Albany, Calif. (February 19, 2018) Tribal Storm sat dead last early, came with an inside run down the lane and passed seven competitors to win The 2018 $50,000 Lost In The Fog Stakes for older sprinters. Tribal Storm, a son of Papa Clem, stopped the clock for six furlongs in 1:08.71 seconds.
“Plenty of speed in front benefits him at the end and he proved it again today,” said winning jockey Irving Orozco. “We had to find a clear path down the stretch but we did and he did his thing. He’s 100% right now and hopefully we can win some more with him.”
Wellabled, an East Coast shipper from the Larry Rivelli stable, set the pace before getting tagged late by Tribal Storm. Wellabled went off at low odds of 2-5. Tribal Storm, in the meantime, went off at odds of 20-1, paying $42.60 to win.
Anyportinastorm, making his first start in ten months for trainer Blaine Wright, ran huge at odds of 26-1 to finish third. The 2017 Lost In The Fog Stakes winner, Quick and Silver, completed the superfecta. 2015 Breeders Cup Turf Sprint winner Mongolian Saturday stalked the pace before fading down the stretch, finishing last of eight.
With this stakes victory, Tribal Storm improved his career record to 5 wins, 1 second and 4 thirds in 13 lifetime starts. Last October, Tribal Storm won The Harris Farm Stakes at Fresno, making this Lost In The Fog victory his second career stakes win. Tribal Storm, a 4-year-old California bred ridgling, is owned by his breeders, Curt and Lila Lanning, and is currently trained by Ed Moger Jr.
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