Kentucky Derby, Louisville prepare for weekend without fans

[ASFN Admin]

The fastest two minutes in sports will also be the quietest in Kentucky Derby history. Churchill Downs scraped plans earlier this month for 23,000 physically distanced, masked fans to attend Saturday's rescheduled Tripled Crown race due to the rise in coronavirus cases. The Derby has followed other sports and events in running without fans - including the Belmont Stakes in June - but the unusual scenario for the Triple Crown's marquee event has been hard for some to grasp, including horsemen used to prepping horses for huge crowds.

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