Wild Card/Saturday — 5.1.10

Kentucky Derby day is one of fond remembrances for my wife and me. Her late father owned a race horse and always dreamed of the running it in the derby. The horse won a county fair race or two. But my father-in-law didn’t have the kind of money it takes to take his dream far. We took him to the old greyhound track during his last visit to Coeur d’Alene in the late 1980s. He was on crutches. So my wife had to place his bets for him at the window. She wasn’t into the betting too much, until her father hit a couple of winners. All in all, we won $71 that day on 10 or 12 races. But much more in terms of memories. My daughter-in-law is a horse woman, too. Me? I can only the ones who run in circles on merry-go-rounds. Now, for your weekend Wild Card …