Practical Move, the Santa Anita Derby winner whom oddsmaker Mike Battaglia installed as the co-fourth favorite at 10-1, was scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Thursday after he ran an elevated temperature.
, made the field in a similar manner, gaining entry only on the Friday morning before the race when Ethereal Road scratched.
Practical Move, who had raced entirely in California for trainer Tim Yakteen, a former Bob Baffert assistant,, a longtime horsewoman and horseman from Albuquerque. They bought Practical Move for $230,000 at the Ocala Spring Sales of 2022, spending about $55,000 more than they had allotted because of their regard for his look and conformation. Eventually, they shared ownership with Roger Beasley of Austin.
With Practical Move’s exit, the lone horses in the Kentucky Derby who ran in the Santa Anita Derby are Mandarin Hero, who was added to the field Thursday after Lord Miles was scratched, and Skinner, who ran third yet one nose and one half-length from first for trainer John Shirreffs, who won the 2005 Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 shot who remains one of the four longest shots to win.
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