Mike Tirico Exits Kentucky Derby 2025 After Severe Nut Allergy

Sports anchor Mike Tirico departed the Kentucky Derby early Saturday, May 3, because of a thriller sickness that became out to be a “significant” nut hypersensitivity.

“Hate being a scratch after making the starting gate @KentuckyDerby. Just a significant reaction to my nut allergy,” Tirico, 58, mentioned by the use of X on Saturday, updating involved lovers who spotted his abrupt go out from the day’s are living festivities. “If you have one you know how it can knock you down.”

“Profound thanks to @ChurchillDowns for their care. And to our amazing @nbcsports horse racing family. Especially Randy, Jerry & Ahmed Fareed. So lucky to have @SyracuseU fam step in and do such a great job,” he added.

Tirico used to be on air reporting from Churchill Downs for lots of the morning. His colleague Ahmed Fareed took over round 3:00 pm native time and most effective presented, “Mike, as you may have heard, is a little under the weather right now.”

The Derby persisted on during the day. Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter Dannielynn Birkhead and her father Larry Birkhead made their annual look on the horse race. Dannielynn shocked in an off-the-shoulder teal MacDuggal robe, whilst her dad, 52, opted for a tan swimsuit.

“Continuing the @kentuckyderby weekend tradition going strong. We are recovering from a rockin’ good time at last night’s Barnstable-Brown Gala. Now, off to the races with Dannielynn,” Larry wrote by the use of Instagram. “She made me cut my hair with @hairbyryanaustin because before that, she said I looked like a low-rent Keith Urban! Ouch! Betting on a great time and good weather for a special family tradition.”

On Friday, May 2, Dannielynn wore one in all her overdue mom’s robes to a Derby match. “I can’t know my mom, sadly, and this is one of the only reasons and ways I can,” she instructed Access Hollywood. “This is the closest I’ll ever be getting to a hug from her, so I’ve been, like, on and off tears the whole day.”

The match additionally attracted celebrities together with Selma Blair, Shaboozey, TikTookay big name Alix Earle, and Wilmer Valderrama.

Only 20 horses are eligible to run within the Kentucky Derby. To qualify for the race, the horses and their riders needed to gather as many issues as conceivable within the Road to the Kentucky Derby competitions which might be break up between 3 paths: the American Road, the Japan Road and the European/Middle East Road between September and April.