No spectators at Kentucky Derby over COVID-19 concerns

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Next month's 146th Kentucky Derby, the second event in US horse racing's Triple Crown, will be contested without spectators, Churchill Downs announced last Friday (August 21). The September 5 showdown in Louisville, Kentucky, was postponed from May 2 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns over the deadly virus prompted […]

No spectators at Kentucky Derby over COVID-19 concerns

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Next month's 146th Kentucky Derby, the second event in US horse racing's Triple Crown, will be contested without spectators, Churchill Downs announced Friday. The September 5 showdown in Louisville, Kentucky, was postponed from May 2 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns over the deadly virus prompted the decision to […]

#US RACING: Luis Saez atop five winners at Saratoga

Luis Saez became the second jockey to notch a five-win day during the 2020 summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, going 5-for-6 on his mounts on Thursday's (nine-race card. "This was an amazing day. I'm so grateful and so blessed. Especially to do this in Saratoga, where it can be tough to even win one, […]