PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2021 Kentucky Derby

People look out to the track, reflected in a window, on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)
People gather at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., for the Kentucky Oaks race on Friday, April 30, 2021, where capacity is limited in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)
Face masks are required at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., for the Kentucky Oaks race on Friday, April 30, 2021. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)
The track is raked on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., after a Kentucky Oaks race. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)
An attendee wears a face mask on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (Xavier Burrell/The New York Times)
A jockey is lead to the track on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)
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People look out to the track, reflected in a window, on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Derby, the oldest continuously held sporting event in the United States, returns to the first Saturday in May after being run last year in September without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)