• Tami Purcell of Knoxville, Tennessee looks on wearing a festive hat before the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Dylan Buell / Getty Images / AFP
    Tami Purcell of Knoxville, Tennessee looks on wearing a festive hat before the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Dylan Buell / Getty Images / AFP
  • Models appear on a television show during a morning exercise session in preparation for the140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 30, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Rob Carr / Getty Images / AFP
    Models appear on a television show during a morning exercise session in preparation for the140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 30, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Rob Carr / Getty Images / AFP
  • Skip Koepnick of Wyoming, Michigan looks on wearing a festive hat before the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Dylan Buell / Getty Images / AFP
    Skip Koepnick of Wyoming, Michigan looks on wearing a festive hat before the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Dylan Buell / Getty Images / AFP
  • A race fan wearing a festive hat attends the 140th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Andy Lyons / Getty Images / AFP
    A race fan wearing a festive hat attends the 140th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Andy Lyons / Getty Images / AFP
  • A race fan wearing a festive hat attends the 140th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images / AFP
    A race fan wearing a festive hat attends the 140th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images / AFP
  • Two women with hats walk to their seats before the start of the 140th Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Jamie Squire / Getty Images / AFP
    Two women with hats walk to their seats before the start of the 140th Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. Jamie Squire / Getty Images / AFP
  • Ashley Cebak of Chicago looks at her phone before the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race. David Goldman / AP photo
    Ashley Cebak of Chicago looks at her phone before the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race. David Goldman / AP photo
  • A race fan wearing a festive hat attends the 140th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Down. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images / AFP
    A race fan wearing a festive hat attends the 140th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Down. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images / AFP
  • A race fan wearing a festive hat attends the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. Andy Lyons / Getty Images / AFP
    A race fan wearing a festive hat attends the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. Andy Lyons / Getty Images / AFP

In pictures: Hats at the Kentucky Derby


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Taking a closer look at some of the colourful and often spectacular hats on display at the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.