LOS ANGELES — Getting into the horse racing business and hoping to make it big requires a lot of faith, plenty of luck and a sense of optimism that will test the biggest of dreamers.
So, Pierre and Leslie Amestoy, veterans of the sport, had eyes wide open when they plunked down a very modest $230,000 for a colt they would name Practical Move.
Did they think that this horse would one day have a ticket punched for the Kentucky Derby?
