There is no cutting corners for Kentucky Derby weekend, and Jaxson Dart and Marissa Ayers didn’t disappoint.
The Giants quarterback sported a white Dolce & Gabbana suit with black pinstripes with a matching Bellissimo hat, as he described on the red carpet at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday before Golden Tempo’s victory as a 23-1 long shot in the big race.
He held the hand of his girlfriend, who stunned in a light blue dress from Nordstrom with Prada accessories. She also donned a black and white hat from a local New York shop, she told Sports Illustrated.
Jaxson Dart attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026 in Louisville, Ky. Getty Images for Churchill Downs
Jaxson Dart and Marissa Ayers attend the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026 in Louisville, Ky. Getty Images for Churchill Downs
The couple has been in town for the big weekend, including the Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday.
The Oaks is the country’s top race event for 3-year-old fillies (female horses) that also promotes breast cancer awareness through the “Pink Out” fashion theme.
Ayers, a model and ring girl for Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian’s boxing company, Most Valuable Promotions, shared a photo on Instagram of her pink dress with a matching headband and bag for the event.
Marissa Ayers, model and girlfriend of Jaxson Dart, dresses up for Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday
night ahead of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Instagram @marissaayerssDart and Ayers went public as a couple in January after months of dating rumors, and they’ve had a busy offseason together.
They’ve attended several events, including the NFL Honors ceremony in February, their first red carpet appearance together.
Dart was nominated for the 2025 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, which Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan ended up taking home. Dart finished fourth in the voting.
Jaxson Dart with girlfriend Marissa Ayers. marissaayerss/InstagramAyers opened up in April about her “transformative year” and her relationship with Dart in a TikTok video on her 23rd birthday.
“I have felt so grateful,” Ayers said. “I started was sobbing yesterday because I was reflecting on this past year and how much has changed — and how much I’ve learned about myself. “It’s been just a very transformative year for me… [i’m] so happy where I am right now and I’m so excited for this year and [turning] 23. I have a really good feeling about [it].”
Dart is prepping for his second NFL season as the Giants enter the John Harbaugh era.
