Five footballers who love horse racing - from Antoine Griezmann to Charlie Austin

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Daily Star Sport brings you five top-level current and former footballers who have proven their passion for racehorses over the years.World Cup-winning Frenchman Antoine Griezmann is one of the footballers with a real passion for horses.The Atletico Madrid striker was introduced to racing from his father Alain and even attended Chantilly in 2017 to see Enable win her first Arc de Triomphe.Griezmann has since become a regular at France’s top race tracks as an owner.His horse Tornibush, trained near Lyon by Philippe Decouz, won four races at Longchamp in 2018.Meanwhile, Hooking was the winner at Chantilly and Longchamp last year.What is your favourite thing about horse racing?

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You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here.Queens Park Rangers ace Charlie Austin has been an avid fan of horses since an early age.The 32-year-old grew up not too far from famous racehorse training centre Lambourn and was introduced to racing by his grandfather, Ozzy.He has owned racehorses for eight years, with his first - Miss Sophierose - winning a bumper on her debut at Worcester.The former Southampton man has had more than a dozen horses running under the banner of his Excel Racing, with racing acting as a huge.