朱尼尔在开幕式上获得2026年肯塔基大赛节女王的冠军. Junior crowned 2026 Kentucky Derby Festival Queen at kickoff event.

塔尼亚·维加拉-戈哥拉,在贝拉明大学的初中生,被冠冕为2026年肯塔基德比节女王 在路易斯维尔的菲利斯德比舞会上. Tania Vergara-Gongora, a junior at Bellarmine University, was crowned the 2026 Kentucky Derby Festival Queen at the Fillies Derby Ball in Louisville. 活动标志着德比庆典的正式开幕, 其中将包括5月2日肯塔基德比. The event marked the official kickoff to the Derby festivities, which will include the Kentucky Derby on May 2. 维加拉-戈哥拉和其他皇家宫廷成员将担任节日大使, 并获得1000美元的奖学金和衣柜. Vergara-Gongora and other members of the Royal Court will serve as festival ambassadors and will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a wardrobe.