Due to the impact of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic , the Jockey Club Racecourses postponed the first four classics to later in the season .
On 7 April , it was announced that the first four Classics of the British flat racing season – the 2000 and 1000 Guineas , scheduled to be held on 2–3 May , and the Epsom Oaks and Derby , scheduled to be held on 5–6 June – would be postponed until later in the season .
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports