Superstar sightings and trend spotlight 2026 Kentucky Derby – NBC Los Angeles
The 2026 Kentucky Derby kicks off with early crowds and a wave of superstar arrivals at Churchill Downs.
Followers and VIPs step onto the grounds in daring trend, setting the scene as one of many 12 months’s largest sporting occasions will get underway.
Listed below are among the standout seems to be and excessive‑profile names noticed on the first leg of this 12 months’s Triple Crown.
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: (L-R) Michael Turchin and Lance Bass attend the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: (L-R) David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris attend the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: Melissa Joan Hart attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
Tony Offutt wears a Kentucky Derby hat whereas strolling within the infield on the 152nd Kentucky Derby in Louisville on Saturday, Might 2, 2026.
An attendee arrives to look at the 152nd operating of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Might 2, 2026. (Picture by Leandro Lozada / AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: Lolo Jones attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Jeff Schear/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: (L-R) Brandon Siler and Pamela Siler attend the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Jeff Schear/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: Cody Ford attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Jeff Schear/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: 2026 Miss America, Cassie Donegan attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: (L-R) Star Jones and Ricardo Lugo attend the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Jeff Schear/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
Attendees arrive to look at the 152nd operating of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Might 2, 2026. (Picture by Leandro Lozada / AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: Jeffery Simmons attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Jeff Schear/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
An attendee wears a humorous hat throughout the 152nd operating of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Might 2, 2026. (Picture by Leandro Lozada / AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
A lady attends the 152nd operating of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Might 2, 2026. (Picture by Leandro Lozada / AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: Dave Portnoy attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MAY 02: Brian Quinn attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on Might 02, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Picture by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Pictures for Churchill Downs)
Polly Owens of Harrodsburg, Ky., reveals her derby fashion close to the paddock at Churchill Downs, Saturday, Might 2, 2026 in Louisville Ky.
