How to Plan and Pick a Winner | Kentucky Derby Essentials Ways to pull ahead of the party pack Like your sombrero with a dash of big brim? Your tequila with a side of side car? We hope so, since Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby are about to collide on your social calendar. These Derby Day tips will help you breeze through the big weekend. Talk the Talk It’s anyone’s game (unless you know a psychic we should meet). Get a jump on things with bookie-worthy betting tips. Just as key? Shush when the bell rings. The race lasts only two minutes, y’all. Lei It On Thick You’re winning. (Duh.) Dress the part with DIY rose garlands and Eugenia Kim-approved wide-brim toppers. Bonus points for rocking faux Coachella-worthy headgear.Pony Up Stocking the bar with bottomless cocktails will shave minutes off your ice-run time. Or fly solo with pecan-flavored 0ld-fashioneds. Be Sweet, Now Save for booze, nothing soothes small-time losses like a sugary bounty — vodka popsicles and drunken ice cream scoops are sure to please. Now, please pass the bourbon pecan pie. In the mood for more racing fun? Trot through a host of Derby Day recipes, crafts, and party plans. Watch the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, on NBC. Photo: The Library of Congress / Flickr; Suong Nguyen / Courtesy of Lure
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