Fillies Derby Ball
The 53rd Fillies Derby Ball was held April 20 at the Galt House Hotel to benefit the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation.
The Derby Festival queen and court were chosen at the ball with the spin of a wheel.
University of Louisville senior, Kaelyn Gault, from Carrolton, Ky. was selected as the 2012 Kentucky Derby Festival queen.
Photos by BILL WINE | Contributing Photographer
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- Millicent Evans, Merilyn Coslow and Lorena Peter.
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- Brain Bruenderman, Kristen, Linda and Fred Miller.
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- Jim and Sandy Fraser, and Linda and Earl Wolff.
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- Princess Arielle Evans danced.
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- The saxophone player.
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- Guests showed their dancing moves.
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- The Wulfe Pack with Sherry Edwards sang ” The Twist.”
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- This couple enjoyed dancing to” The Twist.”
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- The Wulfe Pack with Sherry Edwards.
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- The Wulfe Pack with Sherry Edwards provided the musical entertainment.
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- Elisha and Mark Ballard, Julie and Doug Dorsey, and Denise and Scott Yates.
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- Jim and Cindy Philpott, Steve and Sharon Kerrick, Josh and Amy De Renzo, and Bryan and Debbie Flowers.
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- Denis and Mary Littrell, Eddie and Theresa Rogers, Junie, Jo, Cyndi, Alecia and Keith Graves.
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- Silent auction item.
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- Silent auction item.
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- Silent auction item.
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- The 2012 Derby Festival Court Erica Lee, Taylor Sang, Jhalak Dholakia, Queen Kaelyn Gault, Irma Kocer and Arielle Evans.
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- Bucky Aboud-Hall, Eleni and Aidan Jones, Angela Aboud-Hall and Briley Aboud-Hall.
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- James Jones, Karen Hall, Princess Jhalak Dholakia,Mike Patterson, Mary Carabella and Steve Hall.
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- Olivia Henken sang ” My Old Kentucky Home”.
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- 2012 inductees to the Knights and Dames of the Derby Court were Jenny Jacob, Helen Berry, Pat Day and James Hillenbrand.
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- Jenny Jacob was inducted to the Derby Court by Queen Kaelyn Gault.
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- James Hillebrand was inducted to the Derby Court by Queen Kaelyn Gault.
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- Pat Day was inducted to the Derby Court by Queen Kaelyn Gault.
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- 2012 Kentucky Derby Festival Queen Kaelyn Gault.
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- Patsy Allen placed the Queen’s Crown on Kaelyn Gault.
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- Brian Merkley of Merkley Kendrick placed the Queen’s Pendant on Kaelyn Gault.
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- Queen Kaelyn Gault smiled just before accepting her crown.
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- Queen Kaelyn Gault.
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- Princess Kaelyn Gault smiled as she was just selected the 2012 Kentucky Derby Festival Queen.
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- Princess Irma Kocer was escorted by Brad Broecker.
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- Event guests listened and applauded.
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- 2012 Fillies President Pasty Allen spoke.
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- Reigning 2011 Queen Trisha Maclin with pages Briley Aboud-Hall and Brennan Aboud-Hall, and handmaidens Katie and Caroline Elliott.
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- Princesses Jhalak Dholakia, Erica Lee, Kaelyn Gault and Taylor Sang.
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- Annalee and Jim Worthington.
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- Steve Buttleman.
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- Joey and Chuck Dobbins, Mayor Greg Fischer, Lynda Lambert Lannert and Steve Lannert.
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- Laura, Caroline, Greg and Katie Elliott.
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- Tim Corrigan and Courtney Protzer.
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- Derek Vaughn and 2011 Queen Trisha Maclin Vaughn.
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- Lorena Peter, Barbara and Matt Isbell, and Kelly and Darryl Durham.
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- John and Mary Jo Gohmann.
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- Shirley and Patrick Payne.
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- Carl Simpson, Stacey Robinson and Wes Rutledge.
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- Brian and Tracy Merkley.
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- Caroline,B.J., Bob and Katie Elliott.
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- Joe Backer, Chris Whelan, Tom Whitus and Laura Whelan Whitus.
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- Board Chair of The Fillies Derby Ball Jo Graves, Bob Shrader and Charlotte Akers.
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- Wes Fischer and Princess Taylor Sang.
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- Suzann and Don Thompson.
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- Kathy and Ralph Bellande.
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- An overview of the Grand Ballroom.
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- The tables looked simply beautiful.
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- Pink was the theme color of the event.
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- The Grand Ballroom tables were set.
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