Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, isn’t in the house for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday night.
After hanging out with former NBA player Chandler Parsons at a pre-Derby event in Louisville on Friday night, Kelce showed up at Churchill Downs for the main race on Saturday looking smart in a chic white suit, black tie, and matching top hat.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end came well in advance of the Derby’s scheduled start time of approximately 6:57 p.m. ET.
He showed up at the racetrack by himself and without Swift, who isn’t in Kentucky this weekend.
And shortly after arriving at Churchill Downs, Kelce seemed to win one of his first wagers of the day.
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The tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs arrived at Churchill Downs without girlfriend Taylor Swift.
The 34-year-old is shown celebrating and jumping up and down in video posted on the Kentucky Derby’s official Instagram account after scoring an early windfall.
The captions for the video included, “@killatrav off to a hot start at the Kentucky Derby” and “When you show up to the Kentucky Derby and your first bet hits.”
Having attended SI’s pre-Derby party the night before, Kelce was enjoying his winning wager in an owners suite at Club Sports Illustrated at Churchill Downs.
Even so, Alix Earle, the fiancée of Miami Dolphins player Braxton Berrios, was in Louisville for the Derby, so Travis wasn’t the only NFL celebrity there.
During Friday night’s Sports Illustrated Revel at the Races concert, Kelce was spotted hanging out with The Chainsmokers and former NBA star Parsons.
It was the eve of the Kentucky Derby, and the gig featured Chainsmokers duo Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart at the Ice House venue.
Kelce appeared on Pall’s Instagram story, standing back to back with the former Houston Rockets star while smoldering into the distance, following his attendance at the performance with good pal Parsons.
In February, after winning his third Super Bowl, he also went out to celebrate with Pall and Taggart. The Grammy-winning musicians performed Swift’s “You Belong With Me” song at the team’s Las Vegas afterparty.
When Kelce heard them play his girlfriend’s song, he leaped up on stage, started singing along, and pumped his arms in the air in a video that went viral very quickly.
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Alix Earle, the fiancée of Miami Dolphins player Braxton Berrios, is also in Louisville for the Derby, so he’s not the only NFL celebrity there.
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On Friday night, Kelce attended a pre-Derby concert in Kentucky and then went backstage to meet up with the Chainsmokers.
Additionally, he altered the song’s lyrics to read, “Are you in love with me?” Swift was later heard telling Taggart that the modification was “the most romantic thing that’s ever happened to me.”
Following their successful performance at the Chainsmokers’ Kentucky Derby engagement, Kelce and Swift are anticipated to go to Miami for Sunday’s Florida Grand Prix.
A week after the quartet enjoyed a double date in Vegas, Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany are also anticipated to join the couple.
Following their night in Sin City, Kelce, Swift, and the Mahomes went to Chiefs quarterback Patrick’s fundraiser event on Saturday. The two teammates from Kansas City then participated in a charity golf day the next morning.
As the Formula One drivers prepare to compete in front of a star-studded audience this weekend in Miami, celebrities like Ed Sheeran, Tom Brady, and Kendall Jenner will also be present.