Next Move was bred and raced by prominent horseman Alfred G. Vanderbilt II She was sired by Calumet Farm's stallion Bull Lea.
At age three Next Move won eight important stakes races at tracks on both the East and West Coast of the United States en route to being voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly honors.
Notably, in a race against colts, she finished second to future Hall of Fame inductee Hill Prince in the Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack.
The Daily Racing Form's rival award for Champion Female Handicap horse was won by the three-year-old Real Delight.
Next Move was retired to broodmare duty at Vanderbilt's Sagamore Farm in Glyndon, Maryland.