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"Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby"
A Unique Online Derby Hat Auction Benefiting Old Friends Equine

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Each year from November through April, MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS^® and Old Friends team up for an unparalleled online Derby hat auction, "Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby". This unique Derby hat auction begins on November 1st and features six months of one-of-a-kind couture Kentucky Derby hats created by MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS^® to benefit Old Friends Equine of Kentucky. Each month, one custom hat is created to honor one of the retirees of Old Friends. The auction series has been a great success, and we wanted to offer a page where visitors could come and enjoy all of the hats and the horses of Old Friends who inspired them!

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From the Inaugural Year
November 2009 - April 2010

AUCTION #1 - CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Bruce Dutton of Alabama, the winner of our first Derby auction hat, the "Black Tie Affair", that was up for bid in November. To learn more about the "Black Tie Affair" hat or Old Friends retiree Black Tie Affair himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #2 - CONGRATULATIONS to Helen Shannon of Chicago, the winner of our second Derby auction hat, the "Commentator", that was up for bid in December. To learn more about the "Commentator" hat or Old Friends retiree Commentator himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #3 - CONGRATULATIONS once again to Mr. Bruce Dutton of Alabama, the winner of our third Derby hat, the "Bull Inthe Heather", that was up for bid in January. To learn more about either the "Little Silver Charm" or "Bull Inthe Heather" hats, or the horses themselves, please click on the photos below.

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AUCTION #4 - CONGRATULATIONS to Helen Shannon of Chicago, the winner of our fourth Derby hat, the "Will's Way", that was up for bid in February. To learn more about the "Will's Way" hat or Old Friends retiree Will's Way himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #5 - CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Bruce Dutton of Alabama, the winner of our fifth Derby hat, the "Academy Award", that was up for bid in March.To learn more about the "Academy Award" hat or Old Friends retiree Academy Award himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #6 - CONGRATULATIONS to Brenda and Randy Rosen of Lexington Kentucky, winners of the sixth and final auction hat, created for Old Friend retiree, Sunshine Forever in April. To learn more about the "Sunshine Forever" hat or Sunshine Forever himself, simply click on either of the photos below.

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From the Second Year
November 2010 - April 2011

AUCTION #1 - CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of our first Derby auction hat this season, the "Gulch", that was up for bid in November. To learn more about the "Gulch" hat or Old Friends retiree Gulch himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #2 - CONGRATULATIONS to Bruce Dutton of Alabama, the winner of our second Derby auction hat this season, the "Tinner's Way", that was up for bid in December. To learn more about the "Tinner's Way" hat or Old Friends retiree Tinner's Way himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #3 - CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of our third Derby auction hat this season, the "Creator", that was up for bid in January. To learn more about the "Creator" hat or Old Friends retiree Creator himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #4 - CONGRATULATIONS to Jose and Kathleen Martinez of Chicago, the winners of our fourth Derby auction hat this season, the "Marquetry", that was up for bid in February. To learn more about the "Marquetry" hat or Old Friends retiree Marquetry himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #5 - CONGRATULATIONS to Roberta Brandstatter of Michigan, the winner of our fifth Derby auction hat this season, the "Ogygian", that was up for bid in March. To learn more about the "Ogygian" hat or Old Friends retiree Ogygian himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #6 - CONGRATULATIONS to Nicole Tufano of Farmingdale, NY, the winner of our sixth and final Derby auction hat this season, the "Ruhlmann", that was up for bid in April. To learn more about the "Ruhlmann" hat or Old Friends retiree Ruhlmann himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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From the Third Year
November 2011 - April 2012

AUCTION #1 - CONGRATULATIONS to Bruce Dutton, our faithful Old Friends supporter from Montgomery, Alabama, the winner of the "Noor" hat that was up for bid in November. To learn more about the "Noor" hat or the great racehorse Noor himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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AUCTION #2 - CONGRATULATIONS to Brenda Rosen, our faithful Old Friends supporter from Lexington, KY, the winner of the "Prized" hat that was up for bid in December. To learn more about the "Prized" hat or the great racehorse Prized himself, please click on either of the photos below.

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Throughout this auction series, visitors to maggiemae.com were invited to go to the Old Friends website at www.oldfriendsequine.org and click on the link provided after the first of each month. Winners were announced each month (unless they prefer to remain anonymous) and on the first day of the following month a new one-of-a-kind millinery creation placed up for bid to celebrate another resident of Old Friends. To learn more about Old Friends of KY, please contact them at 502-863-1775 or visit their website at Old Friends.

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