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Gentlemanly qualities are demonstrated. Travis Kelce became the focus of the Kentucky Derby with his flashy appearance even without Taylor by his side.
Travis Kelce is in the house for Saturday night’s Kentucky Derby, but there’s no sign of girlfriend Taylor Swift.
Kelce, who attended a pre-Derby gig in Louisville with ex-NBA star Chandler Parsons on Friday night, rocked up at Churchill Downs for the big race on Saturday looking dapper in a stylish white suit, black tie and matching top hat.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end arrived in plenty of time ahead of the Derby, which is due to get underway at around 6:57pm ET.
He turned up at the racecourse solo and without Swift, who has not made an appearance in Kentucky this weekend.
And not too long after making his appearance, Kelce appeared to land one of his first bets of the day at Churchill Downs.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end rocked up to Churchill Downs without girlfriend Taylor Swift
In footage shared on the Kentucky Derby’s official Instagram account, the 34-year-old can be seen jumping up and down and celebrating after sweeping up an early windfall.
The video included the captions: ‘When you show up to the Kentucky Derby and your first bet hits’ and ‘@killatrav off to a hot start at the Kentucky Derby’.
Kelce was celebrating his winning wager in an owners suite at Club Sports Illustrated at Churchill Downs, having also attended SI’s pre-Derby party the night before.
Travis wasn’t the only NFL-related figure in attendance, nevertheless, with Miami Dolphins star Braxton Berrios’ girlfriend Alix Earle also in Louisville for the Derby.
On Friday night, Kelce was seen hanging out with The Chainsmokers and retired NBA player Parsons at Sports Illustrated’s Revel at the Races concert.
Chainsmokers duo Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart were performing at the Ice House venue as part of the gig, which took place on the eve of the Kentucky Derby.
After he was seen enjoying the show with good friend Parsons, Kelce made an appearance on Pall’s Instagram story as he stood back to back with the former Houston Rockets player while smoldering into the distance.
He also partied with Pall and Taggart after winning his third Super Bowl back in February, with the Grammy-winning artists playing Swift’s ‘You Belong With Me’ song while playing at the team’s afterparty in Las Vegas.
In a video which quickly went viral, Kelce hopped up on stage after hearing them play his girlfriend’s song, before singing along and pumping his fists in the air.