Louisville man to attend 76th straight Kentucky Derby

A Louisville man will attend his 76th consecutive Kentucky Derby on May 2 as a guest of Churchill Downs, Wave 3 News reports.

John Sutton, 84, first attended the race with his father in 1940, and together they correctly picked the winner, an underdog named Gallahadion. Since then, he has attended every Derby and collected every program. He also owns every Triple Crown-winning ticket for Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed.

As if 76 straight years requires any further context, Sutton's streak has lasted just short of the American life expectancy and spanned 13 U.S. presidents.

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GALLERY: CELEBRITIES AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY

Celebs at the Kentucky Derby

Kate Upton (2016)

Lindsey Vonn (2016)

Adrian Grenier (2016)

Kym Johnson (2016)

Jon Voight (2016)

Aaron Rodgers (2016)

Mira Sorvino (2016)

Morgan and Bode Miller (2016)

Elin Nordegren (2016)

Miss Kentucky Kyle Nicole Hornback (2016)

Tony Romo (2016)

Kate Upton (2016)

Kim Kardashian

Andy Samberg, Josh Meyers, Seth Meyers

Michael Jordan

Tom Brady

Debra Messing

Maria Menounos

Brooke Shields

Danica Patrick

Bill Belichick, Linda Holliday

Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi

Kate Walsh

Chris Meloni

Dennis Haysbert

Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O'Connell

Marisa Miller

Mary J. Blige

Ken Griffey Jr.

Bode and Morgan Miller

Ashton Kutcher

Ice T, Coco

Cyndi Lauper

Kid Rock

Nick Lachey, Vanessa Minillo

Marlon, Jackie Jackson

Jamie Foxx

Melissa Joan Hart

Erin Andrews

Angela Bassett

Kendra Wilkerson, Bridget Marquardt, Hugh Hefner, Holly Madison

Molly Sims

Cybil Shepherd

Kevin Walter, Matt Schaub, Owen Daniels

Tara Lapinski

Jane Seymour

Lindsey Vonn

Chelsea Clinton

Fred Willard

Richie Sambora

Bob Guiney and guest

Terry O'Quinn and guest

Taylor Dayne

Travis Tritt, Theresa Nelson

Nina Davuluri

Josh Hopkins and guest

Angela Zatopek

Johnny Weir

Bethenny Frankel

Jason Biggs, Jenny Mollen

Ian Somerholder

Smokey Robinson, Frances Robinsin

Kate Gosselin

Lynn Whitfield

Carrie Reichenbach

William Fitchner

Heidi Montag

Jordin Sparks

Paula Patton

Ginnifer Goodwin

Star Jones

John Salley

- Alex Putterman