Worth a Whopping $9,000,000 Famed Trainer Jenna Antonucci Crashes Through a Major ‘Glass Celling’

Americans have an unrivaled passion for horseback riding, and now women are rapidly gaining ground as well. The longest-running track this year saw many rider-horse pairs advance in their racing careers, along with the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. The three races known as the Triple Crown are one of several historic racetracks with decades of history. The realm of this sport is an exquisite cosmos created by generations of riders, horses, trainers, and everyone else involved. The racetracks have a unique significance for the community, regardless of whether they are equestrians or mere spectators.

While fan’s wish list for the annual races mainly consists of the combination of these racetracks and the finest horses. This year also saw a professional trainer make headlines for reaching spectacular benchmarks in her professional career. She was ecstatic as the stadium erupted in jubilation to show their heartiest wishes.

Equestrian community celebrates historic win of horse trainer

At the 2023 Belmont Stakes, Jena Antonucci created history by becoming the first woman to train a Triple Crown race in the United States. She did it on Saturday during the 155th racing of nine of the best-performing horses in the world. Her horse Arcangelo ran away from the rest of the field and fended off a late-charging Forte after overtaking National Treasure in the final furlong of the race. Another few thousand dollars were added to her impressive career earnings of $9,000,000 as @FOXSports on Twitter filmed her amazing triumph moment.

It was also a special win for Garden City-based jockey Javier Castellano who rode Arcangelo and won his first Belmont Stakes race. He achieved his second Triple Crown victory of the year earlier this year when he rode Mage to victory in the Kentucky Derby reported Bleacher Report. He had previously won the Preakness Stakes twice in 2016 and 2017.

Arcangelo skipped the other two of the three crown wins while winning the Peter Pan Stakes in May. The Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds is conducted annually at Belmont Park over a distance of nine furlongs. Interestingly, the Belmont tracks hadn’t witnessed a Triple Crown winner since 2018. A new chapter in the history of female equestrians is being written as the moment only grows in splendor. Although she is well-known in the community for her brilliance, her professional journey is just as inspiring.

Equestrian journey of the famed trainer

Young Antonucci was taught the basics of training thoroughbred horses by Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas. She won her debut race at Tampa Bay Downs in 2010 by a wide margin. She put in more than six years of nonstop effort at the stable with her thoroughbreds until she finally achieved prominence in 2016. The graded stakes victory marked in Turf Monster Stakes cemented her name in the Grade III event of over a five-furlong distance.

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Since her massive victory in 2016, her name had fallen off the list until this year, when her triumphs propelled her back to the top. Do you not believe that she is a wonderful example of athletic resilience?

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