Following a virtual event last year and no event the year Covid-19 shutdown the state, the Run for the Roses fundraiser for the benefit of the Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center returned Saturday to the Warwick Country Club. EBC director Judith Earle thought people are ready to get out and be with friends. She was right. More than 200 bought tickets to sip mint juleps, admire the fancy hats worn by so many and watch the derby on a wall-size projection of the race before dinner. The startling win by Rich Strike with 80-1 odds was the buzz for those into horse racing. But more than those who may have had bets on the derby, the Run for the Roses was the winner raising more than $30,000 for the work done by the EBC for victims of abuse. (Warwick Beacon photos)