"HATS OFF TO THE HORSES" of OLD FRIENDS
A Derby Hat fundraiser sponsored by MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS®
The third Derby hat up for bid in our 2018 “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby” auction series honors New York-bred, Mr. Cowboy. This is the ninth consecutive year that MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® and Old Friends have teamed up for this unique online shopping experience, with over $33,000 raised for the … Read more
“Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby” continues in March with a third hat up for bid to honor a much beloved retiree of Old Friends at Cabin Creek, Mr. Cowboy! Mr. Cowboy is our third Old Friends retired racehorse being honored in this seasons unique “Hats Off to the Horses” Derby … Read more
For the eighth consecutive year, Old Friends and MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® are teaming up for the “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby” hat auction series that benefits the retired racehorses of Dream Chase Farm. This month we are featuring the “Zippy Chippy” chapeau as the third hat in our auction series. … Read more
For the eighth consecutive year, Old Friends and MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® are teaming up for our “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby” hat auction series that benefits the retired racehorses of Dream Chase Farm. This month we are featuring the “Little Mike” chapeau. This one-of-a-kind couture Derby hat created by MAGGIE … Read more
Creating a hat to honor a living Thoroughbred athlete is not as easy as it may sound. Yet for six months out of the year this is my challenge and privilege as I create chapeaux to honor six amazing horses of Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement in Kentucky during our “Hats Off to the Horses” Derby … Read more
The year was 2011 and I was beginning a new hat line honoring famous racehorses. One of the hats, a wide brimmed “chestnut” Derby chapeau with green and white trims, was created to celebrate 1980 Kentucky Derby winner, Genuine Risk, who with a glorious burst of speed raced past the boys and into the history … Read more