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Arcangelo, sired by Arrogate, won the 2023 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, becoming the third horse in the last four years to win both the Travers and the Belmont Stakes. Trainer Jena Antonucci became the second woman to train a Travers champion. Despite division leader Forte finishing fourth, Arcangelo's victory solidifies his position as a top 3-year-old in the country.
Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race as Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes. The victory put a positive note on a Triple Crown series marred by horse deaths and air quality problems caused by wildfires in Canada. Antonucci, who started riding show horses as a preschooler and later held a plethora of jobs in racing, became a trainer in 2010, running a modest stable. Arcangelo paid $17.80, $7.20 and $4.90 and earned $900,000 for Blue Rose Farm, which is owned by Jon Ebbert.
Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race as Arcangelo won the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes. The 7-1 Arcangelo rallied from sixth at the half-mile mark to overcome Preakness-winner National Treasure in the stretch and ultimately hold off Todd Pletcher’s 2-1 favorite Forte in 2:29.23. Arcangelo was purchased for $35,000 as a yearling and has now won three straight starts.
Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race as Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes. The victory put a positive note on a Triple Crown series marred by thoroughbred deaths on the track and threatened by bad air quality from wildfires in Canada. Despite efforts by veterinarians, Excursionniste sustained a catastrophic injury to his left front leg and was euthanized. Cody’s Wish and Elite Power also won their respective races on the 13-race card.
Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a classic when Arcangelo won the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes. Arcangelo paid $17.80 to win, $7.20 to place and $4.90 to show. The day was not without tragedy as Excursionniste suffered a fracture of his left front leg and was euthanized. The Belmont Stakes was also a milestone for jockey Javier Castellano, who hadn’t won it in 14 tries.
Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race as Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes. The three-year-old gray colt won the $1.5m contest in 2:29.13, holding off a heart-pounding challenge from a pack of four closers led by Forte. Antonucci started as a thoroughbred trainer 13 years ago and was the 11th woman to send out a horse for the final jewel of the Triple Crown. The win was an upbeat curtain-dropper for a Triple Crown season that’s further battered the sport’s reputation.
Arcangelo, a gray colt, won the Belmont Stakes, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155-year history. Meanwhile, recent horse deaths have reignited scrutiny over the horse racing industry's safety practices. Industry leaders insist the sport is safer than ever, but the Humane Society has called for reform to prioritize horse safety and well-being. Outside of Belmont Park, a group of people gathered to rally against the "cruelty and death" of horse-racing as part of a protest organized by nonprofit animal rights organization NYCLASS.
Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race as Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes with jockey Javier Castellano. The horse was not even entered for the Kentucky Derby or Preakness Stakes, but won the Peter Pan Stakes in May, which allowed it to run in the Belmont Stakes with a $50,000 supplemental fee. The victory was a result of patience and dedication from Antonucci and owner Jon Ebbert, who purchased the horse for $35,000 in 2021.
Arcangelo, a gray colt, won the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes by a length and a half, beating a pack that included National Treasure, the Preakness winner. Jena Antonucci, the trainer of Arcangelo, became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race. Javier Castellano, the rider of Arcangelo, won his first Belmont victory in 14 tries. The victory comes after a difficult period for horse racing, with 12 dead horses and failed drug tests by horses trained by Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.
Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155-year history. The horse finished the 1 1/2 mile race in 2:29.23 and was 1 1/2 lengths in front of favored Fotre, with Tapit Trice third. Antonucci kissed the horse on the nose when it returned to the area in front of the winner’s circle.
Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race as Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes, finishing the 1 1/2-mile race in 2:29.23 and by 1 1/2 lengths in front of favored Fotre, with Tapit Trice third. The victory put a positive note on a Triple Crown series marred by deaths of 12 horses at Churchill Downs in the weeks around the Kentucky Derby and another on Preakness day for a trainer Bob Baffert.
Jena Antonucci becomes the first female trainer to win the Belmont Stakes as Arcangelo wins the race by 1.5 lengths. Antonucci, who started as a preschooler riding show horses, became a trainer in 2010 and had sent less than 2,000 horses to the post in her first 13 years. The victory puts a positive note on a Triple Crown series marred by horse deaths, and Antonucci's win is a milestone for female trainers in horse racing.
Arcangelo wins the 2023 Belmont Stakes, with Jena Antonucci becoming the first female trainer to win the race. Jockey Javier Castellano also captured two jewels of the Triple Crown this season. The race marked the end of a controversial Triple Crown season, with enhanced safety measures implemented due to unhealthy levels of smoke from Canadian wildfires. Belmont Park is now home to three huge milestones for women in horse racing.
Jena Antonucci could become the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race with Peter Pan Stakes winner Arcangelo, who is an 8-1 longshot in the 2023 Belmont Stakes odds. Forte (5-2) and Tapit Trice (3-1) are the favorites in the nine-horse field. Racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has made her picks and constructed her 2023 Belmont Stakes bets, with Yu's top pick not being Forte, despite being the reigning two-year-old champion and 5-2 Belmont Stakes favorite. Yu is using Forte only sparingly in her 2023 Belmont Stakes bets.