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PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Kentucky Derby Party


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. May 7, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Kentucky Derby Party
Alicia Collins and Jes Santaularia were proud to be originally from Louisville, KY on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Alicia Collins and Jes Santaularia were proud to be originally from Louisville, KY on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Tami Fox, Sharon Miller, Lee Pokoik, Jennifer Contessa, Larry Goichman, Mari Zevin and Dorothy Lawrence pose as the judges and winners of the Hat Contest on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Tami Fox, Sharon Miller, Lee Pokoik, Jennifer Contessa, Larry Goichman, Mari Zevin and Dorothy Lawrence pose as the judges and winners of the Hat Contest on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Marcia Dolan and Mari Zevin
Marcia Dolan and Mari Zevin
Thomas Quigley wore his
Thomas Quigley wore his "lucky suit" on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club. Quigley wore this same suit to the 1941 Kentucky Derby where he bet five dollars on the horse who ended up winning the Derby.
Joanna Hastings poses wearing her homemade hat on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Joanna Hastings poses wearing her homemade hat on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Mari Zevin hands Monica Jorque her winnings, $26.00, on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Mari Zevin hands Monica Jorque her winnings, $26.00, on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Monica Jorque, Bridget Smith and Marcia Dolan
Monica Jorque, Bridget Smith and Marcia Dolan
Katherine Meisenbach, Chris Stakenborg and Edith Barr Dunn
Katherine Meisenbach, Chris Stakenborg and Edith Barr Dunn
Katherine Meisenbach and Tom McNamara
Katherine Meisenbach and Tom McNamara
People enjoy dining, betting and watching coverage of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
People enjoy dining, betting and watching coverage of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Dorothy Lawrence wore a beautiful red hat she borrowed from The Players Theater on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club. Lawrence got an honorable mention in the Hat Contest.
Dorothy Lawrence wore a beautiful red hat she borrowed from The Players Theater on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club. Lawrence got an honorable mention in the Hat Contest.
Sharon Miller shows off her homemade hat that won her
Sharon Miller shows off her homemade hat that won her "most original" in the Hat Contest on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
NJ Logan and Ray McGuire
NJ Logan and Ray McGuire
Sally and Jack Jaret pose together on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Sally and Jack Jaret pose together on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Evella Feldhacker and Tami Fox
Evella Feldhacker and Tami Fox
Assistant chair Mari Zevin, jennifer and Gary Contessa, Kathie Pokoik and Chair Lee Pokoik pose together on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Assistant chair Mari Zevin, jennifer and Gary Contessa, Kathie Pokoik and Chair Lee Pokoik pose together on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Janice Rutkowski
Janice Rutkowski
Jes Santaularia, winner of the Wacky Suit contest, poses with Linda Page, Kathy Pokoik and Jennifer Goichman, the judges, on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Jes Santaularia, winner of the Wacky Suit contest, poses with Linda Page, Kathy Pokoik and Jennifer Goichman, the judges, on Saturday, May 7 at the Kentucky Derby party at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

 

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