A stalled front will keep the weather rather unsettled in Louisville,Kentucky on Saturday with periods of rain.Even though most of the rain on Saturday afternoon should be light andintermittent, the track will likely be sloppy due to recent, heavier rainfall.
Kentucky Derby Could Favor Mudders
By AccuWeather
May 1, 2009 at 6:30PM
Based on this, some horses will struggle and may tire before the finalstretch.
Since 1875, rain of 0.01 of an inch or more fell on approximately 50 racedays, just shy of 40 percent.
The favored horse, I Want Revenge, worked in the mud for the first time everearlier this week. Of the six horses that have run on a wet track before,Desert Party and Friesan Fire are the only two horses entered that have won inthe same conditions.
For more details of the wind, temperature and rainfall on Derby Day and thedays leading up to the event, check out the forecast for Louisville, Ky.. Get the latest breaking weather
forecast for the Louisville area.
Story by AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
