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Old Mar 16, 2020, 7:04 pm
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Mwenenzi
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Originally Posted by craigthemif
I really don't think that a springtime horse race is the type of thing that one just postpones to the summer in Kentucky. Besides the fact that you train elite thoroughbreds to peak at a certain time with warm up races, etc. None of which works with a simple postponement of who knows how long of the entire racing calendar...

It's not happening. Don't waste your time.
Originally Posted by csufabel
Churchill Downs will have a press conference on Tuesday morning at 9 am Eastern to discuss the Oaks and Derby.
In Australia, at this time, horse racing is continuing without on course spectators. Only TV crews. But that may change.
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