Albany, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2017) — Quick and Silver, trained by William Delia, ran gate to wire in today’s $50,000 Lost in The Fog stakes. Breaking from the rail under jockey William Antongeorgi III, Quick and Silver, the betting favorite, set the pace early and no one caught him as he won by ¾ lengths. Star Student came from the back of the pack to take second with a driving effort on the stretch. The race was for four year olds and upwards going six furlongs and was completed in a time of 1:09.18. Quick and Silver paid $4.40.
Named for the legendary sprinter–who touched the hearts of the nation–the featured Lost in the Fog marked the 11th win for Quick and Silver. Trainer Greg Gilchrist, who did a masterful job conditioning Lost in the Fog was on hand to make the presentation.
William Delia: “The horse is awful sharp right now. He loves this track and he’s got tremendous amount of speed and that’s dangerous at any time. He’s kind if you’ve got a carrot in your hand, but if you just go up and pet him he’ll nip at you. He’s kind of aggressive. He loves to train. He goes out there and gallops nice. He’s not easy. He’s got a personality, he’s getting better and faster and faster. I could probably take him down south but he is just so much better on this track that I don’t want to move. He’s running so good we just want to keep him up there for now. He’s kind of really coming into his own now. He knows his business, when he runs he runs.”
William Antongeorgi III: “We were the speed on paper. There really wasn’t much thinking to do. Just get him out of there and on his way. He’s a free running horse. When he gets that easy lead, he is tough to run down and that’s exactly what happened today.”
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