Super Dave Lehr quoted on track maintenance on Derby Day.
"Everything was working well for us. The moisture was good. We were pouring water to it all day long."
Lehr said that because of weather conditions, he watered more than during a typical card. Without attention to the circumstances, the track "could dry out really fast." When a turf race came up, the track crew watered the main track before the race and after, Lehr said. The main track got a final watering before it was harrowed after the Kentucky Derby starters walked from the stable area to the saddling area, according to Lehr.