IN what continues to be another trying year for American racing, Arcangelo remains one of the sport’s most uplifting stories.

Bought for just $35,000 at Keeneland, he was a surprise winner of the Belmont Stakes in June for his little-known trainer Jena Antonucci. Arcangelo followed that up last Saturday at Saratoga when landing the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga.