Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has announced that the 2020 edition of the Kentucky Derby US horse racing event will be switched from May to September in response to the global outbreak of Covid-19.The 146th Kentucky Derby had been due to run on 2 May, in keeping with its traditional date of the first Saturday in May, but will now instead take place on 5 September.
This year’s Kentucky Oaks race has also been switched from 1 May to the later date of 4 September.
The new dates are subject upon final approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, which CDI said it expects to receive later this week.
