Hats of Preakness past
Black-eyed Susans, feathers and horses galore don the hats of Preakness past.
- Marjae Hicks, owner of See the Difference/Hats by Marjae in Westminster, shows off one of her creations, “Marjae Special,” at Pimlico Race Course. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
- Kelly Jones of Jarretsville shows off her homemade hat. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Robert Morningstar displays his home made hat made with a plastic horse and Blackeyed Susans. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Preakness fashion at the infield Corporate tents. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun)
- A race fan with a hat is pictured before the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland May 19, 2012.(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
- At the 128th Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Track, Melanie Heffner-Bass of Rising Sun and Tara Catalano-Smith of Northeast share a pre-race moment. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
- Carol McKenzie shows off her hand-made hot pink with black ostrich feather hat at the Preakness. (Linda Coan O’Kresik/Baltimore Sun)
- Colleen Maclean, of Catonsville, tried on one of Sharon Garry’s famous Preakness hats. (Noah Scialom)
- Cheering on his (bet on) horse is Thomas Johnson from Chicago who has been attending the Preakness since 87 Behind him is Ron Martin from NJ who has been attending 30 years and has the pins on his hat to prove it. (Brendan Cavanaugh/P3 Imaging)
- Sharon Garry (big hat) from Ellicott City makes hats every year for herself and also did the one for her friend Darlene Peterson from Westminster both have come 6 years with friends to see the horses and have fun for the day. (Brendan Cavanaugh/P3 Imaging)
- Barbara Abby from Bradford Pa. (Brendan Cavanaugh)
- Bobbie McKinney of Baltimore makes a flowery hat herself, shows up at Flower Mart, comes to Westside Preakness Parade, and goes to Preakness. Since she was 9-year-old, her father took her to see Preakness, so this is an exciting time for her. (Chiaki Kawajiri/Baltimore Sun)
- Shelley Forbes-Eford, Baltimore, wears a hat created by Marjae Hicks, owner of See the Difference/Hats by Marjae in Westminster. The hat is called “Springtime.” (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
- Preakness playing card hat. (Baltimore Sun)
- Michelle Sweeney, 33, Baltimore, wears a homemade hat to 2009 Preakness. She went with the ever-popular Preakness palette. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
- Maria Chaconas of Baltimore, girlfriend of jockey Ryan Fogelsonger, hangs onto her hat prior to the 131st running of the Preakness Stakes. Her hat was made by Leah Chaer of Laurel. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
- Metti Kanno, Baltimore, MD, attends her 4th Preakness donning a bright green hat. (Robert K. Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)
- Cameron Fleming was decked out in Black-eyed Susans and hat during the 136th running of The Preakness. (Monica Lopossay/Baltimore Sun)
- Sharon Garry of Ellicott City wears a hat with buttons of Preakness winning-horses at Pimlico Race Course on Preakness Day Saturday, May. 18, 2013. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Cheryl Keck of Wilmington,NC with her Preakness hat. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Barbara Wilgus, of Baltimore, enjoys her 2nd Preakness sporting a hat from Min’s Gallery and Boutique in Hampden. (Jerry Jackson / Baltimore Sun)
- Diana Salatti of Baltimore sports a special hat to the Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico. On her right is Geraldine Sporney of Yorkshire, England. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)
- Mike Muffoletto arrives at Pimlico wearing his Preakness hat. (Gene Sweeney, Jr. /Baltimore Sun)
- (clockwise) Mike Alexa (left), his wife Bety Alexa (sunglasses), Kerry Alexa (center), Marty Alexa (right), Kathleen Alexa, and Kathleen Spiegal (back of head, right) (Gene Sweeney Jr/Baltimore Sun)
- Karen Bryant of Charlestown Indiana proudly models her Preakness hat during the 133 Preakness. (Monica Lopossay/Baltimore Sun)
- Jolene Chelden of Baltimore gracefully sported a hat she got at the Gold Cup in Virginia during the 133 Preakness. (Monica Lopossay/Baltimore Sun)
- Tara Catalano makes her Preakness hats herself. It took 3 weeks to make. She comes to The Preakness with a different hat for last 3 years. This hat has working slot machines around the brim. (Kenneth Lam/Baltimore Sun)
- Audra Harris of Weathersfield, CT shows off her hat during the 2014 Preakness. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
- Gerry Harris, Glen Arm, wears a yellow straw hat with feathers and a black linen blend dress her husband, Mike Harris, picked out for the Preakness. The outfit is from Ellie Boutique in Ruxton. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
- First time Grand Stander, Karen Rund, from Finksburg, Md. is sporting a Chesapeake Bay themed hat made by her sister. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun)
- Pilar Williams, 40, Crofton, non profit. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Debbie Burch, 48, Lutherville, stay-at-home mother. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Holly Huff, 37, Baltimore, owner of Extensions by Holly. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A man wears a decorative hat prior to the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 17, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
- A man wears a hat with tickets during the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 17, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Molly Riley/Getty Images)
- Leah Baker wears a floral hat made up of faux flowers. The 131st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Doug Kapustin/Baltimore Sun)
- Lori Heinz, 37, Detroit, wears a chartreuse hat trimmed in black in the corporate tent area. 134th Preakness Stakes. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)