Foal dates of 2017 Kentucky Derby horses

Source: Lexington Herald Tribune. Alas, no birth times are given.

Where and when this year’s Kentucky Derby contenders were born

All cities are in Kentucky unless otherwise noted.


Always Dreaming

Foaled: Feb. 25, 2014, at Dromoland Farm, 3601 Spurr Road, Lexington

Battle of Midway

Foaled: Jan. 30, 2014, at Chesapeake Farm, 1455 Walnut Hill Road, Lexington


Classic Empire

Foaled: March 21, 2014, at Silver Fern Farm, 2835 McCowans Ferry Road, Versailles


Fast and Accurate

Foaled: March 27, 2014, in Pennsylvania

Girvin

Foaled: March 31, 2014, at Little River Farm (now doing business under new name and owner) 200 Carpenter Pike, Versailles

Gormley

Foaled: March 20, 2014, at Castleton Lyons, 2469 Ironworks Pike, Lexington

Gunnevera

Foaled: Feb. 28, 2014, at Brandywine Farm, 751 Jackstown Road, Paris

Hence

Foaled: March 28, 2014, at Calumet Farm, 3301 Versailles Road, Lexington

Irap

Foaled: Feb. 11, 2014, at Taylor Made Farm, 2765 Union Mill Road, Nicholasville

Irish War Cry

Foaled: May 2, 2014, at Overbrook Farm, Colts Neck, N.J.

J Boys Echo

Foaled: April 21, 2014, at Betz Thoroughbreds, 4001 Mount Horeb Pike, Lexington

Lookin at Lee

Foaled: March 7, 2014, at Pennland Farm, 363 Harrods Creek Road, Paris

McCraken

Foaled: April 13, 2014, at Maple Lane Farm, 1335 Harp Innis Road, Lexington
Patch

Foaled: March 18, 2014, at Calumet Farm, 3301 Versailles Road, Lexington

Practical Joke

Foaled: April 15, 2014, at Whispering Oaks Farm, 487 Cynthiana Road, Paris

Sonneteer

Foaled: March 1, 2014, at Calumet Farm, 3301 Versailles Road, Lexington

State of Honor

Foaled: Feb. 25, 2014, at Conrad Farms, Ontario

Tapwrit

Foaled: March 28, 2014, at Denali Stud, 1700 Georgetown Road, Paris

Thunder Snow

Foaled: March 24, 2014, at Woodpark Stud in Ireland

Untrapped

Foaled: April 19, 2014, at Indian Creek, 893 Redmon Road, Paris

There is a tradition that racehorses born under* Jupiter (Sagittarius and Pisces) or, secondarily, under Mars (via Aries) are most ideal for having a good racing record. Therefore in the above list, the born-under-Pisces horses would be:
-Always dreamin
-Gunnevera
-Lookin at Lee
-Patch
-Sonneteer
-State of Honor


*meaning the Sun sign of

Note that Always Dreaming and Looking at Lee, listed among the Jupiter-birth sign horses above, won first and 2nd place in the actual race.