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G1 Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo feeling good the morning after acing “Test of the Champion”
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Jun 11, 2023
G1 Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo feeling good the morning after acing “Test of the Champion”

NYRA Press Office

Trainer Jena Antonucci went to work as usual on Sunday morning, sending out a trainee to breeze a little past 8 a.m. at Belmont Park. The only difference in her morning routine was a sudden rush of reporters and photographers that gathered around a blanket of white carnations, clamoring to get a view of racing’s newest millionaire Arcangelo, the impressive winner of Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets.

Arcangelo posts historic victory in G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets; Antonucci first female
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Jun 10, 2023
Arcangelo posts historic victory in G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets; Antonucci first female trainer to win “Test of the Champion”

Mary Eddy

​Trainer Jena Antonucci attained racing immortality when Blue Rose Farm’s Arcangelo stormed up the rail to claim a 1 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s 155th Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, a 1 1/2-mile marathon test for sophomores, at Belmont Park, marking the first time in history that a female trainer earned the blanket of white carnations.


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