The “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” is set for next Saturday and the Kentucky Derby - which often draws a crowd gathering of more than 150,000 people - will be run with limited fan capacity.
“At this time, we are working under the assumption that we will need to limit the number of reserved seats to 40-50% of capacity. If the circumstances surrounding the spread of COVID-19 improve, then we will sell more reserved seats and consider selling general admission tickets.,” according to the latest press release on KentuckyDerby.com.
Amid concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, Churchill Downs decided to postpone last year’s running from its original scheduled date of the first Saturday in May to September.