GRADE II, $400,000, SAN FELIPE STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAMON VAZQUEZ, PRACTICAL MOVE, WINNER: “This horse keeps getting better and better every day. He can go inside or outside. He is comfortable wherever. He lets me do my job and he does the rest. I only rode him once (In the Los Alamitos Futurity), but I know he is very aggressive from the gate, so I let him do his thing. He galloped out very good. I have always dreamed of winning the Kentucky Derby. I had one previous chance in 2015 (aboard Mr. Z) for Mr. (D. Wayne) Lukas. I’m hoping for another chance here.”

TRAINER QUOTES

TIM YAKTEEN, PRACTICAL MOVE, WINNER: “He is a very healthy horse. He is a phenomenally gifted horse. I am amazed at how strong he is and how he has matured from a two-year-old to a three-year-old. Everything has fallen into place. There was only one challenge before this race, I felt we needed to get one more work in.

“There is nothing more satisfying than winning, so I am taking this in stride. I have to give kudos to my staff and thank them for the job they have done. They are the unsung heroes here.

“I’ve also got to tip my hat to Leslie (Amestoy) and Jean Pierre (Amestoy). They were the ones who went to Florida and bought this horse.

“I plan to start him again. I want to leave the canvas blank now and we’ll make the call later, but I think he will have one more start before the Derby.”

OWNER QUOTES

LESLIE AMESTOY, CO-OWNER, PRACTICAL MOVE, WINNER: “This was our dream. It’s been our dream for years and we love the colt, we are so happy and we really think we have a great horse.”

JEAN PIERRE AMESTOY CO-OWNER, PRACTICAL MOVE, WINNER: “We’ve seen him improve every race, almost. The first couple of races, he was green and didn’t know how to switch leads. Tim has brought him along perfectly and has taught him, and now he’s finishing like we expected he could finish. Like Leslie said, I think we’ve got a good one.”

WHEN ASKED ABOUT BEING ON THE KENTUCKY DERBY TRAIL: “We are super excited, and we think he’s that kind. We are ready to go all the way.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Leslie Amestoy, Jean Pierre Amestoy, Jr., and Roger Beasley.