Churchill Downs announced this week that the Kentucky Derby is coming back with fans in September.
That's a surprising development considering sports have been slow to comeback even without fans and cases of Covid-19 are surging across the U.S.
We've not been told how many fans would be allowed to attend the Derby, which was delayed from its usual May date because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Churchill Downs officials have said the crowd could be reduced by as much as 60 percent but that would still be tens of thousands of people at one venue — 45,000 to 60,000 even.
We chat about the plan on this week's Access Louisville podcast. Reporter Marty Finley, who closely follows Churchill Downs shares the details and editors David A. Mann and Brooke Timmons discuss whether this is a good idea. (It isn't, we conclude.)
As always we don't just talk about one topic. We also discuss the sale of Headliners Music Hall and share a few of our favorite memories from the storied venue. And we get an update on plans to bring soccer back to Louisville.