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Old Mar 17, 2020, 10:55 pm
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lmwong1977
 
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Horse racing - KY Derby to be moved to Sept. 5

Kentucky Derby to be moved to Sept 5 (Pending appoval at Kentucky Horse Racing Commission meeting on 19th) - first time since the end of WWII it would not be run on the first Saturday in May. The Preakness is in discussions to also move to Sept. And 3rd leg of the Triple Crown, Belmont Stakes is looking into a new date.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-rac...oved-to-sept-5

Keeneland spring race meet canceled: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-rac...20-spring-meet

The Grand National at Aintree (for folks not into horseracing its the big race in National Velvet) is cancelled. Horseracing in Britain postponed until at least May and France until mid-April: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-rac...tain-until-may

Ireland to make decisions on postponing on Wednesday afternoon: https://www.racingpost.com/news/coro...dnesday/428798
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