Multi-Grammy Award-Winning Tori Kelly to Sing National Anthem at the 147th Kentucky Derby Apr 26, 2021 Tonya Abeln- Vice President Corporate Communications
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 26, 2021 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that platinum, Grammy® Award-winning singer and songwriter Tori Kelly will sing the national anthem at the 147th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 1, 2021.
The announcement occurs just as Tori is coming off of two collaborations with Justin Bieber. The powerhouse singer will perform The Star-Spangled Banner live at the Kentucky Derby. The performance will take place just after 5:00 p.m. EDT and be broadcast live as part of NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage.
Derby Week Disruption? Still No Progress On Contract Between Valets, Churchill Downs Sponsored by:
Scenes from outside Churchill Downs as labor unions protest the lack of contract between CDI and the valets
After a weekend of protests with community and labor allies calling on Churchill Downs to do by right by its employees, the Licensed Racing Valets who are essential to the Kentucky Derby s success are still without a contract and say they are willing to do whatever it takes to hold the hugely profitable company accountable. Protests and demonstrations are expected to continue this week.
Historically, Derby Week generates tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the Louisville business community and the entire Commonwealth. Labor unrest and disruptions could greatly reduce the amount of revenue for local area businesses, virtually all of which were harmed last year when Derby Week was cancelled on account of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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How this couple found love in the Kentucky Derby infield
By KIRBY ADAMS, Louisville Courier-JournalApril 25, 2021 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A flip of a coin sealed their fate. If only all love stories were this simple, and sweet. So goes the innocence of young love.
The year was 1983 and the first Saturday in May was setting up to be a sunny and hot Kentucky Derby Day. Wearing tangerine-colored shorts, a t-shirt and sneakers, 15-year-old Gretchyn Turpen finished brushing her wavy brown hair then slid into the backseat of her parent’s car. Going to the Kentucky Derby as a family was a long-standing tradition for the Turpens.