It’s said to be the greatest two minutes in sports, so find your fanciest hat, dig out your most expensive bourbon (for the mint juleps, of course), and pick a horse with just the right name (or odds or colors), and you’ve got the ingredients for a Kentucky Derby party. SI.com’s Ethan Trex has a few more pointers on how best to celebrate the first Saturday in May.

Hopefully, Victoria Gotti won’t show up.