Anna Nicole Smith's Daughter Dannielynn Channels Her Inner Janet Jackson at Kentucky Derby Gala

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NEW YORK -- Perhaps trying to make sure it really happened, more people watched replays of 80-1 underdog Rich Strike winning the Kentucky Derby than watched it live.NBC said some 36 million people watched the exciting finish of horseracing's premier event on NBC Sports' social media accounts, including 11.6 million on TikTok, the most ever achieved for a network sports presentation. That doesn't account for non-NBC outlets, for which there was no estimate available Tuesday.NBC's live Derby coverage was seen by an average of 16 million people on the network and Peacock on Saturday. That peaked at 19 million during the actual running of the race, the network said.It was NBC's most-watched program since the Super Bowl, the Nielsen company said.CBS dominated the ratings in prime-time last week, averaging 4.2 million with “NCIS” as the most popular show.

Larry Birkhead fought tooth and nail to provide a comfortable and consistent life for daughter, Dannielynn, after her late mother, Anna Nicole Smith, died when she was just five months old in 2007.  Birkhead, 49, met the late Playboy Playmate at the Kentucky Derby in 2003, and despite keeping their relationship relatively private at the time, he's continued to return to the historic annual event as a way to honor the past and continue creating new traditions with his little girl. "We had a really great time, and it's kind of been a tradition that we would go every year," he told Fox News Digital of the annual affair at the Barnstable Brown Derby Gala for the pre-Derby diabetes fundraiser.  "That's where I met Anna Nicole Smith.

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The late Anna Nicole Smith's daughter is all grown up. Dannielynn Birkhead, 15, was spotted over the weekend with dad Larry Birkhead at the Kentucky Derby. "Betting on a great time with Dannielynn today at this year's @kentuckyderby, then off to the @janetjackson concert!" Larry captioned photos of the two on Instagram.

Dannielynn Birkhead is looking so grown up on the red carpet!

80-1 long shot upsets favorite Epicenter in exciting finish(@NBCSports) pic.twitter.com/1gUHodMQGyAhead of Friday, Rich Strike was not even meant to be in the main show but entered when Ethereal Road was scratched. His owner Rick Dawson said on Saturday after the victory that he only knew he would be entered 30 seconds before the deadline for submission on Friday.

Drake was having such a good time being interviewed alongside Jack Harlow at the Kentucky Derby that he didn’t want it to end.

Rich Strike has come in as the surprise winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby. The horse’s triumph was historic in nature, coming as the second-biggest upset in the 148-year history of the race.

Dannielynn Birkhead got to meet Janet Jackson at a gala for the 148th annual Kentucky Derby while wearing the same outfit the singer once wore to the same event nearly two decades ago!The meeting went down Friday evening at the 33rd annual Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala, where Anna Nicole Smith's daughter and her ex, Larry Birkhead, dressed to the nines for the family tradition, only this time they also shared a great moment with the «Rhythm Nation» singer.Birkhead took to Instagram and revealed that Dannielynn's outfit was purchased as part of the singer's charity auction. Jackson wore the black suit to the 2003 gala.