Arcangelo won the Belmont Stake on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to notch a victory in the race.
Trainer Jena Antonucci, right, congratulates jockey Javier Castellano, aboard Arcangelo, as they celebrate after winning the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. New York •
After the horse crossed the finish line, Antonucci doubled over and rested her arm and her head on the back of a chair. She kissed the horse on the nose when it returned to the area in front of the winner’s circle. “I give all the credit to the horse,” said jockey Javier Castello, who rode Mage to victory in the Kentucky Derby and got this mount when that colt did not run in the Belmont. “This is a wonderful horse. I’m really happy for her, you know, she’s a really good woman. She’s a good horseman.”
Antonucci was only the 11th woman to race a horse in the Belmont and the first since Kathy Ritvo sent out Mucho Macho Man to a seventh-place finish in 2011. Dianne Carpenter’s Kingpost had the previous best finish, second to Risen Star in 1988.Arcangelo, who broke from the No. 3 post position, was always close to the lead in the nine-horse field.
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