Jena Antonucci
American thoroughbred horse trainer
Jena Antonucci (born 1975 or 1976) is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. She is best known as the first woman to train a winner of an American Triple Crown race, having prepared Arcangelo for his victory in the 2023 Belmont Stakes.
Antonucci learned about training thoroughbred horses under the guidance of Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas after riding and training show horses at a young age. She won her first career race as a trainer at Tampa Bay Downs on March 7, 2010. Her first career graded stakes winner was Doctor J Dub, who won the Turf Monster Stakes at Parx Racing in 2016.
In 2023 her three-year-old Arcangelo won the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park. He next competed in the Belmont Stakes, where he was Antonucci's first ever Grade 1 starter. Arcangelo won the Belmont and she became the first woman trainer to have a horse win. Later that year Arcangelo won the Travers Stakes, making Antonucci the second female trainer to win the Travers in its 154-year history. As of the 2023 Travers victory, Antonucci has won 165 races with career earnings of over $7 million.
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