IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Photos

Scenes of women in hats and dresses and kids in sunglasses and a horse at Churchill Downs before the Kentucky Derby
Lili Kobielski for NBC News

Sports

Photos of the grit and glam of the 150th Kentucky Derby

America's longest continuously held sporting event attracts high rollers and high fashion among an estimated 150,000 fans.