Jena Antonucci

Graded Stakes Wins: 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 conditioned Arcangelo to victory in the 2023 Belmont Stakes.

[5][6] She won her first career race as a trainer at Tampa Bay Downs on March 7, 2010.

[8] As of her 2023 Travers victory, Antonucci has won 165 races with career earnings of over $7 million.

[1] Antonucci was awarded with the 2023 Big Sport of Turfdom Award by the Turf Publicists of America,[9] presented to individuals that enhance coverage of Thoroughbred racing through cooperation with media and racing publicists.