Grace Potter's national anthem at the 2025 Kentucky Derby was beautiful
Grace Potter's national anthem at the 2025 Kentucky Derby was beautiful
In case you missed it while at a Kentucky Derby party, the national anthem performed before the Run For the Roses on Saturday was beautiful.
Grace Potter, singer of Something That I Want, sang a beautiful rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner at Churchill Downs before a thrilling 2025 Kentucky Derby, stretching out the final notes to huge applause.
Fans everywhere loved it, and if you didn't get to see it, you're in luck -- there's video below of the performance, along with another as Potter talked with NBC about her preparation to get on the mic in front of the packed crowd in Louisville.
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