Arcangelo (horse)
| Arcangelo | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Arrogate |
| Grandsire | Unbridled's Song |
| Dam | Modeling |
| Damsire | Tapit |
| Sex | Ridgling |
| Foaled | May 11, 2020 Kentucky, U.S.[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Grey/Roan |
| Breeder | Don Alberto Corporation (KY) |
| Owner | Blue Rose Farm |
| Trainer | Jena Antonucci |
| Record | 6: 4-1-0 |
| Earnings | $1,754,900[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Peter Pan Stakes (2023) Belmont Stakes (2023) Travers Stakes (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (2023) | |
| Last updated on 30 January 2024 | |
Arcangelo is a retired Champion American three-year-old thoroughbred race horse who won the 2023 Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes.[3]
Background[edit]
Arcangelo is a gray ridgling from the second crop of 2016 Travers Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic champion Arrogate, who was named that year's Longines World's Best Racehorse and had a short-lived stud career before passing in 2020.[4][5][6] On his Dam's side Arcangelo is a grandson of Tapit.[7] The horse's owner Jon Ebbert purchased the future champion for $35,000 from Gainesway's consignment at the 2021 September Yearling Sale at Keeneland.[8]
Arcangelo was bred and foaled in Kentucky by Don Alberto, an international breeding and racing operation whose proprietors are mother and son Chilean nationals Liliana Solari and Carlos Heller Solari. Arcangelo's Belmont Stakes win marked their first Grade I victory in the United States with a U.S.-bred horse.[9]
Racing career[edit]
During his 3-year-old season prior to the Belmont, Arcangelo was victorious in the 2023 Peter Pan Stakes which is also run at Belmont Park. He did not run in either of the previous legs of the Triple Crown.
The horse is trained by Jena Antonucci, the first woman to have a horse she trained win one of the three races in American horse racing's triple crown.[10] The horse was ridden in the 2023 Belmont Stakes by jockey Javier Castellano, who also previously rode him to a win in the Peter Pan Stakes.[11] Arcangelo started at odds of 7–1 in winning the Belmont Stakes.[4]
Arcangelo was shipped to the Saratoga Race Course where he spent the summer of 2023 preparing for the Travers Stakes which is run there.[12] In what would end up being his final race, Arcangelo won the Travers by one length in a time of 2:02.23 over a muddy track.[13]
Arcangelo was awarded the Eclipse Award as the American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse for 2023.[14]
Retirement and stud career[edit]
On October 16, 2023, as Arcangelo was training for the Breeders' Cup Classic, owner Jon Ebbert announced that the horse would enter stud at Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky upon the conclusion of his racing career.[15]
On October 30, 2023, with the Breeders' Cup approaching, Antonucci told reporters that she had skipped two days of training for Arcangelo after the horse developed what was described as "a little warmth" in his left hind foot. She added she was still planning to enter Arcangelo into the Breeders' Cup Classic draw, which occurred that evening.[16] The following morning, Antonucci announced that Arcangelo would scratch from the Classic, saying that while the horse's foot showed some improvement, the team needed to fully diagnose the status of his health. She said that with the Breeders' Cup Classic so close, they had run out of time. Ebbert then said that Arcangelo would be retired from racing and head to Lane's End for stud duty, as was announced two weeks earlier.[17]
Statistics[edit]
| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time |
Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Dec 17, 2022 | 6 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Gulfstream Park | 2.00 | 8 | 2 | 1:11.82 | (2+3⁄4 lengths) | Jose Ortiz | [18] | |
| 2023 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Jan 14, 2023 | 1 mile | Maiden Special Weight | Gulfstream Park | 9.70 | 11 | 4 | 1:39.18 | (2+3⁄4 lengths) | Jose Ortiz | [19] | |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 1 mile | Maiden Special Weight | Gulfstream Park | 2.00 | 7 | 1 | 1:34.82 | 3+1⁄2 lengths | Javier Castellano | [20] | |
| May 13, 2023 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Peter Pan Stakes | III | Belmont Park | 2.75 | 8 | 1 | 1:49.71 | head | Javier Castellano | [21] |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 1+1⁄2 miles | Belmont Stakes | I | Belmont Park | 7.90 | 9 | 1 | 2:29.23 | 1+1⁄2 lengths | Javier Castellano | [22] |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Travers Stakes | I | Saratoga | 2.70 | 7 | 1 | 2:02.23 | 1 length | Javier Castellano | [13] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Arcangelo was the post-time favorite.
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Arrogate (2013) |
Unbridled's Song (1993) |
Unbridled* (1987) |
Fappiano (1977) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gana Facil (1981) | |||
| Trolley Song (1983) |
Caro (IRE) (1967) | ||
| Lucky Spell (1971) | |||
| Bubbler (2006) |
Distorted Humor (1993) |
Forty Niner (1985) | |
| Danzig's Beauty (1987) | |||
| Grechelle (1995) |
Deputy Minister* (CAN) (1979) | ||
| Meadow Star (1988) | |||
| Dam Modeling (2012) |
Tapit (2001) |
Pulpit (1994) |
A.P. Indy (1989) |
| Preach (1989) | |||
| Tap Your Heels (1996) |
Unbridled* (1987) | ||
| Ruby Slippers (1982) | |||
| Teeming (2001) |
Storm Cat (1983) |
Storm Bird (CAN) (1978) | |
| Terlingua (1976) | |||
| Better Than Honour (1996) |
Deputy Minister* (CAN) (1979) | ||
| Blush With Pride (1979)(family 8-f)[23] |
- Arcangelo is inbred 3S × 4D to Unbridled, meaning this horse is found once in the third generation on the sire side, and once in the 4th generation on the dam side. Arcangelo is also inbred and 4S × 4D to Deputy Minister, meaning this horse is found twice in the 4th generation, once on the sire side and once on the dam side.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Pedigree of Arcangelo". Equineline. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Profile of Arcangelo". Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ TOM CANAVAN (June 8, 2023). "With Arcangelo, Jena Antonucci to become the 11th female trainer to have a horse in Belmont Stakes". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press.
- ^ a b "Belmont Stakes: Arcangelo wins third jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown". WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio. June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Arrogate named Longines World's Best Racehorse 2016". CNN. January 24, 2017.
- ^ Russo, Nicole (12 June 2023). "Arcangelo gives Arrogate first classic victory". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Arcangelo Horse Profile: 2023 Belmont Stakes Odds, Picks & Predictions". BettingPros. June 10, 2023.
- ^ https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/269209/bargain-buy-arcangelo-takes-ebbert-to-belmont-stakes
- ^ Mitchell, Eric (11 June 2023). "Arcangelo is Don Alberto's First U.S.-Bred G1 Winner". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles: Why Arcangelo Can Win the Belmont Stakes". www.americasbestracing.net.
- ^ Li, David K. (June 11, 2023). "Arcangelo takes Belmont Stakes, first woman-trained horse to win a Triple Crown race". www.nbcnews.com.
- ^ https://www.drf.com/news/belmont-stakes-winner-arcangelo-may-now-target-jim-dandy-andor-travers
- ^ a b "2023 Travers Stakes Grade 1 (race 12)". Equibase. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Perez, Joe (25 January 2024). "Travers Win Lifts Arcangelo to 3-Year-Old Male Eclipse; Just like Arcangelo's year, it was not about the start but rather the finish". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Russo, Nicole (16 October 2023). "Arcangelo to stand at Lane's End after racing career". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Grening, David (30 October 2023). "Breeders' Cup Classic: Arcangelo misses second day of training with warm foot". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Grening, David (31 October 2023). "Arcangelo scratches from Breeders' Cup Classic, retired from racing". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Gulfstream Park: Maiden Special Weight (race 8)". www.equibase.com. December 17, 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Gulfstream Park: Maiden Special Weight (race 8)". Equibase. January 14, 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Gulfstream Park: Maiden Special Weight (race 3)". Equibase. March 18, 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "2023 Peter Pan Stakes Grade 3 (race 6)". Equibase. May 13, 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "2023 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets Grade 1 (race 12)". Equibase. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – REMEMBRANCER MARE (GB) – Family 8-f". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 11 June 2023.