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Wild Card/Sunday — 5.2.10

Calvin Borel rides Super Saver to victory during the 136th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Louisville, Ky. (David Phillip / Associated Press)
Calvin Borel rides Super Saver to victory during the 136th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Louisville, Ky. (David Phillip / Associated Press)

Saturday was a fun day with Mrs. O and the kids. We each picked a horse in the 20-horse field to win the Kentucky Derby. My colt, Paddy O'Prado, finished best of our picks at 3rd. Jockey Calvin Borel, of course, road Super Saver (above, in AP Photo/David J. Phillip) to victory during the 136th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Then, we went for a walk at City Park. Where we saw Rex Rammell and his inflated T-Rex balloon figure trying to fire up a 10th Amendment rally in the band shell. The T-Rex had some sort of toy gun in one of its paws. We topped off our trip downtown with gooeys at Dockside, squeezing in among the dozens of boys in tuxedos and girls in prom dresses. Even saw one of those stretch Hummer limos. All in all, a good time was had by us. I'll post this Wild Card now and try to have another good time today ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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