Not for Silver earns gold in Carry Back

Not for Silver skipped home in the Carry Back (Jim Lisa Photos)

Ted Julio's NOT FOR SILVER (Not for Love) capitalized on a spirited speed

duel to annihilate his foes late in the $200,000

Carry Back S. (G2) at Calder on

Saturday. Trained by Michael Trombetta, the talented sophomore was content to

sit off the swift early splits of :21 and :44 2/5 for the opening half-mile, and

he exploded when asked for his best under Jose Lezcano to finish 4 1/2 lengths

in front on

the wire. The dark bay completed six furlongs in 1:11 4/5, and paid $10, $3.40

and $2.60 while keying the $21.20 exacta, $98 trifecta and $214.20 superfecta

(5-1-4-2) as the 4-1 third choice.

You Luckie Mann (Exchange Rate) broke slowly and was last after four furlongs

but rallied well in the lane to finish second as the even-money choice. The

favorite paid $2.60 and $2.20. Prince Joshua (First Tour) dueled for the early

lead, took a slight edge turning for home and finished with courage to earn the

black-type placing at 16-1. The third-placer was worth $4.20. Ask Joe (Najran) capped the super at 8-1 and was followed by Wall Street Wonder (City Place)

and Truest Legend (Songandaprayer).

Not for Silver, who was a fine second in the Hirsch Jacobs S. (G3) last out,

earned his first graded win in this dash to improve his career mark to 7-4-2-0,

$233,730. The Maryland-bred won the first three races of his career, capped by a

tally in the Fred "Cappy" Capossela S. in February, and he also finished second in the

Private Terms S.