{"id":68019,"date":"2025-10-29T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=68019"},"modified":"2025-10-29T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T13:48:00","slug":"georginio-rutter-horse-brighlee-leeds-brighton-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/georginio-rutter-horse-brighlee-leeds-brighton-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton Forward Georginio Rutter Pays Special Tribute To Former Club Ahead Of Weekend Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion\u2019s Georginio Rutter has named a horse in honour of former club Leeds United, as well as current side Brighton.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Frenchman left Elland Road last season after Leeds failed to gain promotion back to the Premier League in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>A key member of Leeds&#8217; squad at the time, his departure was keenly felt by the Yorkshire club.<\/p>\n<p>But having lost the playoff final to Southampton, his \u00a340 million release clause was triggered by Brighton last summer.<\/p>\n<p>With Leeds now back in the top flight after achieving promotion at the second time of asking, Rutter is set for a reunion with his former club this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton host Leeds on Saturday in the Premier League, with the fixture kicking off at 3pm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd1c Next up, Brighton! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u11joUmDHK\">pic.twitter.com\/u11joUmDHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leeds United (@LUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC\/status\/1983491824078528783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One point separates the two sides at the moment, in a tight mid-table battle.<\/p>\n<p>Despite sitting above the relegation zone, there is still pressure on Leeds coach Daniel Farke.<\/p>\n<p>Former Liverpool and Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is now favourite to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-leeds-manager-betting-odds\/\"><strong>next Leeds manager<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But ahead of a game which will have special significance for Rutter, he has paid tribute to both his current and former clubs.<\/p>\n<h2>Georginio Rutter Horse Named After English Clubs<\/h2>\n<p>Aside from football, former Leeds man Rutter&#8217;s biggest passions include horse racing.<\/p>\n<p>The forward owned race horses during his time in Yorkshire, and has continued that hobby since moving to the South Coast.<\/p>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc34| Brighton forward Georginio Rutter has one horse running today:<\/p>\n<p>13.25 Redcar &#8211; Obito (4\/1)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BHAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BHAFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/raEitIiO7D\">pic.twitter.com\/raEitIiO7D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Brighton Base (@TheBrightonBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBrightonBase\/status\/1914241718150484211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rutter is now the proud owner of a horse called &#8220;Brighlee&#8221; &#8211; named for the two clubs he&#8217;s played for in England.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Great British Racing, Rutter said:\u00a0\u201cWhen I came to England, I see horses everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>I call her &#8216;Brighlee&#8217; because I was signing for Brighton. So I say &#8216;Brighlee&#8217; &#8211; Brighton, and Leeds, Brighlee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So it\u2019s Brighton, Leeds. I care a lot about my horses and she\u2019s doing very great, so I\u2019m happy, but twice [she has finished] second.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s too addictive. It\u2019s hard to win a race. Before, I didn\u2019t know. When you come to horses, you think \u2018for sure, I\u2019m going to win one\u2019. But it\u2019s very hard.<\/p>\n<p>When you win one, the emotion, I can\u2019t explain it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far, Brighlee has completed four races, achieving second-placed finished at Kempton and Salisbury.<\/p>\n<h2>How Many Horses Does Georginio Rutter Own?<\/h2>\n<p>As of October 2025, Georginio Rutter owns six horses, sharing a passion with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/brighton-gag-the-guardian-by-banning-reporters-after-articles-about-owner-tony-bloom\/\">Brighton owner Tony Bloom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rutter told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightonandhovealbion.com\/media-article\/mft-interviews-bhaips-pl-georginio-rutter-september-2024\"><strong>Brighton website<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI had a horse running today, Bopedro, at Doncaster and it finished second, so I was very happy with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a big meeting, St Leger Day, but I know the most important thing was the football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to Tony Bloom about horses yet but maybe soon we will do that. I have six horses in training on my own, here and in France as well. And with a syndicate I share.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was young I was with my dad at the racecourse, and I enjoyed it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68022\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Tony-Bloom-560x315.jpg\" alt=\"Georginio Rutter horse\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Tony-Bloom-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Tony-Bloom-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Tony-Bloom.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brighton owner Tony Bloom also has a love of horses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Then when I came to England I saw a lot of stables including the one of David O\u2019Meara,&#8221; continued Rutter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI bought one horse, I enjoyed it, then I bought a second and the rest is history. Maybe it was a hobby that got out of hand!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it is a passion and I would love to win some trophies in horse racing too.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Georginio Rutter Career Stats<\/h2>\n<p>Born in France, Rutter came through the academy at Vannes before moving to Rennes as a youth player.<\/p>\n<p>He made his professional debut for Rennes in 2020, coming off the bench against Saint Etienne.<\/p>\n<p>Rutter scored five times in 22 senior appearances, after which he joined Hoffenheim in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>He netted a further 11 goals and added eight assists, earning him the move to Leeds United in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>While at Elland Road, he played 66 games for Leeds, scoring eight goals and providing 18 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Now at Brighton, his record is currently eight goals and seven assists in 40 total appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion\u2019s Georginio Rutter has named a horse in honour of former club Leeds United, as well as current side Brighton. 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