[AusRace] Kentucky Derby

[norsaintpublishing at gmail.com]

Strange how Hong Kong have been chugging along ok for a month or so now and
yet everyone else is jumping at shadows.
The reaction in the west particularly has been risible.

On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 at 22:15, norsaintpublishing at gmail.com <
norsaintpublishing at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>> 4.5K Shares
>>
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>> [image: WLKY]
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>> Updated: 8:37 PM EDT Mar 16, 2020
>>
>> WLKY Digital Team
>>
>> *LOUISVILLE, Ky. —*
>>
>> The 146th running of The Kentucky Derby will be postponed until the
>> first Saturday in September, according to multiple sources.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> *Special Section: Coronavirus news and resources*
>> <https://www.wlky.com/coronavirus>
>>
>> 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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