The style-stakes are high! Celebrities keep it sleek and simple at the Kentucky Derby... and are outshined by racegoers in bigger hats, brighter colors and bolder prints

Bold looks may have been required for the Met Gala, but most of the celebrities at the Derby, such as Lindsey Vonn (left) and Megyn Kelly (right) kept their outfits sleek and refined

Derby selfie: Megyn Kelly posted this picture of her and Lindsey Vonn on Twitter after leaving the Derby in Louisville on Saturday

Model Kate Upton went for a bolder color in her emerald green dress, but kept her hat and heels simple for the event

Upton, who recently got engaged to Detroit Tigers baseball player Justin Verlander, was all smiles at the Derby

Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn is looking more and more like her mother (seen right in 1992) every day, and smiled as she arrived at the Kentucky Derby in a pastel green dress with flowers attached

Ted Cruz traded in his Republican red tie for a pastel green one to match his laid-back khaki suit 

Like many of the celebrity men in attendance, Entourage's Adrian Greiner kept it sleek in a fitted pastel suit. Meanwhile NYSYNC's Joey Fatone decided to go more bold, opting for a white jacket with a pastel flower print 

Olympic skaters Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski served as NBC's lifestyle and fashion correspondents for the Derby, so they made sure to put their best fashion foot forward for the event 

Some sets of attendees made a clear effort to keep their outfits as cool and stylish as the mint juleps at hand 

 Bright bold colors such as yellow and reds were favorites, as were feminine floral prints 

Some kept their hats small, delicate and elegant, in shapes that would look just as in place at a British wedding 

Other attendees opted for vibrant hues, such as these two women in red and blue, to stand out in the crowd  

Lauren Lall, from Charleston, South Carolina, made sure her blue hat matched her entire outfit from head to toe

Ashley Holden of Louisville accesorized her violet hat with both a simple veil and a small pink bow 

This Kentucky Derby racegoer matched her bright red hat with her shades and her lipstick for a simple yet powerful look

While another attendee wasn't afraid to pair her big and bold hat with a large pair of hoop earrings to match her yellow dress 

Flowers were easily the most popular theme, both as a print and in as a shape features on women's hats  

These two women matched the color of their hats to their dresses, keeping their looks sleek for the event 

Another women took her color coordination a step further, with her hat matchign everything from her purse to her necklace

In addition to bold colors were plenty of pastels leftover from people's Easter best, such as this woman's light green patterned dress

Other attendees mixed their bold colors and patterns with courage, such as this well-dressed group of every stripe, checker and flower 

Many men streamlined their look with pastel and neutral suits, saving the bold colors for their bowties 

Others forwent color entirely, such as these two women who rocked the rare patterns of black and white polka dots and stripes 

This colorful group of attendees represented every color of the rainbow as they partook in some fun before the race began 

Sometimes it was those who forewent the norm that stood out the most, such as this couple in matching checker prints or this woman who looks like she's on her way to a rave in her red tutu

This groups prove the men can rock flower prints too, happily donning Hawaiian shirts in honor of the fun-spirited event 

Some derby attendees stood out by giving their outfits a political twist, such as this man repping the Stars and Stripes or the Donald Trump impersonator sure to give Ted Cruz, who was watching on Millionaires Row, a fright 

One women forewent her earrings completely, choosing instead to have two jockey's heads jangling from her hat

Meanwhile these two men took it even further and had replicas of the starting gate, the horses roaring to go, plopped right on their heads

'Who needs flowers when you have animal friends?', this woman probably thought as she created her Derby hat 

 This group of girls were happy to embrace the flower theme that dominates the derby, resembling a walking garden when sat together 

This attendee took her flower power to the next level, with a rosy hat that matched her rose-printed dress a strings of pearls 

One attendee forwent the hat completely and instead the large red flower seemed to grow straight from her head. Meanwhile one woman decided to go for something a little more quirky, adorning her hat with what looked to be a skeletal pirate flamingo

Feathers were also seem in a number of hats, with these girls' headpieces holding enough to outfit a Vegas showgirl 

These women's smiles were as big as their feather-adorned hats as they walked into the derby on Saturday

This attendee brought the glamour with a hot pink feathered hat and large baby pink sunglasses to match 

These two women said no to flowers and feathers, favoring a fabric that much more closely resembled loofahs 

Not to be outdone, many of the jockeys on the track donned jerseys just as bold in the color as the fans who were watching them

Nyquist stormed to victory in the 142nd Kentucky Derby after the 2/1 favorite came from behind to win the first jewel in the Triple Crown 

Jockey Mario Gutierrez sprayed Chanpagne after winning the Derby, soaking fans who cheered below at the end of the day's racing