This Top 10 'Emerging Artist' will sing the national anthem at the Kentucky Oaks
Ahead of the milestone 150th Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs Racetrack will host the Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 3.
At 5 p.m., emerging country star Lana Scott will perform the national anthem. A top eight finalist on Season 21 of NBC’s "The Voice," Scott was chosen by Opry Entertainment as one of the “Top 10 Emerging Artists” in country music in 2023. Before her national anthem rendition, Scott will perform two special original songs live during the Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade at 3:15 p.m.
The parade is a moving tradition that celebrates breast and ovarian cancer survivors and encourages those still fighting their cancer battle with a march on Churchill Downs' historic racetrack before the running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks. The 16th Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade will honor the 150 survivors and fighters who have been selected.
Additionally, shortly after the national anthem, "Riders Up for the Kentucky Oaks" will be called by powerhouse female athlete Sonny Choi, a breakdancing star and the first American woman to qualify for breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics, which will be the first Olympics to have the sport.
Reach features reporter Kirby Adams at kadams@courier-journal.com.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Lana Scott to sing national anthem at 2024 Kentucky Oaks
