Arcangelo

Arcangelo made his career debut very late in his 2-year-old season and finished second in a six-furlong maiden race on a sloppy track at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 17, 2022. His next start kicked-off his 3-year-old campaign with a fourth-place finish in a one-mile Gulfstream maiden race on Jan. 14 when he was beaten 2 1/2 lengths by eventual Louisiana Derby winner Kingsbarns.

Arcangelo's maiden win came in his third career start in a one-mile race at Gulfstream Park on March 18. Ridden by Javier Castellano for the first time, Arcangelo raced last in a seven-horse field and then blew by the others for a 3 3/4-length victory.

Arcangelo made his next start in the Grade 3 $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park on May 13. Sent off as the 2.75-1 second choice in a field of eight 3-year-olds in the Peter Pan, Arcangelo stalked the pace near the back of the pack and raced into contention at the top of the stretch where he engaged in a back-and-forth, head-and-head battle throughout the homestretch with Bishops Bay until finally getting the advantage nearing the wire and winning by a head. It was another 8 3/4 lengths back to the third-place finisher. The 1 1/8-mile Peter Pan is regarded as the local Belmont Park prep race for the Belmont Stakes.

Arcangelo indeed did make his next start in the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets on June 10, 2023 at Belmont Park and emerged victorious over a field that included Preakness Stakes winner National Treasure, Florida Derby winner Forte who finished second, and Tampa Bay Derby winner and Toyota Blue Grass Stakes winner Tapit Trice, who settled for third. Showing much more tactical speed than usual in order to stay within striking distance at all times in the Belmont Stakes, Arcangelo stalked the pace of front running National Treasure and then snuck through an opening on the rail at the quarter pole and saved ground coming into the stretch in a brilliant maneuver by jockey Javier Castellano. Arcangelo then outran National Treasure and held off the late bids of rallying Forte and Tapit Trice to secure the victory. Sent off as the 7.90-1 fifth choice on the tote board in the field of nine horses, Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths in a time of 2:29.23 and paid $17.80 to win.

After the Belmont Stakes, Arcangelo's connections decided to forego a prep race and point directly to the $1.25 million Grade 1 Travers Stakes on Aug. 26 at Saratoga Race Course. The move paid off as Arcangelo was victorious in the "Mid-Summer Derby" over a field of top 3-year-olds that included Preakness winner National Treasure, Kentucky Derby winner Mage, and Jim Dandy winner Forte. Jockey Javier Castellano, who was also the regular rider of Mage, chose to ride Arcangelo in the Travers and he gave Arcangelo a perfect stalking ride en route to victory. Approaching the stretch, Arcangelo drafted in behind a line of three leaders and angled wide for the stretch run where he took over a clear lead and then repelled a late bid from the closing Disarm to win by a length. He ran the 1 1/4 miles in a winning time of 2:02.23 over a muddy track.

Arcangelo is trained by Jena Antonucci. He was bred in Kentucky by the sire Arrogate out of the mare Modeling by Tapit.