Thunderstorms are expected to continue sporadically throughout the evening and up until the Kentucky Derby begins at 6:34 p.m. ET, but Derby hopefuls may catch a break since the storms may go just northeast of Louisville and don’t muddy up the track too much. There are always a handful of horses better-equipped to handle the rain — Exaggerator, Outwork and Suddenbreakingnews have all fared well on wet tracks in their young careers.
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The Kentucky Derby may get ugly, but it was a lot of fun watching people struggle to put on ponchos as the rain came down. Last year, American Pharoah won the Preakness across a sloppy track.
Kentucky Derby 2016 odds
Odds updated as of 5:15 p.m. ET.
Trojan Nation (37-1)
Suddenbreakingnews (24-1)
Creator (16-1)
Mo Tom (23-1)
Gun Runner (10-1)
My Man Sam (18-1)
Oscar Nominated (39-1)
Lani (27-1)
Destin (21-1)
Whitmore (30-1)
Exaggerator (5-1)
Tom’s Ready (43-1)
Nyquist (2-1)
Mohaymen (12-1)
Outwork (26-1)
Shagaf (55-1)
Mor Spirit (12-1)
Majesto (57-1)
Brody’s Cause (23-1)
Danzing Candy (27-1)
