Chaos always is. Just for fun, combine the rain that drenched the track Friday with Friday night's forecast of heavy rain, high winds and possible tornadoes. But Churchill's main track dries very quickly, and there's only a slight chance of showers for Saturday afternoon. Only six of the Derby runners have won on a wet track, with Smooth Air 2-for-2.

THE FAVORITE

Big Brown

STAFF PICKS

1. Big Brown

2. Colonel John

3. Adriano

4. Court Vision

"Bob Baffert said that when you win the Breeders' Cup, you celebrate," Iavarone said. "He said that when you win the Derby, you cry like a baby."

"I think it's a wide-open race," said Barclay Tagg, who trains Big Truck and Tale of Ekati. "Who knows? I don't think anybody really knows except Dutrow."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Before a race, horseplayers ask, "Who do you like?" For Saturday's 134th Kentucky Derby, the question is: "Hey, is there anybody you don't dislike a lot?"