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Report: Kentucky Derby to be Postponed Until September Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The 146th edition of the Kentucky Derby will be postponed until September, according to the Louisville Courier Journal's Jason Frakes.

Officials at Churchill Downs are reportedly eyeing a Sept. 5 run date, per Frakes. An official announcement will be made at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Derby has been held every year since 1985 and only twice outside the month of May. The last time it was held after May was 1945, when the race took place on June 9 following the conclusion of World War II.

Churchill Downs previously announced that all live races would be contested without spectators through March 29.