Build-up to the Kentucky Derby overshadowed by severe storms nationwide . The weather two years ago was dire on race day -- the second wettest on record as 1.46 inches of rain fell as I 'll Have Two inches of rain fell on Monday alone and on-track training had to be delayed . The weather was so bad that officials at Churchill Downs canceled all but one race scheduled for Tuesday, including Saturday's Wood Memorial Stakes in which a horse named Storm Cat is set to run against an undefeated
Build-up to the Kentucky Derby overshadowed by severe storms nationwide . Two inches of rain fell on Monday alone and on-track training had to be delayed . The weather was so bad that officials at Churchill Downs canceled all but one race scheduled for Tuesday, including Saturday's Wood Memorial Stakes in which a horse named Storm Cat is set to run against an undefeated