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Practical Move Doing Well After Friday's Comeback Win

| 3:53 pm

Updated: October 7, 2023 at 3:55 pm

Practical Move and jockey Ramon Vazquez win the Grade II, $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity, Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress CA. © BENOIT PHOTO

Trainer Tim Yakteen reported GI Santa Anita Derby winner Practical Move (Practical Joke) was in good order the day after winning his return from a nearly six-month layoff on Friday.

“He's in great shape,” Yakteen said Saturday morning.

Returning in an allowance going a mile on dirt, Practical Move stalked a lively pace and then drew off in the stretch to notch a comfortable four-length victory under Ramon Vazquez. The winning time was 1:35.14, which earned a 98 Beyer Speed Figure according to Daily Racing Form.

Yakteen and Practical Move's owners will now decide whether to move on to the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita. Practical Move is a candidate for either the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile or the GI Breeders' Cup Classic.