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Arcangelo Makes Jena Antonucci First Female Trainer To Win Triple Crown Race

Captures 155th Edition of Belmont Under Javier Castellano

· Jun 10 - 3 minutes read

Arcangelo took the shortest route home to capture the longest leg of the Triple Crown, Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.

Under Javier Castellano, Arcangelo, sent off at 7-1 odds, made a move inside the pace-setting National Treasure and drew off to victory in the final leg of the Triple Crown.

ELMONT, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Arcangelo with Javier Castellano up wins the 155th Running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 10, 2023 in Elmont, New York. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Sarah Stier / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Congrats to the 155th Belmont Stakes winner, (3) Arcangelo!! pic.twitter.com/KBkVE4qwwF

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 10, 2023

The victory was Castellano’s first in 15 Belmont attempts.

Oh, and it made trainer Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race.

ARCANGELO WINS THE BELMONT STAKES! 👏🏆 pic.twitter.com/e4EC5B0RTG

— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) June 10, 2023

Antonucci praised Arcangelo for having “the heart of a champion.”

That could also describe the conditioner who worked, worked, worked to earn her place in horse racing history.

Antonucci’s triumph came 30 years after Julie Krone became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race.

Krone won the 1983 Belmont on Colonial Affair.

In this Belmont, National Treasure, the Preakness winner, set all the fractions.

Castellano sat chilly and kept Arcangelo on the rail. He moved inside National Treasure and drew off under an extended drive.

Arcangelo returned $17.80 to win for a $2 bet. Forte finished second and Tapit Trice was third.

He had been added to the race via a $50,000 supplemental fee.

HISTORY!

Arcangelo’s Trainer, Jena Antonucci, is the first female trainer to win a #BelmontStakes! pic.twitter.com/T7Md6wiXsQ

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 10, 2023

The prices for the 155th Belmont:

#HORSE JOCKEY Weight TRAINER WIN $PLACE $SHOW $

3 Arcangelo J. Castellano126Lbs J. Antonucci 17.80 7.20 4.90
6 ForteI. Ortiz, Jr.126Lbs T. Pletcher 4.303.30
2 Tapit Trice L. Saez126Lbs T. Pletcher 4.10

Winning Trainer: Jena Antonucci | Owner: Blue Rose Farm

Payoffs: $2.0 EXACTA (3-6) Paid: $68.00 , $0.5 TRIFECTA (3-6-2) Paid: $66.62 , $1.0 SUPERFECTA (3-6-2-7) Paid: $292.50 , $1.0 SUPERFECTA (3-6-2-8) Paid: $191.50 , $2.0 PICK 3 (1-8-3) Paid: $85.50 , $1.0 PICK 4 (4,12,16-1-8-3) Paid: $366.50 , $2.0 PICK 6 (6-1,3,6,8-4,12,16-1-8-3) Paid: $43.20 , $2.0 GRAND SLAM (4,10,11,12,16-1,6,9-4,5,8-3) Paid: $51.50 , $2.0 DAILY DOUBLE (8-3) Paid: $71.00

And, sadly, a day that seemed triumphant for horse racing ends with another black eye for the sport.

Spirit of St. Louie (4/5) pulled away in stretch to win BEL Saturday finale. Unfortunately, Excursionniste was pulled up midway on far turn by Flavien Prat and the horse’s injuries were not salvageable and he was euthanized on the course. Prat is fine.

— David Grening (@DRFGrening) June 10, 2023

Devestated. There’s just no other word. He was our big, goofy, talented, crazy, 1 for 16 NYB superstar. We do everything as a team, and will console as one for quite a while. Love and appreciation to Team Hennig (especially Jairo). We’ll miss ya, Ex! This group loves ya… pic.twitter.com/VWDq6EAtHP

— Little Blue Bird Stables (@LBBStables) June 11, 2023