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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby astatine Churchill Downs is afloat of spectacle, whether successful nan stables, connected nan track, aliases successful nan stands.

The horses, glistening pinch mud and sweat, are connected show for a crowd of 150,000 to see. While they parade astir successful their saddles and horseshoes earlier nan large race, truthful do nan fans, though pinch different accoutrements: astir famously, towering hats made of everything from satin and feathers to cardboard replicas of Churchill Downs.

Photographer Lili Kobielski has photographed nan Kentucky Derby for nan amended portion of a decade. Here, she takes america to America’s longest continuously held sporting arena connected its 150th day for a glimpse of nan grit and glamour.