Arcangelo holds off all comers to prevail in 155th Belmont StakesAntonucci becomes first female trainer to win Triple Crown race
Arcangelo won the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday as Jena Antonucci became the first ever female trainer to win a Triple Crown race.
The three-year-old gray colt, who broke from the No 3 post in an nine-horse field under Javier Castellano, rode the entirety of the one-and-a-half-mile race along the rail, breaking free from a head-to-head lead with Preakness Stakes winner National Treasure on the top of the stretch before holding off a heart-pounding challenge from a pack of four closers led by Forte and crossing first in 2:29.13 to win the $1.5m contest.
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