Kentucky Derby Forecast: Dry Conditions Expected

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The Kentucky Derby will most likely have dry and warm conditions on Saturday.

The 149th running of horse racing’s most famous race and first leg of the Triple Crown is this Saturday evening at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Fortunately, the weather forecast doesn’t have any major storms such as the lumbering storm that just hammered parts of the East and Midwest with flooding rain, wind and even record May snow.

That means the Kentucky Oaks should be could be completely dry.

Saturday is likely to be dry and warm. There's more good news. Forecast models are now suggesting Saturday should remain dry through the post time of the Kentucky Derby (6:57 p.m. EDT). Any rain chances should remain in western Kentucky.

Given that forecast, the track will likely remain dry and fast. According to the National Weather Service, the last time the track at Churchill Downs was considered “sloppy” due to rain was in 2019.

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