Photos: Unique Kentucky Derby hats step into the spotlight
An elaborately dressed man and woman watch races in the infield as they wait for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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Iliana Limón Romero is the Los Angeles Times assistant managing editor for Sports. The El Paso native joined The Times in March 2021. She previously was the sports editor at the Orlando Sentinel, where she contributed to the paper’s Pulitzer finalist coverage of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Limón Romero is chair of the Assn. for Women in Sports Media and co-chair of the National Assn. Hispanic Journalists Sports Task Force.