LOUISVILLE – The weather has been extremely wet the past two days here, with severe thunderstorms passing through the area. Although today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, showers are predicted for tomorrow, Derby Day, with a high temperature of 72.

In case of an off-track, here are some runners who could move up: Wild Horses broke his maiden by 10 lengths in the slop. Perfect Drift, Lusty Latin, Request for Parole, Private Emblem, Harlan’s Holiday and Blue Burner have run well over wet tracks.

Buddha, Medaglia d’Oro, Essence of Dubai and, especially, Saarland are bred to love the mud.

Johannesburg won four races over deep turf courses in Europe, suggesting he’ll handle off-going.