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The first Saturday in May is well known from a sports perspective as the annual running of the biggest horse race in North America, the Kentucky Derby. However, that sport wasn’t immune to the coronavirus pandemic and the “Run for the Roses” was pushed back to this Saturday, September 5.

It’s the first time since 1945 (moved to June that year due to World War II) that the first leg of the Triple Crown will not be run on the first Saturday of May. It’s also not the first leg of the Triple Crown this year as the Belmont Stakes, usually the last leg, was run June 20 and won by favored Tiz the Law. He became the first New York-bred horse to win the Belmont since Forester in 1882.

Against a fairly weak field, Tiz the Law won by 3 3/4 lengths with jockey Manny Franco aboard in his first Triple Crown ride. Usually, the Belmont is run at 1 1/2 miles but was shortened to 1 1/8 miles this year.