Courier-Journal.com :…Barnstable Brown Gala regular Nick Lachey was back for the 2008 bash. Last year he attended the gala with girlfriend and actress Vanessa Minnillo.

He said Minnillo is "doing great," but she wasn’t able to attend the bash because "she just started shooting her first movie ("Goodie Two Shoes" — also starring Carmen Electra and Kim Kardashian) today," he said. "She’s on location in Louisiana and I’m here."

Lachey (who was one of the last celebs to walk the red carpet just before 11 p.m.) attended the bash with his brother and former "Dancing with the Stars" champ Drew Lachey, and Drew’s wife, Lea.

"Derby weekend is such a great time in Louisville and we try to make it here every year," Lachey said.