Churchill Downs announced Friday that Mystik Dan will join the post parade for Race 4 on Saturday.
The annual festival kicked off Saturday in New Albany with opening ceremonies and the parade.
Keith Kaiser gets the rundown for the Gaslight Festival.
The fourth annual Zoeller Pump Company Derby Festival Touring Parade kicked off the festival's month-long celebration.
The Lady Falcons of Simmons College recently won the National Christian College Athletic Association Women's Basketball Championship.
Everything from festive floats to cheerleaders to horses and luxury cars took part in the parade.
Hundreds of thousand of people attend the fall festival that's been growing for 55 years.
Officer Wilt was the Grand Marshall of the parade, with a police escort and his family by his side.
The traveling parade will drive through more than 30 neighborhoods around Louisville from noon to 6 p.m., covering more than 80 miles of Jefferson County.
The parade starts at 3 p.m. at the corner of Broadway and Baxter Avenue.