Arcangelo will stand at Lane's End when his career ends
Arcangelo, a leading contender for champion 3-year-old colt, will enter stud at Lane’s End Farm in Central Kentucky when he finishes his racing career.
Campaigned by Jon Ebbert’s Blue Rose Farm and trained by Jena Antonucci, Arcangelo has remained undefeated since breaking his maiden by 3 1/2 lengths in a one-mile Gulfstream Park maiden special weight in March.
He prevailed in the Peter Pan (G3) at Belmont Park, edging out favorite Bishops Bay and earning a 97 Beyer Speed Figure from Daily Racing Form in his stakes debut. He then followed in the path of A. P. Indy and Tonalist by winning the Belmont Stakes and defeating five Grade 1 winners, including champion 2-year-old Forte. Arcangelo earned a 102 Beyer, the highest of the year for a 3-year-old in the country at 1 1/2 miles, and made Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race.
Arcangelo followed up his breakout performance in the Belmont with a win in the Travers (G1) at Saratoga, just like his sire Arrogate, boosting his career earnings to $1,754,900. Defeating both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners, he earned a 105 Beyer, the top figure for a 3-year-old at 1 1/4 miles. This performance propelled him to the top of the three-year-old division, making him the likely favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
“It has been a surreal experience to own a horse of this magnitude," Ebbert said. "The day I laid eyes on him at the yearling sale, I said to myself that this is the most beautiful horse I have ever seen. I'm so blessed the way everything unfolded and so appreciative of my team. To win the Belmont, the Travers and looking as the possible favorite in the Breeders' Cup is incredible. From the beginning of this journey, I tried to make every right decision for this horse, and now I have another important one to make. Upon his retirement, I've chosen Lane's End as the perfect fit for his stallion career.”
Antonucci said, “Having the opportunity to steward Arcangelo thus far in his racing career has been the absolute blessing of a lifetime, for which I will be eternally grateful for. Watching him grow into his mental and physical greatness has been remarkable. We will be excited to see the talent of his progeny and watching Arcangelo pass along his innate ability, talent, and desire to be a champion."
By Champion Arrogate, the sire of five Grade 1 winners in his brief career at stud, Arcangelo was bred by Don Alberto Corp. His dam Modeling, by Tapit, was a $2.85 million Keeneland November broodmare purchase. Modeling is a half-sister to Streaming, winner of the Hollywood Starlet (G1). She hails from the family of broodmare of the year and prolific producer Better Than Honour, the dam of back-to-back Belmont winners Rags to Riches and Jazil.
“Arcangelo’s historic 3-year-old campaign fits a profile that we are very familiar with on our stallion roster,” Lane’s End’s Bill Farish said. “There’s no doubt that Arrogate’s brief career at stud has had a major impact on racing, and the opportunity to stand a classic-winning son of his with such a deep pedigree makes Arcangelo an exciting and unique prospect for Lane’s End.”