The Kentucky Derby is known for bringing the biggest stars in sports and entertainment to Louisville each year, soaking in everything from the Oaks to the Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala to the main event itself. Some of those in 2026 have included Joe Burrow, Dana White, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Rob Gronkowski, Fred Warner, Joey Fatone, Tanya Tucker and Lolo Jones, among others.
But how about the good stuff — what Big Blue Nation cares about on the first Saturday of May every spring. Who are the Wildcats in attendance?KSR‘s got you covered with the familiar names and faces, which include some all-time players who once wore Kentucky across their chests.
Will Levis, Wan’Dale Robinson, Ray Davis
You can make an argument that the three most famous athletes to come through the Kentucky football program in the last decade are hanging out together at Churchill Downs — and two of them are current teammates in the NFL.
Will Levis and Wan’Dale Robinson, who made magic together as Wildcats in 2021, are now back together with the Tennessee Titans. Levis told KSR’s own Mont Dawson that he is healthy and excited about spinning the rock to Robinson once again, now in Nashville…