Belmont notebook: With Arcangelo, Antonucci to become the 11th female trainer to have a horse in Belmont Stakes
Jena Antonucci's Arcangelo skipped the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
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Jena Antonucci's Arcangelo skipped the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
If Arcangelo races, Jena Antonucci will become the 11th female trainer to have a horse in the final jewel of the Triple Crown, and the first since Kathy Ritvo sent out Mucho Macho Man to a seventh-place finish in 2011.
Antonucci is hoping to become the first female traininer to win the Belmont Stakes with her thoroughbred, Antonucci.
Projected favorite Forte has drawn Post 6 in a field of nine horses for this year's 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes.
Antonucci looks forward to whatever the future brings with Arcangelo, whether that’s a try in the Belmont Stakes or in one of the other Grade 1’s later this summer.