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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h1>Kentucky Derby to be postponed until September amid COVID-19 concerns<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=lazyload>4.5K</span> <span class=label>Shares </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=share-content--utils-action style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><o:p> </o:p></li><li class=share-content--utils-action style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><o:p> </o:p></li><li class=share-content--utils-action style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><o:p> </o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><img width=109 height=40 style='width:1.1354in;height:.4166in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D5FCA4.B5501C60" alt=WLKY><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Updated: 8:37 PM EDT Mar 16, 2020 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>WLKY Digital Team <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>LOUISVILLE, Ky. —</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></p><p>The 146<sup>th</sup> running of The Kentucky Derby will be postponed until the first Saturday in September, according to multiple sources.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Kentucky Derby, which was originally scheduled for May. 2, will be moved to Saturday, Sept. 5 in response to COVID-19, sources say. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Advertisement <o:p></o:p></p><p>The official announcement regarding the 146th <a href="https://www.kentuckyderby.com/" target="_blank">Kentucky Derby</a> will be made Tuesday at 9 a.m. via teleconference. <o:p></o:p></p><p>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.wlky.com/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue'>Special Section: Coronavirus news and resources</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>