Lost in the Fog, last year’s Eclipse Award-winning sprinter, was euthanatized Sunday, Sept. 17, three weeks after doctors found three cancerous tumors in his spleen and along his back.

The charismatic champion began his career with 10 consecutive victories, a streak that was broken when he finished unplaced in the 2005 TVG Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Belmont Park.

“We accomplished what we wanted to do,” said trainer Greg Gilchrist Sept. 18. “It was all about giving him quality (time). We did everything we could for him. He was happy and content right up to the end. He went quietly and easily.”

Gilchrist had just finished grazing Lost in the Fog outside his barn at Golden Gate Fields on the San Francisco Bay Sept. 17, which he did twice daily, and was heading to the paddock to saddle a horse when Lost in the Fog went into distress