The first four of England's five annual Classic horse races, including the Epsom Derby, have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The final Classic, the St Leger at Doncaster which is traditionally run much later in the season, is scheduled for Sept...
"Therefore, we feel now is the right time to take the decision to cancel the Guineas Festival and turn our attention to determining, in conjunction with the British Horseracing Authority , participants and stakeholders, the earliest possible opportunity to reschedule the 2,000 Guineas and the 1,000 Guineas."
With that in mind, the governing BHA said the races would be central in their plans, were they allowed to restart racing after suspending it last month in response to the spread of Covid-19. Staging major events without spectators is a prospect officials across all sports are contemplating, following the spread of the coronavirus and Ascot chief executive Guy Henderson said:"It may prove possible to run the Royal Ascot races behind closed doors, dependent on government and public health policy and the approval of the BHA for us to re-start racing."
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