[AusRace] Kentucky Derby

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Anyone remember the Y2KY thing.
This is assuming the same proportions.
A non- event  hysteria.


On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 at 21:41, L.B.Loveday <lloveday at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> Kentucky Derby to be postponed until September amid COVID-19 concerns
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> 4.5K Shares
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> [image: WLKY]
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> Updated: 8:37 PM EDT Mar 16, 2020
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> WLKY Digital Team
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> *LOUISVILLE, Ky. —*
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> The 146th running of The Kentucky Derby will be postponed until the first
> Saturday in September, according to multiple sources.
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> Kentucky Derby, which was originally scheduled for May. 2, will be moved
> to Saturday, Sept. 5 in response to COVID-19, sources say.
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> The official announcement regarding the 146th Kentucky Derby
> <https://www.kentuckyderby.com/> will be made Tuesday at 9 a.m. via
> teleconference.
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> The postponement marks the first time the Derby will not be held on the
> first Saturday in May since 1945. It was postponed in June 1945 when the
> government issued a ban on horse racing due to World War II.
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> *Special Section: Coronavirus news and resources*
> <https://www.wlky.com/coronavirus>
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> On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended
> organizers cancel or postpone events in the U.S. that consist of 50 people
> or more for the next 8 weeks.
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