Overview
- Golden Tempo completed a second big‑race win when he closed from off the pace to take the 158th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, beating Commandment by 1¼ lengths.
- Trainer Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to win multiple Triple Crown races after the horse’s Belmont triumph, adding to her Kentucky Derby victory in May.
- DeVaux and the owners had skipped the Preakness to rest the colt, a choice she defended as decisive for the Belmont result and for preserving the horse’s recovery.
- Jockey José Ortiz said he timed a late wide move from well off the pace, and race fractions and the shorter 1 1/4‑mile Saratoga configuration helped shape the come‑from‑behind run.
- The Saratoga festival closed with lower paid attendance but higher total wagering near $200 million, Belmont Park is due to reopen in 2027 and Golden Tempo’s connections are pointing to summer targets such as the Travers.