Derby Contender Zodiac

Not a core horse racing handicapper? Well, you are not alone! In the case you are not completely familiar with the sport, but are looking forward to placing some wagers on Derby Day, I have created a more casual handicapping strategy: Horoscopes.

Please take a look at the Kentucky Derby 134 Contenders Horoscopes for insight and helpful hints when it comes to your decision making on www.twinspires.com!

Aquarius – foaled* January 20th to February 18th
Aquarius horses are among the pros! As Jerry O’Connell is a regular Road to the Roses Pro Player, and his birthday is the day after Denis of Cork and Visionaire, your luck is bound to strike in the Aquarius pool! As seven is a symbolic number, the zodiac is in favor of a Win, Place, or Show among the following horses:
1) ATONED January 25th
2) COWBOY CAL February 1st
3) EL GATO MALO February 6th
4) BIG TRUCK February 12th
5) TOMCITO February 13th
6) DENIS OF CORK February 16th
7) VISIONAIRE February 16th

Celebrities who share the Aquarius zodiac with these Derby Contenders:
• Abe Lincoln
• Alice Cooper
• Axl Rose
• Bob Griese
• Chris Rock
• Edwin Newman
• Etta James
• Jerry O’Connell
• John McEnroe
• Lisa Marie Presley
• Michael Jordan
• Nick Nolte
• Oscar De La Hoya
• Robbie Williams
• Sheryl Crow
• Sonny Bono
• Tennessee Ernie Ford

Pisces – foaled February 19th – March 20th
The Pisces crew is looking to a mixed match on the first Saturday of May. Pyro, sharing the same birthday with Smokey Robinson, is going to be hot. As most thoroughbreds are always hot, he could be on fire leaving a cloud for the horses behind him! Smooth Air may be hitting the dirt as smoothly as Darryl Strawberry hit the Louisville Slugger back in the day and the rest of the Pisces babies are a Shaq slam dunk for your picks this year:
8) PYRO February 19th
9) Z FORUNE March 1st
10) COLONEL JOHN March 4th
11) SMOOTH AIR March 12th

Celebrities sharing the Pisces sign with Derby Contenders:
• Albert Einstein
• Darryl Strawberry
• James Taylor
• Kurt Russell
• Niki Taylor
• Queen Latifah
• Salvador Dali
• SHAQ
• Sharon Stone
• Smokey Robinson
• Spike Lee
• Sylvester Stallone

Aries – foaled March 21st – April 19th
The Aries babies are sharing the zodiac with legendary Secretariat. Like other celebrities, these four contenders are looking at a great run on Derby Day, one which will conserve enough energy for the Triple Crown. The following are Aries Contenders:
12) COURT VISION March 27th
13) TALE OF EKATI March 31st
14) BIG BROWN April 10th
15) WAR PASS April 18th

Celebrities sharing the Aries sign:
• Bob Costas
• Bob Woodward
• Conan O’Brien
• Elton John
• Jack Johnson
• John Madden
• Mandy Moore
• Mariah Carey
• Reese Witherspoon
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Secretariat

Taurus – foaled April 20th – May 20th
Speaking of Crowns, Queen Elizabeth of England is a Taurus like three of our Derby Contenders. The Queen attended last year’s Kentucky Derby 133 when Street Sense made his way from the back of the group to the Winner’s Circle. This year’s Taurus Contenders may not break out of the gate as a front runner, but very well could become the leader of the pack before two minutes pass you by! The nominees are:
16) ANAK NAKAL April 23rd
17) BLACKBERRY ROAD April 21st
18) RECAPTURE THE GLORY May 5th

Celebrities sharing the Taurus sign:
• Al Pacino
• Carmen Electra
• Cuba Gooding Jr.
• Duke Ellington
• Jack Nicholson
• Jerry Seinfeld
• Queen Elizabeth II of England
• Uma Thurman
• Willie Nelson

Gemini – foaled May 21st – June 21st
For a hot blooded animal, this year’s only Gemini Contender is cooler than a polar bear’s toe nails! This Gemini Guy’s fire is not from the coal like Pisces Pyro, but from the heart. Looking for an interesting Place? Wager for Cool Coal Man in your top three.
19) COOL COAL MAN May 25th

Celebrities sharing the Gemini sign:
• Bob Dylan
• Naomi Campbell
• Jon Wayne
• Isadora Duncan
• John F. Kennedy
• Melissa Etheridge
• Walt Whitman

*Foaling Date is the birth date of the horse.

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