Santa Anita Park
• COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 & SUNSET PICK 6 EVERY FRI, SAT, & SUN • PLACE PICK 8 CARRYOVER: $19,547
Get creative with your Kentucky Derby Day hat and get ready for the Kentucky Derby Day Hat Contest. Enter for FREE for your chance to win exciting prizes in our two categories.
Event Information:
📆 Saturday | May 2
⌚ East Gate: 7:30 AM | Club House & South: 9:00 AM
🏇 First Santa Anita Race: 1:00 PM | First Churchill Downs Race: 8:00 AM | Kentucky Derby: 3:57 PM
🎩 Registration: 10:00 AM | Deadline to Enter 1:45 PM
📍 Location: Home Stretch towards Winner's Circle
🚗 FREE Parking: Gate 3 off Huntington Drive
👒 Best “Derby Dandy” Hat (INDIVIDUAL)
Most authentic, traditional hat or fascinator
Prizes *:
🏇 Ultimate Fan Experience (2)
💲 $100 Gift Card to Champions Gift Shop
🏨 One-night stay a Standard Room with complimentary self-parking at the newly opened Hilton Arcadia
💲 $100 Gift Card to The Derby Restaurant
2️⃣ Best “Daily Double: Hat (DUO)
Most creative duo
Prizes *:
🏇 Ultimate Fan Experience (2)
💲 $100 Gift Card to Champions Gift Shop
🏨 One-night stay at the Le Meridien in Arcadia
💲 $100 Gift Card to The Derby Restaurant
✉ Exclusive invitation for two to a MyRacehorse event at Del Mar, including VIP access, an unforgettable race‑day atmosphere, and the chance to step into the owner’s circle and experience the thrill of racehorse ownership.
Details:
Free to enter
Must be 18 years of age or older
Deadline to enter is 1:45 pm PT (subject to change)
Sign up on track along the home stretch at the registration tent
Registration begins at 10 am on May 2, 2026, at the registration tent located along the home stretch on the track apron (look for Hat Contest signage)
Live judging will occur sometime during the day in-between races near the registration location. The exact time of judging is TBD.
Contestants must have filled out an entry form to be allowed to participate in the live judging portion of the event. Participants can enter early in the day or just prior to judging, there is no penalty, advantage or disadvantage to entering early or late.
Official Rules will be available at the Registration Check-In Tent.
