The Kentucky Derby may have been postponed due to COVID-19 but a virtual all-star version of the race will take its spot on the calendar to raise funds for the state’s pandemic relief efforts.

The 146th Kentucky Derby was supposed to take place on Saturday, May 2 at the fabled Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville but the event was postponed until September 5, by which time (hopefully) mass gatherings won’t serve as COVID-19 petri dishes.

In the meantime, casino and race betting operator Churchill Downs Inc (CDI) has decided not to let a mere pandemic mess with tradition. CDI has teamed up with virtual race/sports firm Inspired Entertainment to stage Triple Crown Showdown, a simulated race featuring the 13 past Triple Crown winners facing off for virtual bragging rights.

CDI is taking a page out of the UK’s Grand National, which was supposed to take place in early April but was cancelled due to COVID-19. For three years, Inspired had run a Virtual Grand National prior to the real deal as a teaser but the virtual race took the spotlight this year, raising £2.6m for charity and attracting six times its normal TV audience.