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5/9/21

JEZEBEL EXCLUSIVE: Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Responds to Doping Reports

Just a week after Medina Spirt swept the Kentucky Derby, beating out second-place finisher Mandaloun by half a…

Harron Walker

PublishedMay 9, 2021

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5/3/14

Here is What Johnny Weir is Wearing Right Now at the Kentucky Derby

As we speak, Johnny Weir is at Churchill Downs right now dressed like an extra in a revival of Hello Dolly and it is…

Night Editor

PublishedMay 3, 2014

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5/3/14

How the Horses in the Kentucky Derby Got Their Names

Every year when we would sit to watch the Kentucky Derby, my mother would inevitably make corny jokes about the…

Night Editor

PublishedMay 3, 2014

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5/2/14

Rosie Napravnik Might Become First Woman to Win Kentucky Derby

In the male-dominated sport of horse racing, there's currently one female rising star to cheer on: Rosie Napravnik,…

Phoenix Tso

PublishedMay 2, 2014

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5/2/14

Johnny Weir's Pre-Kentucky Derby Hat Is a Thing of Beauty

Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are working as NBC fashion commentators for the Kentucky Derby this weekend, which…

Kate Dries

PublishedMay 2, 2014

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The Flowers, Fowl Feathers and Fierce Frippery of the Kentucky Derby

It rained Saturday during the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, and the inclement weather meant a lot of the…

Dodai Stewart

PublishedMay 6, 2013

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5/5/13

A New Generation Delights in Fancy Hats

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 04: A little guest attends the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2013 in…

Doug Barry

PublishedMay 5, 2013

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The Crazy Hats of the Kentucky Derby

Elaborate hats and seersucker suits are just as much a part of the Kentucky Derby as mint juleps and horses are.…

Tracie Egan Morrissey

PublishedMay 7, 2012

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5/5/12

Tiptoe Through The Juleps

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 05: A women walks through the paddock during the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at…

Anna Breslaw

PublishedMay 5, 2012

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5/8/11

Haberdashery's Finest Compete For Kentucky Derby Crown

Tamara Soreeoo of Austin, Texas, wears her game face under her thoroughbred hat, called "Lavender Flapjack," is…

Erin Gloria Ryan

PublishedMay 8, 2011

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5/6/11

Female Jockey Doesn't "Ride Like A Girl"

Twenty-three year old Rosie Napravnik learned to ride horses before she could walk. This weekend, she will be the…

Dodai Stewart

PublishedMay 6, 2011

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Stars Are Neck And Neck At The Derby (And Legs, Chests And Hair!)

Yes, it was on Friday, but we couldn't bear to not bring you to the 2010 Barnstable-Brown gala in Louisville,…

Sadie Stein

PublishedMay 3, 2010

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5/1/10

Here's Your Hat, There's Your Derby: The Headgear Of Kentucky Derby 2K10

It is a tradition at the Kentucky Derby that all in attendance drink mint juleps and wear fairly ridiculous looking…

Hortense Smith

PublishedMay 1, 2010

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4/28/10

Russian Model Is Modern Mata Hari • Palin: Obama "Promoting Shameful Myth"

• Ekaterina Gerasimova is supposedly a latter day Russian Mata Hari. Political figures claim that she has been…

Katy Kelleher

PublishedApril 28, 2010

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In The Future, Everyone Will Be Able To Prolong Their 15 Minutes Of Drunk-Driving Related Fame Into An Extended National Saga

Paris Hilton has rehired the publicist she just fired for misleading her into thinking that the legal document she si…

Moe

PublishedMay 8, 2007

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