What did Travis Kelce think about the Kentucky Derby? 'I'm a Derby guy now'

EVERYTHING FROM BATS TO BOURBON. BIG NAME CELEBRITIES SHOWED OUT FOR KENTUCKY DERBY. 150 MARTHA STEWART, JIMMY FALLON, THOMAS RHETT WE SAW THEM ALL WALK THIS RED CARPET, BUT APPARENTLY FOR SOME OF THEM, THE NAME OF OUR CITY IS TOUGH TO PRONOUNCE. LOU VILLE IS HOW I SAY IT, NOT LOUIS, NOT LOUISVILLE. LOUISVILLE. OH, LOUISVILLE. OKAY, WE TAKE MULTIPLE. FORGIVE ME. WHAT IS IT ABOUT LOUISVILLE? WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT LOUISVILLE? MOST? WELL, WELL, LOUISVILLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD TO ME. BEFORE I EVEN STARTED COMING TO THE DERBY. YOU KNOW, I USED TO COME HERE AND PERFORM. I BROUGHT CIGARS. THERE’S LOTS OF GREAT PEOPLE TO HANG OUT WITH, LOTS OF RACES TO CHECK OUT. AND I’M GOING TO TAKE IT ALL IN AS MUCH AS I CAN. OH, I’M GOING TO GIVE IT ALL THAT. YOU KNOW, SQUEEZE MY -- TOGETHER AND GO, WHOA, YOUR SUIT IS INCREDIBLE. WHAT INSPIRED THE CHOICE? UH, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE RACK AND I SAW A WHOLE BUNCH OF JACKETS AND I WENT, THAT ONE. THAT’S BECAUSE I’M 65. I TRY TO KEEP MY HEAD JUST A LITTLE LOW. NOT TOO BIG. UH, THE FASHION IS SO ON POINT. LOOK AT YOUR HATS. AND, I MEAN, I LOVE THIS. WE HAVE A LARGE DRESS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. YOU SEE, FRIENDS YOU DON’T SEE AND YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN MONEY. UH, CATCHING FREEDOM. OKAY? THAT’S WHAT MY FREEDOM FAVORITE. WHY? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I JUST LIKE IT. I MEAN, HE’S GOING TO BE CATCHING SOME FREEDOM TODAY. LET THAT. LET THAT HORSE GO. LET HIM RUN. I AM ACTUALLY, I’M ADDICTED TO THE LILIES FROM YESTERDAY. SO I’M GOING TO ROLL OVER ON THE LILIES. I’M NOT A JULEP GUY, BUT I’LL HAVE ONE. SO I PREPARED MY FAVORITE THINGS. MY MY FAVORITE VERSION OF THE MINT JULEP. HEY. OH, THANK THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. HE WOULD SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE FANS THAT HAVE BEEN THE WIND BENEATH HIS WINGS FOR SO MANY YEARS. I MEAN, IT’S BEEN, WHAT, 40 YEARS OF MAKING MUSIC? THERE’S A SPECIAL 150. THAT’S A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY. SO I’M GLAD TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE THAT WITH THEM. SO YOU’RE HERE WITH YOUR TEAMMATES. PAINT THE PICTURE FOR ME. WHAT ARE YOU ALL GOING TO BE DRINKING? WHO ARE YOU BETTING ON WHEN THE HORSES CROSS THE FINISH LINE? OH, WE’RE GOING TO BE DRINKING CHAMPAGNE AND WATER. YOU KNOW, IT’S GOING UP. I KNOW IT’S GOING DOWN. AND WE’RE GOING TO WATCH HORSE TEN KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RUNNING BACK ISAIAH PACHECO TOLD ME. TRAVIS KELCE WAS HERE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. BUT IN CASE YOU’RE WONDERING, STILL NO SIGN OF TAYLOR SWI

So, what did Travis Kelce think about the Kentucky Derby?"I'm a Derby guy now."In the player above: Derby red carpetThat's what he said in the latest episode of "New Heights," the podcast he hosts with his brother Jason Kelce.The Kansas City Chiefs player (or boyfriend of Taylor Swift, if that's how you know him), is one of the most publicized stars right now and he spent last weekend in Louisville, Kentucky for the 150th Run for the Roses. WLKY actually caught up with him by accident as he headed toward an elevator:"It was really easy and really fun for us to come out there and enjoy the Derby, and it was ... a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I am definitely going to try and experience again, man, because it was fun just being a part of the entire environment," he said.He named dropped some of the celebs he rubbed elbows with. He had some interaction with Smokey Robinson, said he looked "super dapper." He also hung out with late-night host Jimmy Fallon, who Kelce said was carrying around a puppy.And of course, he hung out with..."You know who else I saw, Louisville, Kentucky's finest Jack Harlow," Travis Kelce said. He mentioned going to his big post-Derby party on Saturday, which was at Ice House downtown. And while many were surprised to see Travis at the Derby, they were just as taken aback at what he was wearing: a double-breasted, pinstripe suit and a fedora."One of the most gangster outfits I've ever seen," Jason Kelce said.See for yourself: To hear what else they had to say about it, listen to the podcast here:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

So, what did Travis Kelce think about the Kentucky Derby?

"I'm a Derby guy now."

In the player above: Derby red carpet

That's what he said in the latest episode of "New Heights," the podcast he hosts with his brother Jason Kelce.

The Kansas City Chiefs player (or boyfriend of Taylor Swift, if that's how you know him), is one of the most publicized stars right now and he spent last weekend in Louisville, Kentucky for the 150th Run for the Roses.

WLKY actually caught up with him by accident as he headed toward an elevator:

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"It was really easy and really fun for us to come out there and enjoy the Derby, and it was ... a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I am definitely going to try and experience again, man, because it was fun just being a part of the entire environment," he said.

He named dropped some of the celebs he rubbed elbows with. He had some interaction with Smokey Robinson, said he looked "super dapper." He also hung out with late-night host Jimmy Fallon, who Kelce said was carrying around a puppy.

And of course, he hung out with...

"You know who else I saw, Louisville, Kentucky's finest Jack Harlow," Travis Kelce said. He mentioned going to his big post-Derby party on Saturday, which was at Ice House downtown.

And while many were surprised to see Travis at the Derby, they were just as taken aback at what he was wearing: a double-breasted, pinstripe suit and a fedora.

"One of the most gangster outfits I've ever seen," Jason Kelce said.

See for yourself:

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To hear what else they had to say about it, listen to the podcast here:

What did Travis Kelce think about the Kentucky Derby? 'I'm a Derby guy now'

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