You are so cool, pristine & full of energy, you're like this biggest U.S. state
Alaska
Ambrose Bierce defined it as "a temporary insanity curable by marriage
love
A loss in value due to age, wear or market conditions
depreciation
It can mean to fish by towing lures behind a boat, or to make intentional upsetting remarks online to elicit a response
troll
A horse may win a close race by a head or by this part of a head, sometimes literally
a nose
You are so solid, some call you one of these, a heavy object attached to a rope that holds a boat in plac
an anchor
Spot for a potential earthquake
a fault
New York City's Hayden, for one
planetarium
When you lie in court under oath, you do this to "yourself"
perjure
The Kentucky Derby is run the first Saturday in May at this Louisville racetrack
Churchill Downs
No one gets to you; your skin is as thick as one of these large reptiles similar to a crocodile
an alligator
The money you net from an investment
a return
It's the process of verifying yourself in order to use a computer system; some might require "2 factor"
authentication
To squeeze uncomfortably, like certain snakes or like too tight shoes on your feet
constrict
According to his 1989 obituary, this racing legend was survived by more than 300 sons & daughter
Secretariat
Your voice carries so well, you're known as this, like what a guitar is plugged into
an amp (or amplifier)
In blackjack it can have one of 2 different values
ace
It regulates body temperature & other autonomic activities
the hypothalamus
To speak distinctly & clearly; it can also mean to unite by means of a joint
articulate
Male or female, single or not, it's the term for a horse that has never won a race
a maiden
You are so smart, your brillance matches that of this ancient philosopher who was a student of Plato
Aristotle
The operating expenses of running a business
overhead
A thing to be hated & cursed, like a graven image & its gold per Deuteronomy 7:25
an abomination
From Latin for "wave", it means to move in waves or ripples
undulate
You can cash in big if you correctly pick the first 3 finishers in a race in exact order in this type of bet
a trifecta