Saturday, May 4, 2013

AP PHOTOS: Big, bold Kentucky Derby hats

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AP PHOTOS: Big, bold Kentucky Derby hats
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Willy Weaver, from Albany, Ga., walks through the paddock area before the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Willy Weaver, from Albany, Ga., walks through the paddock area before the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Country singer Luke Bryan arrives with his wife Caroline to attend the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

A spectator drinks chapagne with her fancy hat during the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

A spectator arrives with her fancy hat to attend the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

A spectator arrives with her fancy hat during the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The Kentucky Derby is known as much for hats and high fashion as it is for fast horses. This year, rains are swamping Churchill Downs, but fans on the infield are still holding their heads ? and their hats ? high.

Bigger and bolder is the rule for hats that often dwarf their owners.

April Pauley of Columbus, Ohio, paraded around in the mud wearing a hat featuring flowers, a papier-mache jockey head and goggles and ribbons. "It's just my own little creation," Pauley said before taking a swig of her beer.

Here's a gallery of Kentucky Derby headwear.

Associated PressNews Topics: Thoroughbred racing, Horse racing, Sports, General news, Hats, Kentucky Derby, Fashion accessories, Fashion, Beauty and fashion, Lifestyle, Events

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c25518f464186bf7a2ac026580ce7/Article_2013-05-04-AP-AP-Derby-Hats-Gallery/id-aaaf2f0d060f4966a691b5dc6d312c06

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