Practical Move was a bay colt that was bred in Kentucky by Chad C. Brown & Head of Plains Partners. He was sired by Practical Joke, winner of the 2016 Grade IChampagne Stakes at Belmont Park.[3] Trainer Chad Brown also trained Practical Joke. Out of the Afleet Alex mare Ack Naughty, Practical Move was a $90,000 (Reserve Not Attained) at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale before Eisaman Equine consigned him at Ocala Breeders' Sale. Pierre Jean & Leslie A. Amestoy bought Practical Move for $230,000 at the 2022 Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of two-year-olds in Training.
Practical Move was drawn in the 2023 Kentucky Derby, but two days before the race trainer Tim Yakteen scratched the horse after he spiked a temperature. This allowed the Dale Romans-trained Cyclone Mischief to draw in from the also-eligible list.[5]
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Practical Move was the post-time favorite.
^Practical Move finished second in the event to Fort Bragg who was disqualified and placed second for lugging out into the path of Practical Move at the top of the lane then lugging in and making contact midstretch
Pedigree
Pedigree of Practical Move, Bay colt, April 30, 2020[1]
