Rooney becomes racehorse owner

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16 February 2012-AP

Wayne Rooney has followed Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson into racehorse ownership.

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The England striker has bought two horses with wife Coleen that are based in the stables owned by United team-mate Michael Owen and trained by Tom Dascombe.

Switcharooney, a two-year-old colt, cost £63,000 ($92,485) - barely a third of Rooney's weekly salary from the Premier League champion.

The Rooneys' other horse is a three-year-old bay colt, Tomway, which is named after Wayne's father, Thomas Wayne Rooney.

Both horses are expected to start racing in April just as the Premier League season is reaching its climax.

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