The greatest, most prominent horseracing event of the year, the Kentucky Derby, is almost here. The Run for the Roses is held every year in Louisville, Kentucky, and is a mecca for the equestrian community. People from different communities from all over the world, attend en masse every year, giving homage to their culture.

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The Kentucky Derby is also especially famous among stars and celebrities. Carly Pearce, the country singer, is no exception to this rule. Good news for all the Pearce fans out there, the recent grammy award recipient is going to be in attendance at this year’s Derby. Recently, she took to Instagram to share an interesting update for the same.

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Carly Pearce has been living the dream of every singer to ever be born. Pearce got nominated for the Grammy award, with her collaborator Ashley McBride, for the song “Never Wanted To Be That Girl”. Turns out, the country star-sensation is now exactly the girl she wanted to be, as she won the Grammy in her category. But the excitement has only begun for the singer.

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Carly Pearce won the Grammy, and now she is off to the Oscars of horseracing, the most famous equestrian race on this planet, the Kentucky Derby. Pearce posted a cryptic video on her Instagram, in which she was seen taking out a humongous red hat from the packaging. The country singer then proceeded to try it out. Along with the video, Pearce included the caption, “Hmmm what could this mean?? Place your bets below for what it could be 👀”.

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The cryptic caption gave a nod to the mystery occasion for the hat. But her hashtags clarified the situation completely, and she wrote, “#KentuckyDerby #KD149 #KyDerby”. As soon as Pearce shared the reel, her fans proceeded to guess what her role would be at the Kentucky Derby, with many hoping that she will be responsible for belting out the national anthem or a famous Derby song.

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While Carly Pearce has not yet confirmed what exactly her role is going to be at the Kentucky Derby, it is clear that the audience is expecting her to sing in her beautiful Grammy-winning voice. Are you excited to see what Carly Pearce brings to this year’s Derby, besides that fabulous hat?

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