All most Australians know about America’s greatest horse race, the Kentucky Derby, is that it’s run on dirt – unlike our own beloved Melbourne Cup, which is contested on the thickest and lushest grass you ever did see … Anyway, by the end of this photo gallery, you will also know that the Kentucky Derby’s patrons like to wear outrageous hats around the famous Churchill Downs track (they’re a shy people, aren’t they?) Check these characters out!