Golden Tempo Wins 2026 Belmont Stakes for $1.2 Million Share of $2 Million Purse

Golden Tempo won the 2026 Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga, New York. The three-year-old horse took first place with a late surge in the final leg of the Triple Crown series. The horse previously won the Kentucky Derby but did not run in the Preakness Stakes. Commandment placed second and Renegade finished third.

The Belmont Stakes purse totaled $2 million.

Golden Tempo received $1,200,000, Commandment received $360,000, and Renegade received $200,000. The Preakness Stakes also offered a $2 million purse, while the Kentucky Derby purse reached $5 million with its winner taking $3.1 million.

"We made our decision and he won today and we're going to be happy about that," the trainer of Golden Tempo said after the race on the FOX broadcast. The trainer became the first woman to win the Kentucky Derby and is now the first woman trainer to win two Triple Crown races.