Trainer John Gosden was on hand at Churchill Downs to watch his Breeders’ Cup contingent train on Wednesday morning in what was the calm before the storm.

Gosden sent Enable to the turf course for a one-mile canter with Frankie Dettori aboard and liked what he saw and heard. The ground seemed to have a solid bottom as if almost firm though one could see divots being kicked back.

As Dettori was bringing Enable back, Gosden said to him, “I thought you were moving particularly well.”

To which Dettori replied:  “I stayed on.”

Gosden, a short time later, said he was happy with the way Enable was moving over the turf course. Though he was hopeful that the forecasted rain wasn’t going to be as bad as predicted – upwards of three inches are forecast between today and tomorrow – but he believes she’ll handle any type of surface.

“She’d be very happy on the ground the way it is right now,” Gosden said before the rain started. “If there is a bit of rain, fine. If it becomes a massive amount of rain, we’ll see. I don't know, this track drains pretty well I’m told.”

Earlier in the morning, Gosden had Dettori bring Classic longshot Roaring Lion to the gate. Roaring Lion got particularly hot which Gosden didn’t seem to mind at all.

“He’s playing, he’s very playful, he’s a horse with a great sense of humor, he’s just playing and squealing so that’s perfectly normal,” Gosden said. “I’d be disappointed if he didn’t.”

Gosden said Roaring Lion likely would not run in the Classic if the track is sloppy. He said he is concerned about the kickback Roaring Lion will likely get for the first time on dirt and breaking from post 2 in the Classic.

“The problem is the dirt in the face, horses climb, aren’t used to it, they start losing the rhythm of their breathing and that’s a big problem,” Gosden said. “He’s drawn down in 2, he’s going to see a lot of dirt coming back at him from there.”