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There was no Triple Crown winner this year, but history was still made at the Belmont
When Mage, the winner of the 2023 Kentucky Derby, fell short in the Preakness, it meant that there would not be a Triple Crown winner this horse racing season.
However, history was still made at Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
Arcangelo, who did not run at either the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness, came home the winner at the Belmont Stakes.
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Arcangelo won the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
With the victory, Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer ever to win a Triple Crown race, 50 years and one day after Secretariat’s 31-length victory that still is a record today.
Bob Baffert’s National Treasure, the winner of the Preakness Stakes three weeks ago, led for the large majority of the race, but on the final turn, Arcangelo snuck into the lead from the inside, and never relinquished the lead on the final stretch.
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Arcangelo galloped across the finish line first to win the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday evening.
Arcangelo was trained by Jena Antonucci—who became the first woman to train a winning horse at the Triple Crown race—and entered Saturday’s race with 7–1 odds to win the final leg of this year’s Triple Crown.
Forte, who entered the Belmont Park with best odds to win the race at 5–2, finished second while Tapit Trice, which came into the race with 5–1 odds, finished third in the “Test of Champions.