Kentucky Derby entrant Zandon works out at Churchill Downs Friday, May 6, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 7. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wet, sloppy weather on Saturday could be a wild card during the Kentucky Derby as the hunt for the Triple Crown commences at Churchill Downs.

Will the event known as “the fastest two minutes in sports” be slowed down by weather this weekend?

The weather might be a factor for the favorite, Zandon, a horse owned by Marshall native Jeff Drown. Zandon was the 3-1 favorite earlier this week.

“There’s a traffic jam setting up in the atmosphere later this week, and that will slow the forward progress of a storm system moving through the Ohio Valley around the time of the Kentucky Derby festivities,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Reneé Duff explained.

“It’s looking nearly certain that a thorough soaking is in store for the region Thursday night into Friday ahead of the Derby’s sister race, the Kentucky Oaks,” Duff cautioned.