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It's a double for Golden Tempo.
Last month's Kentucky Derby winner, who sat out the Preakness Stakes, missing out on a chance to win the Triple Crown, took home victory in the 158th Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday.
Derby-like Renegade closed as the 8-5 favorite, followed by Chief Wallabee and Emerging Market at 5-1 and Golden Tempo at 6-1.
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The racing stand is removed on the frontstretch for a race at Saratoga Race Course. (Gregory Fisher/Image Images)
Just like in the Derby, Golden Tempo was at the back of the pack, but began to make his move in the final turn. At one point, Golden Tempo was neck and neck with Commandment, but Golden Tempo was able to pull away from the group in the final stretch.
A $1 Exacta paid $55.67, while a 50-cent trifecta earned $51.32 and a 10-cent superfecta earned $23.79. Someone got lucky with a pick-six: he picked six consecutive winners at the track. A $1 pick-six paid $9,640.39 once Golden Tempo crossed the finish line.
This was the second year in a row that the Derby winner skipped the Preakness to prepare for the Belmont. Last year, Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby before failing to travel to Pimlico Race Course and then taking home the Belmont.
Golden Tempo (9) with Jockey José Ortiz crosses the finish line to win the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Saratoga Springs, New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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“We made our decision, he won today and we're happy about that,” trainer Cherie DeVaux said after the race.
Saturday's Belmont Stakes marked the third and final year in which the race was held at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, as Belmont Park completes its renovations.
Due to the course change from 2024, the race was run at 1 ¼ miles instead of the usual mile and a half. Saratoga is the home of the annual Whitney, Travers and Jim Dandy Stakes.
A sign at Saratoga Race Course for the 2026 Belmont Stakes. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
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This year's Belmont featured no horses from the Preakness Stakes three weeks ago and only four from the Kentucky Derby in early May: Renegade, Commandment, Chief Wallabee and Golden Tempo.
All four finished in the top four.
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