Travis Kelce, Martha Stewart, Tina Knowles, and Other Celebs Line up at the Kentucky Derby

Then there were the musicians. Country singers including Randy Travis and Wynonna Judd were in attendance, as was area resident Jack Harlow. Josh Groban, who is enough of a regular that he’s even sang the National Anthem at the race, returned again this year.

Tina Knowles, who many know as Beyonce’s mother, arrived in arguably the best sunglasses of the day. Actors including Stephen Amell, Chris Tucker, and Sheryl Lee Ralph also stopped on the red carpet for photos.

The biggest shocker of the day might be that Ralph hadn’t intended to arrive in the show-stopping hat you see below. According to a Gannett report, the Abbot Elementary star “intended to show up to the 150th Kentucky Derby hatless,” but singer Smokey Robinson and his wife, Frances, told her that head coverings for women were a long-standing tradition at the race. “They made me Derby perfect,” Ralph said via social media.

Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the Kentucky Derby 150 at Churchill Downs on May 04, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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