Foal Dates do matter - May foals

[mysaladdays]

I've listened to both Pletcher and Asmussen about foaling dates, as well as many other buyers of horses.  July is pretty much the cut off date of course, since 60%+ or so of KY Derby winners have been born in Feb/March.  

May foals may be a bit later to mature, so do take some further analysis.  However, there have been a few who have won the KY Derby.  Here is what I have. 

We don't know for certain some of the foaling dates of the very early Derby winnners, before 1918 --- but based on what I have,  call it only 11 horses? Up until 2014 there were only 8 that I know of.

Since then there have only been 3 that I counted, including the DQed horses.

Recent History: 2014 to 2024:
Tapiture May 3rd, finished 15th in KY Derby
Bayern May 3rd, never ran in KY Derby but was 9th in the Preakness

Maximum Security (DQed) May 14 
Country House May 8
Authentic May 5

Became 3-year-olds, according to the calendar, after they won the Kentucky Derby:
Mine That Bird May 10
War Admiral, May 2
Thunder Gulch May 23
Spend A Buck May 15
Cannonade May 12
Lucky Debonair May 2
Northern Dancer May 27
Exterminator May 30 in 1918

This year's May foals:
Honor Marie (birthday is derby day)
Just a Touch
T O Password
Epic Ride (if he makes the gate)

[mysaladdays]

A good gimmick wager: exacta box or trifecta box with may foals.

Mine That Bird (May 10)  + Pioneer of the Nile (May 5th) + Musket Man (May 20th)   for example paid very nicely.

Exacta $ 2,074.80
Trifecta  $ 41, 500.60