LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival's Great Balloon Race has been postponed to 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

The race scheduled for Saturday at 7 a.m. was postponed due to low ceiling height and gusty winds. Balloons launch from Bowman Field near St. Matthews.

"Balloon fans are invited to Bowman Field this evening as the pilots give it another go," Kentucky Derby Festival posted.

The inaugural race was held in 1973 at Iroquois Park. 

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