{"id":2419205,"date":"2026-05-16T06:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2419205"},"modified":"2026-05-16T06:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:11:44","slug":"celebrities-spotted-at-churchill-downs-ahead-of-the-2026-kentucky-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celebrities-spotted-at-churchill-downs-ahead-of-the-2026-kentucky-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities spotted at Churchill Downs ahead of the 2026 Kentucky Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/01\/PLOU\/89903492007-screen-shot-1777689817863.jpg?crop=719,405,x0,y384\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Celebrities, influencers at the Sports Illustrated Revel at the Races<\/p>\n<p>Reporter Katie Muchnick wants to hear from you &#8212; which celebrities should we interview at the Sports Illustrated Revel at the Races party?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Celebrities showed up in style at Churchill Downs for the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/sports\/horses\/kentucky-derby\/2026\/05\/02\/2026-kentucky-derby-live-odds-post-position-trainers-jockeys-updates-from-churchill-downs--live\/89725005007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">152nd Kentucky Derby<\/a> on Saturday, May 2.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s all the celebrities that were spotted attending the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/entertainment\/events\/kentucky-derby\/derby-101\/2026\/05\/01\/kentucky-derby-2026-celebrity-guests-red-carpet\/89900853007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Here are the celebrities walking the red carpet for Kentucky Derby 2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Celebrities spotted at the 2026 Kentucky Derby<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brooke Johnson, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Haley Sluss, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Eloise Dufka, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Kiana Davis, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Kristin Hollinghaus, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Melinda Berry, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Evange Petrakis, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Vik White, internet personality<\/li>\n<li>Gianni Saves, musician<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Gibson, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Kennelly, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Von Miller, football player<\/li>\n<li>Sue Bird, former basketball player<\/li>\n<li>Nicole Scherzinger, singer<\/li>\n<li>Emile Hirsch, actor<\/li>\n<li>Chaka Khan, musician<\/li>\n<li>Bill Belichick, football coach<\/li>\n<li>Forrie J Smith, actor<\/li>\n<li>Tanya Tucker, country singer<\/li>\n<li>DeAndre Hopkins, football player<\/li>\n<li>Andrew East, football player<\/li>\n<li>Gabriella Blackwell, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Macy Broyles, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Griffin Johnson, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Nate Burleson, TV host<\/li>\n<li>Chandler Tindall, football player<\/li>\n<li>Fred Warner, football player<\/li>\n<li>Zay Flowers, football player<\/li>\n<li>Lolo Jones, Olympic bobsledder<\/li>\n<li>Dave Portnoy, internet personality (Barstool Sports)<\/li>\n<li>Robert Angel, Pictionary creator<\/li>\n<li>Star Jones, journalist<\/li>\n<li>Warren Moon, former football player<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Walker, actor<\/li>\n<li>Odette Annable, actress<\/li>\n<li>Michael Chiodo, plastic surgeon<\/li>\n<li>Bob Guiney, former Bachelor contestant<\/li>\n<li>Cooper DeJean, football player<\/li>\n<li>Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky<\/li>\n<li>Brian Quinn, Impractical Jokers<\/li>\n<li>Luis Fonsi, musician<\/li>\n<li>Neil Patrick Harris, actor<\/li>\n<li>Joey Fatone, musician (NSYNC)<\/li>\n<li>Lance Bass, musician (NSYNC)<\/li>\n<li>Dalton Davis, musician<\/li>\n<li>Camille Kostek, model<\/li>\n<li>Damien Broderick, writer<\/li>\n<li>Corinne Broderick, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Richie Sambora, musician<\/li>\n<li>Twinjabi, musicians<\/li>\n<li>Marissa Ayers, influencer<\/li>\n<li>Jaxson Dart, football player<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Joan Hart, actress<\/li>\n<li>Craig Greenberg, Mayor of Louisville<\/li>\n<li>Lorrie Morgan, singer and actress<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Ramos, actor<\/li>\n<li>Rob Gronkowski, football player<\/li>\n<li>Will Levis, football player<\/li>\n<li>Ray Davis, football player<\/li>\n<li>Wan&#8217;Dale Robinson, football player<\/li>\n<li>Dasha, country musician<\/li>\n<li>Larry Birkhead, actor and producer<\/li>\n<li>Danielynn Birkhead, daughter to Larry Birkhead and Anna Nicole Smith<\/li>\n<li>Danica McKellar, actress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/staff\/8425478001\/katie-wiseman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katie Wiseman<\/a>\u00a0covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect. Contact her at klwiseman@indystar.com. Follow her on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/katiewiseman.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bluesky,<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/bykatiewiseman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/bykatiewiseman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.courier-journal.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrities, influencers at the Sports Illustrated Revel at the Races Reporter Katie Muchnick wants to hear from you &#8212; which celebrities should we interview at the Sports Illustrated Revel at the Races party? Celebrities showed up in style at Churchill Downs for the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2. 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