Tim Yakteen isn't the center of attention at Churchill Downs this year even though he has a real shot at a Kentucky Derby win with Practical Move.
Even after 50 years, Secretariat is the standard against which all horses are measured. His Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont records still stand.Clearly, Yakteen isn’t the novelty he was last year, although he says nothing seems different.
Yakteen has been to plenty of Derbies but this is only his second as the head trainer. He says he learns something every time he is at Churchill Downs. “So, I called Tim and said we’re going to go out to the [Florida] sale and get you something,” Pierre Amestoy said. “Leslie and I looked at hundreds of horses and found Practical Move. So, we sent him out to Tim and he’s done fantastic with him. I think we’ve got him in the right spot.”
“You have to make a plan and that’s what we liked the first time we met him. We said we’ve got to make a plan. Show us the way. Show us the road. We’ve got to get there and he has.”
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