VIRTUAL KENTUCKY DERBY ON NBC

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                          Virtual Kentucky Derby to be Televised May 2 on NBC

        Track officials aim to raise $2 million for COVID-19 emergency relief efforts. 

By BloodHorse Staff

Churchill Downs announced April 23 that it will conduct  a virtual running of the Kentucky Derby   

during a May 2  telecast on NBC from 3-6 p.m. ET  on the traditional day of the Kentucky Derby
             
   Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1).

Called the "The Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown,"
the virtual race is a computer-simulated version of the American classic,
which was postponed this year from its traditional running on the first Saturday in May
to Sept. 5 because of COVID-19.