Hats from the 2019 Kentucky Derby

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

May 4, 2019 11:52 AM PT

A look at some of the more eye-catching hats women (and some men) wore at Churchill Downs before the start of the 145 Kentucky Derby on May 4, 2019.

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(Darron Cummings / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A man wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A man wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(Tom Pennington / Getty Images)

A woman wears a decorative hat while posing with two servicemen during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(John Minchillo / Associated Press)

A woman wears a hat during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(Michael Reaves / Getty Images)

Women wear decorative hats before the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019.

(Matt Slocum / Associated Press)

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Hats from the 2019 Kentucky Derby

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