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Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to win multiple Triple Crown races as Golden Tempo edged to victory in the Belmont Stakes (after winning the Kentucky Derby), skipping the Preakness due to timing and health considerations; the win marks a historic milestone for DeVaux and a notable achievement for women in horse racing, with the Saratoga Springs trainer celebrated in a race that featured a championship-driven late bid.
Golden Tempo, with Jose Ortiz, won the 2026 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga in 2:03.49, holding off Commandment and becoming the 13th horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont, though the Preakness was skipped; trainer Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Derby winner.
Golden Tempo, fresh off his Kentucky Derby win, edged Commandment by 1¼ lengths to win the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, with Jose Ortiz aboard for trainer Cherie DeVaux. The victory makes DeVaux the first woman to win two Triple Crown races, and it marked the second straight year a Derby winner has captured Belmont after skipping the Preakness.
Golden Tempo, with jockey Jose Ortiz and trained by Cherie DeVaux, won the 158th Belmont Stakes in Saratoga Springs, continuing momentum after their Kentucky Derby victory.
Cherie DeVaux becomes the Kentucky Derby’s first female winning trainer, steering 23-1 underdog Golden Tempo to a dramatic late surge in her Derby debut, while managing intense media attention and setting up a Belmont Stakes bid as she continues to run her barn.
This Belmont Stakes 2026 preview highlights the latest odds and analysis, with Golden Tempo identified as the top win bet alongside insights on other contenders and factors to watch for race day.
Renegade, the Derby runner-up trained by Todd Pletcher, drew post four and is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the 158th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, a 1 1/4-mile race with nine entrants headlined by Golden Tempo (9-2) from post nine, the Derby winner trained by Cherie DeVaux. The field also includes Chief Wallabee (3-1), Emerging Market (6-1), Growth Equity (12-1), Commandment (6-1) and Ottinho (20-1), with the Belmont set for post at 7:04 p.m. ET on Saturday as the three-year-old division skirmishes for the final time at Saratoga during the Belmont Park rebuild.
Cherie DeVaux becomes the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby with Golden Tempo, a historic breakthrough earned through years of hard work in a male-dominated sport, guided by meticulous planning and a focus on merit over gender.
Fair odds favor a female-trained horse to win the Preakness; Golden Tempo is not entered in the race, and the piece also includes odds/analysis related to Belmont Stakes prep Peter Pan.
Golden Tempo, the winner of the 152nd Kentucky Derby, will skip the Preakness Stakes and likely end his Triple Crown bid this year, with a Belmont Stakes appearance on June 6 still a possibility per trainer Cherie DeVaux.
Derby winner Golden Tempo will skip the Preakness and aim for the Belmont, continuing a trend of Derby winners omitting the second leg and fueling renewed discussion about the Triple Crown calendar and rest periods for horses, with potential implications for Belmont timing and NBC viewership.
Golden Tempo will not race in the 2026 Preakness and will instead train for the Belmont Stakes after winning the Kentucky Derby, ensuring no Triple Crown winner this year and fueling debate over the Derby-Preakness calendar amid Pimlico renovations and rights talks.
The piece argues that Golden Tempo’s decision to skip the Preakness exposes a dated Triple Crown schedule, noting multiple Derby winners bypass the middle leg in recent years. It urges moving the Preakness (and Belmont) to later dates—while keeping Derby, Preakness, and Belmont distances intact—to protect horses’ health, value, and public interest. Cherie DeVaux is praised for her handling, and the author predicts Golden Tempo will target a Belmont at Saratoga, but warns the sport must adapt or lose its star power.
Derby winner Golden Tempo will skip the Preakness to focus on a Belmont Stakes bid in June, trainer Cherie DeVaux said after the Derby win. The decision follows a pattern of Derby winners not racing in the middle leg since 2018 and comes amid ongoing talks about potential changes to the Triple Crown schedule and its TV rights, with Belmont now the likely next target for the colt.
Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will bypass the Preakness to point toward the Belmont Stakes, prioritizing the horse's health and long-term future. Ocelli is the only Derby runner currently committed to the Preakness as racing discussions around the Triple Crown spacing continue.