American Cruiser wins the Belmont feature
May 22, 2010NEW YORK (AP) -American Cruiser, the 2-5 favorite, rolled to a 5-length win over Matt's a Giant on Friday in the $25,000 feature on the turf at Belmont Park.
Backers of the overwhelming choice never had an anxious moment as Ramon Dominguez guided the 6-year-old gelding right to the front, and they quickly opened up a clear lead. The time was 1:07.86 over the firm course as American Cruiser logged his sixth win in 19 starts.
Trained by Tony Dutrow, American Cruiser paid $2.80, $2.40 and $2.10. Matt's a Giant returned $4.60 and $3.50. Fujita paid $4.20 to show.