Golden Tempo wins the 2026 Belmont Stakes, month after its historic Kentucky Derby win

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Golden Tempo won the 2026 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Springs, completing the Triple Crown.
This victory followed its win in the Kentucky Derby a month prior.
Jockey Jose Ortiz was aboard Golden Tempo, which had 9-2 odds.
Commandment finished second, and favorite Renegade was third.
Golden Tempo is the 13th horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes.
Trainer Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second to train a Belmont winner.
Golden Tempo skipped the Preakness Stakes.
The Belmont Stakes was held at Saratoga Race Course for the third and final time due to renovations at Belmont Park.
The race was run at 1 1/4 miles, shorter than its usual 1 1/2 miles, due to Saratoga's track configuration.

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