappointing run last time finishing seventh at Kempton.
She is a 10-1 shot in Doncaster - ridden by Group 1-winning jockey Luke Morris.
Big Gypsy King is trained in Oxfordshire by Oliver Cole.
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As for Fury, 36, himself, he retired in January following two losses to Oleksandr Usyk, 38, in Saudi Arabia.
But in July, he
Former boxing champ says Anthony Joshua is in shocks talks to fight Olympic gold medalist in return before Tyson Fury
He said: "I do miss it, every single day I wake up in the morning and miss it.
"I've been away seven months, missed it everyday. I'm open to offers at the moment.
"I'm not going to be doing any comebacks this year, that's for sure. I'm busy as you can see I've got Netflix here.
"I'm filming At Home With The Furys season two. Come on! And then next year the big GK is going to make a f***ing comeback.
"The takeover! I'm gonna be 37 in about three weeks so I'm going to be the oldest swinger with all these young boys coming up it's going to be difficult. But I believe I can put on some very good nights still."
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Fury retired from boxing in January
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