The system was producing too persistent a rain, track officials decided. Instead, it was that the thoroughbreds, which the horse racing industry always claims to be trying to protect, were allowed to run at all in conditions deemed too dicey for competitions involving human competitors. NASCAR didn’t in 2012, when it postponed its biggest race, the Daytona 500, for the first time because of rain. That the Derby is a nationally televised kickoff of sorts for the horse racing season shouldn’t preclude the sport from doing the right thing. In the end, Derby officials weren’t afraid of their moment as some other sports seem to be of theirs.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2019 18:56 UTC