A Derby Chapeau for Birdstone of Old Friends

For the twelfth consecutive year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® and Old Friends have been teaming up for a unique online shopping experience called “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! An annual event, “Hats Off”  features one-of-a-kind couture Derby hats created by MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® to benefit the retired racehorses of Old Friends.  … Read more

A Derby Chapeau for Watchem Smokey of Old Friends at Cabin Creek

For the eleventh consecutive year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® and Old Friends have been teaming up for a unique online shopping experience called “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! An annual event, “Hats Off”  features one-of-a-kind couture Derby hats created by MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® to benefit the retired racehorses of Old Friends.  … Read more

A Derby Chapeau for Einstein of Old Friends

For the eleventh consecutive year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® and Old Friends have been teaming up for a unique online shopping experience called “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! This year our Derby hat fundraiser began on January 1st and will come to a close on April 11th. An annual event, “Hats … Read more

A Derby Chapeau for Nicanor of Old Friends

For the tenth consecutive year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® and Old Friends have been teaming up for a unique online shopping experience called “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! This year our Derby hat fundraiser began on January 1st and will come to a close on April 11th. An annual event, “Hats … Read more

A Derby Chapeau for Archies Echo of Old Friends

For the tenth consecutive year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® and Old Friends have been teaming up for a unique online shopping experience called “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! This year our Derby hat fundraiser began on January 1st and will come to a close on April 11th. An annual event, “Hats … Read more

A Derby Chapeau for Bint Marscay of Old Friends

For the tenth consecutive year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® and Old Friends have been teaming up for a unique online shopping experience called “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! This year our Derby hat fundraiser began on January 1st and will come to a close on April 11th. An annual event, “Hats … Read more

“Friends of Old Friends” Support Old Friends 2017 Derby Hat Auction

Welcome to our February “Hats Off to the Horses” auction for 2017 that honors 2012 Breeders Cup Turf and Arlington Million winner, Little Mike! This season, MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® has reached out to some of the friends of Old Friends to ask them for their support in helping to spread the word about “Hats Off … Read more

The Alphabet Soup Chapeau – A Recipe of Love for a Sweet Old Friend

For the eighth consecutive year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® and Old Friends have teamed up for a unique online shopping experience called “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! This year our unique Derby hat fundraiser begins on January 1st and continues all the way to the Derby. An annual event, it  features … Read more

“Hats Off to the Horses” Welcomes Jon, Krystal and Aubrey Court!

“Hats Off to the Horses” has kicked off the New Year in style with its first hat up for bid that honors Pennsylvania-bred 1996 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, Alphabet Soup! We’re celebrating our eighth consecutive year of “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”, an annual Derby hat fundraiser that benefits the … Read more

A Genuine Reward – The Story Behind the Hat

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