The Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve serves as an ideal sporting event to combine amazing fashion with elite competition as the finest array of hats for any horse racing event compliment the best 3-year-olds on the planet competing in the historic run for the roses.

Indeed, when it comes to headwear fashion the Kentucky Derby probably is unmatched compared with any other sporting event, at least in the United States, and those in attendance at the 2022 Kentucky Derby May 7 at Churchill Downs did not disappoint with a collection of wild, wonderful hats that were both imaginative and beautiful. Photographer Eclipse Sportswire was on hand to capture it all.