Larry Birkhead and daughter Dannielynn Birkhead attended the 2025 Kentucky Derby together on Saturday, May 3
The event is an annual tradition for the father-daughter duo
Dannielynn, 18, honored her late mother Anna Nicole Smith by wearing some of her jewelry with a new Mac Duggal dress
Larry Birkhead and his daughter Dannielynn Birkhead made their annual trip to the Kentucky Derby!
On Saturday, May 3, the photographer, 52, and his 18-year-old daughter attended the horse racing event together. They stopped to pose for some photos before heading to the racetrack to take in the action.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Larry shared that Dannielynn is wearing some items from her late mom — supermodel Anna Nicole Smith: “She’s got her mom’s jewelry on and and a new [Mac Duggal] dress.”
On the eve of Kentucky Derby at the Barnstable Brown Gala, Dannielynn also honored her late mom by wearing a floor-length black gown features a plunging neckline that her mom wore to the same event in 2004.
On Saturday, the proud father shared two photos of their Kentucky Derby outfits, partly captioning his post with, “Betting on a great time and good weather for a special family tradition.”
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Dannielynn and Larry Birkhead on May 3, 2025
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Larry welcomed his daughter with Smith — who died from an accidental drug overdose in 2007, just five months after Dannielynn was born.
The father-daughter duo have traveled everywhere from Dollywood to Hawaii with, of course, stops in Louisville, Kentucky, for the famous horse race.
On Dannielynn’s 17th birthday in September 2023, Larry paid tribute to his daughter on Instagram, with a nod to Smith.
“You are funny, crazy smart, pretty and just about everything I could ever imagine,” he wrote. “Your Mom would be so proud of you, I sure am.”
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In January 2024, Larry shared a Reel on the joint Instagram account he shares with his daughter, recapping the duo’s visit to Disneyland. Dannielynn and her dad raced cars around the theme park’s Autopia ride and posed for pictures around the park as they enjoyed their time together.
“Dannielynn trying to show me her ‘driving skills’ at @waltdisneyworld Autotopia. After a year of telling her to study for her driver’s test and then her just being too lazy and ‘busy’ while at the same time telling me that she ‘doesn’t want to drive,’ she decided to show me what she’s got at Disney World,” Larry began his lengthy caption.
Admitting that she “needs a little help,” Larry then said that he told his daughter “when she can pass a quiz at home, then I would take her to get driver’s lessons because it makes me too nervous.”
“All jokes aside, we always have a great time at Disney. Dannielynn has turned into a daredevil since the shock on her face of going down her first time on Splash Mountain. 😂 ,” he concluded the caption.
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