Karakorum Fugitive wins Belmont feature May 29th, 2009
Karakorum Fugitive beat Olde Glamour by 3 1/2 lengths Thursday in the $46,000 allowance feature for New York-bred fillies and mares at Belmont Park.
Racing right behind the leaders down the backstretch, Karakorum Fugitive rallied three wide on the turn before taking charge in midstretch. Jose Lezcano was aboard for trainer Jimmy Jerkens as the 3-year-old ran the mile in 1:38.65, improving to 3 for 6.
The even-money favorite, Karakorum Fugitive paid $4.30, $2.60 and $2.30. Olde Glamour returned $4 and $3.20. Madam Commander paid $5 to show.