1/ST Things 1/ST With Tim Yakteen

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00:00We really enjoy our new feature here on the Thoroughbred Daily News Writer's Room podcast,

00:03Zoe Kadman's First Things First at Santa Anita. Zoe, I know as soon as this is over,

00:07record this portion of the podcast, you're running out the door to do what?

00:11I am literally running out the door to go and meet Tim Yaktin at his barn and talk first

00:17things first. And of course, we're going to be discussing the one and only practical move

00:22who was sensational in the San Felipe.

00:30Congratulations. First off, Tim, has it sunk in?

00:35Has it sunk in? No, it hasn't sunk in. It's been pretty exciting.

00:39Take me through the race and what you saw from practical move.

00:44You know, we didn't leave there super clean and missing the work sort of got him a little

00:49bit fresh. So he was up in the bridle a little bit more going into the first turn once we

00:54did get our footing underneath ourselves. And then I thought it was a great trip from there.

00:59The leaders had sort of drifted off the rail a little bit. And I think we got a pretty nice trip.

01:04It was in Ramon's hands the whole time, which is always nice.

01:08Did you have any anxious moments when you saw him tap on the brakes?

01:11Nah, you know, because he was right there.

01:14They got derby fever.

01:16Do they have derby fever? I think everybody's getting derby fever.

01:19How's your fever?

01:21My fevers? Right now, I think I'm still pretty grounded. We're still a little ways away.

01:25You know, so 60 days is still quite a ways.

01:30So, you know, but I wouldn't trade my position with anybody, right?

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