Kentucky Derby could be a mudder’s delight Saturday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is tough to win, with a huge field of stampeding horses and 150,000 screaming fans in the stands. Toss in a rainy forecast that could turn the Churchill Downs dirt strip into something resembling peanut butter and it gets trickier.
A field of 19 3-year-olds is set to run 1¼ miles for a $3.1 million prize and the garland of red roses Saturday. Mucking things up is a forecast of 65 degrees with a 90% chance of rain.
The soggy weather isn’t ju