Practical Move moves into Kentucky Derby picture with upset win

Practical Move upset three of trainer Bob Baffert's 2-year-olds in the weekend's feature race, the Grade II Los Alamitos Futurity. Japanese 2 year olds went 1-2-3 in Sunday's Grade 1 Asahai Hai Futurities. Santa Anita's traditional Boxing Day opening is chockablock with important graded stakes.

Practical Move won the $200,000 Grade II Los Alamitos Futurity. General Banker won New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct. Wildatlanticstorm won Remington Springboard Mile at Reminton Park in Oklahoma. The Los Alamito and Reminckian Futures are “Road to the Kentucky Derby” events. The winners each got 10 points. They are in a tie for fifth place. It's a good time to check out the state-bred events at the Aquaduct and the Reminsider.com. For more information, visit the New Yorks Stallions Stake.

Les Bon Temps won the Fifth Avenue Division of the New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct. Olivia Twist won Trapeze Stake at Remington Park. The winner was Olivia Twillow, a daughter of Mshawish.

Bal Harbour won the Tinsel Stakes by a neck. Pretty Birdie won Poinsettia Stake by 2 lengths. The winner is by Malibu Moon out of the First Samurai mare Lady Samuri. The other winner was by Sarah Harper.

Wudda U Think Now won the Alex M. Robb Stakes for state-breds at Aqueduct by 3 1/4 lengths. Venti Valentine stalked the pace in the Bay Ridge Stake for New York- bred fillies and mares and won by three lengths from Know It All Audrey.

Value Engineering won the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths over Wicked Fast. Vibumum won Via Borghese Stake by 2 1 /4. Lisheen and Flying Fortress were second and third. The track was trimmed from 2 miles to 1 5/8 miles. The surface switch was the cause of three of the five scratches.

In Love won the Prairie Bayou Stakes by 3/4 lengths over traffic-troubled Cellist. Price Talk was third. In Love is a 6-year-old, Brazilian-bred gelding by the Japanese-born stallion Agnes Gold.

Practical Move moves into Kentucky Derby picture with upset win at Remington Park. Rated R Superstar won by 1/2 length in Saturday's Jeffrey A. Hawk Memorial. Famous blew by pacesetter Hailey’s Melody at mid-stretch in the $100,000 She's All In Stakes for fillies and mares. Rowdy Rascal won 1 3/4 lengths in a 1-mile race in $70,00 Jim Thorpe Stake for Oklahoma-bred 3-year-olds. Hits Pricey Legacy won the Useeit Staking for 3 year old filly's by 2 lengths.

Practical Move won the Kentucky Derby.

Dolce More won the Grade 1 Asahi Hai Futurity at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan. Danon Touchdown finished second. Labeling was third. Dolce more is a Rulership colt with Ryusei Sakai riding. He's bred for the Classics. He is out of Ayusan, winner of the 2013 Oka Sho or Japanese 1,000 Guineas, and she's by Triple Crown winner Deep Impact.

The Punisher won Saturday's Group 1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional at Hipodromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires. The Punishers, a 3-year-old by Cityscape, got by El Musical in the final yards to win by 3/4 length. El Cid Campeador was third.

James Doyle piloted My Frankel to a front-running win in Saturday’s Crown Prince Cup in Saudi Arabia. The Frankely gelding was trained in England by Sir Michael Stoute. Doyle plans to drop back to 2,000 meters and target the King”s Cups on January 14th.

Zac Purton has won 64 races this season. He is on his way to surpassing the previous record of 170 set in 2016-17.

147 horses from 17 countries have been accepted for the World Cup Carnival. California-based Doug Watson nominated 11 horses this year. The Carnival opens Jan. 6 at Meydan and runs for nine weeks to Super Saturday on March 4.