Palin curse arrives at the Kentucky Derby. Horse she picks, Frac Daddy, finishes 16th out of field of 19.

Courtesy of Kansas City Star:

The Palins were the guests of socialite and museum supporter Marylou Whitney and her husband, John Hendrickson, at the annual Brunch and Bibelots party on the museum grounds. Hendrickson knows Palin from when he lived in Alaska in the 1990s. 

The Palins attended the Derby as guests of Whitney and Hendrickson. 

"That was a blast," Sarah Palin said. She said she and her husband had been to the Belmont Stakes with Whitney and Hendrickson, but this was their first Kentucky Derby. 

"It was a once in a lifetime experience," Sarah Palin said. "It was heavenly." 

Palin, who was known for her "Drill, baby, drill" catchphrase in support of more domestic oil-drilling during the 2008 presidential campaign, said she bet on Frac Daddy at the Derby. The horse was named for "fracking," the nickname for hydraulic fracturing, the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at high pressure to fracture shale rocks and release natural gas or oil. 

"Frac Daddy, the name alone warranted a bet," Palin said. The horse finished 16th in a 19-horse field. (Well of course, after what else is one to do with all that free SarahPAC money? It's not like she would bet her OWN money or anything.)


But she said Hendrickson "was the only one who actually won out of our whole group over the weekend." 

"To have grown up watching this iconic event on TV all these years, then to actually be there and be among people who are so passionate about these amazing athletes, who have accomplished so much, it was a wonderful experience," she said. "Certainly we get a sense of this wonderful part of our nation," Palin said. 

I would not be surprised if Palin picked "Frac Daddy" because his name sounded vaguely like one of her favorite cuss words. And NOT because it had anything to do with oil development.

Of course Palin could not let an interview go by without inserting a little tired old Palin-speak.

"This area is gorgeous, aesthetically, the people are gorgeous, they're fun, they're practical, they're grounded."

What exactly does "grounded" mean to this lunatic anyhow?

Has she ever met somebody who WASN'T grounded? 

Did she receive a nasty electric shock from them or something?

Well the Kentucky Derby has been around for quite some time so I am certain that even a visit from the Queen of Irrelevance herself cannot damage it, or its reputation, in any lasting way.