Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win the race

Arcangelo finished the 1 1/2-mile race in 2:29.23 and by 1 1/2 lengths in front of favored Fotre.

NEW YORK — Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, in its 155 years.

After the horse crossed the finish line, Antonucci doubled over and rested her arm and her head on the back of a chair. She kissed the horse on the nose when it returned to the area in front of the winner’s circle.

Arcangelo finished the 1 1/2-mile race in 2:29.23 and by 1 1/2 lengths in front of favored Fotre, with Tapit

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