The best and most outrageous hats of the 2022 Kentucky Derby

{"id":1890064,"date":"2022-05-07T14:44:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d1890064","raw":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/?post_type\u003dfishburn_gallery\u0026#038;p\u003d1890064"},"modified":"2022-05-07T14:44:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T18:44:12","password":"","slug":"kentucky-derby-2022-hats-photos","status":"publish","type":"fishburn_gallery","link":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/kentucky-derby-2022-hats-photos","title":{"raw":"The best and most outrageous hats of the 2022 Kentucky Derby","rendered":"The best and most outrageous hats of the 2022 Kentucky Derby"},"content":{"raw":"The Kentucky Derby is back in full form in 2022.\r\n\r\nAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, had no paid attendance in 2020 and was limited to about a capacity of about 50,000 in 2021.\r\n\r\nBut things are back to normal at the track this year, and when the race — which is set for 6:57 p.m. ET on NBC — begins, it could be in front of a crowd that exceeds 150,000.\r\n\r\nWith it being a normal year for the Derby, everyone\u0027s favorite annual traditions have returned once again in force. That includes perhaps the most iconic annual tradition — the hats, which range from \u003ca href\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/kentucky-derby-2021-hats-photos\"\u003eextravagant to flat-out ridiculous.\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\nAs fans began to make their way to the track on Saturday morning, here were some of the best.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns\u003d\"1\" ids\u003d\"1890062,1890061,1890060,1890059,1890058,1890057,1890056,1890055,1890054,1890053,1890052,1890051,1890050,1890049,1890048,1890047,1890046,1890045\"]\r\n\r\n[listicle id\u003d1886810]","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kentucky Derby is back in full form in 2022.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, had no paid attendance in 2020 and was limited to about a capacity of about 50,000 in 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut things are back to normal at the track this year, and when the race — which is set for 6:57 p.m. ET on NBC — begins, it could be in front of a crowd that exceeds 150,000.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith it being a normal year for the Derby, everyone\u0026#8217;s favorite annual traditions have returned once again in force. That includes perhaps the most iconic annual tradition — the hats, which range from \u003ca href\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/kentucky-derby-2021-hats-photos\"\u003eextravagant to flat-out ridiculous.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs fans began to make their way to the track on Saturday morning, here were some of the best.\u003c/p\u003e\n \n\u003caside class\u003d\"shortcode shortcode--listicle\" data-gallery-id\u003d\"1886810\"\u003e\n\t\u003ch2 class\u003d\"shortcode--listicle__header\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eList\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\t\u003ca class\u003d\"shortcode--listicle__link\"\n\t\thref\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/kentucky-derby-2022-best-horse-names\"\n\t\ttitle\u003d\"Every 2022 Kentucky Derby horse name, ranked\"\n\t\t\t\u003e\n\t\t\u003ch2 class\u003d\"shortcode--listicle__title\"\u003eEvery 2022 Kentucky Derby horse name, ranked\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\t\t\u003cdiv class\u003d\"shortcode--listicle__image\"\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cimg width\u003d\"1000\" height\u003d\"667\" src\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg?w\u003d1000\" class\u003d\"attachment-1000x1000 size-1000x1000\" alt\u003d\"\" loading\u003d\"lazy\" srcset\u003d\"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg 5760w, https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg?resize\u003d640,427 640w, https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg?resize\u003d300,200 300w, https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg?resize\u003d768,513 768w, https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg?resize\u003d1024,683 1024w, https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg?resize\u003d1536,1025 1536w, https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg?resize\u003d2048,1367 2048w, https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/GTY-1394785471.jpg?resize\u003d480,320 480w\" sizes\u003d\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /\u003e\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/div\u003e\n\t\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/aside\u003e\n\n","protected":false,"block_version":0},"excerpt":{"raw":"The hats are back, folks.","rendered":"\u003cp\u003eThe hats are back, folks. \u003c/p\u003e\n","protected":false},"author":154708010,"featured_media":1890053,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","_external_permalink":"","usat_canonical_link":"","usat_coauthor":"","_format_video_embed":"","_lawrence_general_short_headline":"","_lawrence_general_bridge_headline":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[{"id":34944418,"count":282,"description":"","link":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/category/horse-racing-2","name":"Horse Racing","slug":"horse-racing-2","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories/34944418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?categories\u003d34944418"},{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/imported?categories\u003d34944418"},{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery?categories\u003d34944418"},{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/listicle?categories\u003d34944418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https://api.w.org/{rel}","templated":true}]}}],"tags":[29670,692553912,692553936,21072],"permalink_template":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/%pagename%","generated_slug":"the-best-and-most-outrageous-hats-of-the-2022-kentucky-derby","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"images":[{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18222064.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fan wears a festive hat before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890062,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18222059.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fan wears a festive hat before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890061,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18222193.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fan wears a festive hat before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890060,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18222097.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fan wears a festive hat before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890059,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221809.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; Marissa Williamson, of Little Rock, Ar., wore a polka-dot hat on Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on May 7, 2022.. Mandatory Credit: Sam Upshaw Jr.-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890058,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18222053.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fan wears a festive hat before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890057,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18222056.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fan wears a festive hat before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890056,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18222061.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fan wears a festive hat before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890055,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18222054.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fan wears a festive hat before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890054,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221557.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Kristen Piazza, of Tampa, Florida, wore a pegasus hat to the Kentucky Derby day. May 7, 2022","author":"","date":"","id":1890053,"title":"Syndication: The Courier-Journal"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221515.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Joe Conforto, of Northern California, wore a horse head hat to the Kentucky Derby day. May 7, 2022","author":"","date":"","id":1890052,"title":"Syndication: The Courier-Journal"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221362.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Snazzy hats and fashion bling is part of the Saturday morning scene on Kentucky Derby Day Saturday at Churchill Downs. May 7, 2022\n\nKentucky Derby Day 2022","author":"","date":"","id":1890051,"title":"Syndication: The Courier-Journal"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221372.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Snazzy hats and fashion bling is part of the Saturday morning scene on Kentucky Derby Day Saturday at Churchill Downs. May 7, 2022\n\nKentucky Derby Day 2022","author":"","date":"","id":1890050,"title":"Syndication: The Courier-Journal"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221365.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Snazzy hats and fashion bling is part of the Saturday morning scene on Kentucky Derby Day Saturday at Churchill Downs. May 7, 2022\n\nKentucky Derby Day 2022","author":"","date":"","id":1890049,"title":"Syndication: The Courier-Journal"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221374.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Snazzy hats and fashion bling is part of the Saturday morning scene on Kentucky Derby Day Saturday at Churchill Downs. May 7, 2022\n\nKentucky Derby Day 2022","author":"","date":"","id":1890048,"title":"Syndication: The Courier-Journal"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221214.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"Carson Grisham, of Dallas, smiles while wearing a hat that she says gets bigger every Kentucky Derby on Oaks Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, May, 6, 2022.\n\nOaks Day 42","author":"","date":"","id":1890047,"title":"Syndication: The Enquirer"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18221573.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 7, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; A fans wears a festive hat celebrates winning the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports","author":"","date":"","id":1890046,"title":"Horse Racing: 148th Kentucky Derby"},{"src":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/05/USATSI_18217399.jpg?w\u003d1000","caption":"May 6, 2022; Louisville, KY, USA; Race fans pose in their Derby hats on Oaks Day. Mandatory credit: Albert Cesare/Courier Journal via USA TODAY NETWORK","author":"","date":"","id":1890045,"title":"Horse Racing: Kentucky Oaks"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064"}],"collection":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery"}],"about":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/types/fishburn_gallery"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/users/154708010"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/comments?post\u003d1890064"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1890076,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064/revisions/1890076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media/1890053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media?parent\u003d1890064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories?post\u003d1890064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/tags?post\u003d1890064"}],"wp:action-publish":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064"}],"wp:action-unfiltered-html":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064"}],"wp:action-assign-author":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064"}],"wp:action-create-categories":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064"}],"wp:action-assign-categories":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064"}],"wp:action-create-tags":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064"}],"wp:action-assign-tags":[{"href":"https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-json/wp/v2/fishburn_gallery/1890064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https://api.w.org/{rel}","templated":true}]},"attachments":[]}