BREAKING: Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race, as her colt Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race, as her colt Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday and brought a curtain on this tumultuous Triple Crown season.
The Florida-based Antonucci goes into the Triple Crown record books and will sure to be mentioned alongsidewon the 1993 Belmont Stakes to become the first, and so far only, female jockey to win the third jewel of “The Test of the Champion.”Saturday's Belmont Stakes was the third and final jewel of the Triple Crown, capping what's supposed to be thoroughbred horse racing's annual five-week showcase.
Instead, the past 35-plus days have been filled with questions about the sport's viability in the wake of several equine fatalities on this huge stage.
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