Ms Stilleto wins Belmont feature July 27th, 2009
Ms Stilleto beat Lemon Punch by 2 lengths Sunday in the closing-day feature at Belmont Park.
Ramon Dominguez, the leading rider at the meet, was aboard for his third winner on the card. Trained by Dominick Schettino, Ms Stilleto ran the 1 1-16 miles in 1:42.04 on the firm turf in the allowance race for fillies and mares foaled in New York State. After starting her career with four straight loses, the 3-year-old has won two in a row.
Ms Stilleto paid $10.60, $4.80 and $3.60. Lemon Punch, the 6-5 favorite, returned $3.10 and $2.60. Defarge paid $2.90 to show.
The New York racing circuit shifts to Saratoga on Wednesday.