Jockeys riding in the rescheduled 146th Kentucky Derby have to arrive by Monday and then quarantine upon returning to their home tracks, just one of many changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic.Initially, Churchill Downs had proposed an arrival date of Aug.
24 — nearly two weeks before the Derby on Sept. 5. Track officials backed down after out-of-state riders and their agents expressed concerns about losing lucrative business at home while being confined in Louisville.The out-of-state riders already had to take a COVID-19 test last Monday and have the results reviewed by Churchill Downs.
Their next required test comes Monday at the track, followed by a third test on Sept. 3.In some cases, riders will have to quarantine upon returning to.