The thought of a Kentucky Derby winner bypassing the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown used to be unthinkable. And yet here we are in 2026, reacting to Golden Tempo skipping the Preakness Stakes (G1) to prepare for the Belmont Stakes three weeks later with something closer to a collective shrug ...
That was some dramatic finish to the Kentucky Derby (G1) as Golden Tempo stormed home to capture the first jewel of the Triple Crown. It was also a heartwarming story as Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Derby winner. It seemed the whole world was watching. According to NBC, the latest...
Who’s your Preakness Stakes favorite now that Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is bypassing the second leg of the Triple Crown? Could it be Crude Velocity, unbeaten in three starts after an overpowering win in the Pat Day Mile at Churchill Downs on Derby Day? How about the maiden Ocelli, the 70-...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 The Triple Crown conversation is over before it started. Trainer Cherie DeVaux made it official on Wednesday morning: Golden Tempo will bypass the 2026 Preakness Stakes and instead point toward the June 6 Belmont Stakes. DeVaux was direct about it, saying the horse gave everyt...
Monday, May 4, 2026 | US Racing Sports Desk There is a lot of ground that has to be covered between now and May 11, but John Ennis has made one thing crystal clear: Preakness 2026 is still very much on the table for Great White, and a half-mile breeze at The Thoroughbred Center in […]...
Will he, or won’t he? Kentucky Derby hero Golden Tempo is back at Keeneland and resting this week after making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses. Next up is the Preakness Stakes (G1), the second leg of the Triple Crown, at Laurel Park for the first time, on [&hell...
Every horseplayer knows that even when you're right, it can turn out all wrong. That was my fate in Saturday's Kentucky Derby (G1). I was right about Renegade throughout the winter and spring, and I got 16-1 odds on him with a future bet after he dominated the Sam F. Davis Stakes with a powerful [&h...
2026 Kentucky Derby: The Most Viewed Derby in History Golden Tempo stormed to glory, Pat McAfee sent the internet into a frenzy, and the Triple Crown race just became must-see television for a whole new generation of fans. Something seismic happened at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026. The Kentucky De...
Golden Tempo. Kurtis Coady Photo. Golden Tempo picked up the pace in the stretch and delivered a historic Kentucky Derby (G1) victory on Saturday at Churchill Downs, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses. While every Derby adds a bit of history to racing lore, th...
Saturday, May 2, 2026 | Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky They said it could not happen. Thirty-to-one on the morning of the race, a horse with four career starts, back-to-back thirds on his prep resume, trained by a woman who had never saddled a Derby starter before today. And yet, when the dus...
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