It is Derby week and the Derby parties have begun. We attended Monday's Second Stride Derby Party fundraiser at Molly Malone's. It was an affair supported by those in the thoroughbred horseracing industry.
Tonight, April 29 is the Second Stride Derby Party fundraiser at Molly Malones at the Highlands location. Kick off Derby week with owners, trainers, and other celebrity Derby guests. It's for the horses.
Sunday afternoon, Miss America 2000 Heather French Henry and milliner Gabriel Amar teamed up at the former's showroom in the Highlands for a Derby hat party benefiting WHAS Crusade for Children.
Sunday afternoon at the Heather French Henry's Showroom in the Highlands, famed milliner Gabriel Amar will team up with Miss America 2000 for a hat party benefiting the WHAS Crusade for Children, featuring pieces from their respective collections in time for Oaks and Derby.
Once the Kentucky Derby is over you can head on down to Georgetown, Kentucky on Sunday, May 5, and visit the retired thoroughbred racehorses at Old Friends Equine's 9th Annual Homecoming event.
Wednesday evening was the next-to-last Hats on the Avenue show at New American restaurant Varanese, featuring Derby-ready and security-compliant ensembles from neighboring boutique The Secret - Boutique that loves to tell alongside live jazz music and half-price bottles of wine.
Saturday, April 27 is the anual Kentucky Derby Festival marathon and minimarathon. Make some signs, grab some noisemakers, and join us along the course to cheer on the runners!