Golden Tempo wins 158th Belmont Stakes, winning first and third legs of Triple Crown

NEW YORK (Agencies):Golden Tempo proved his Kentucky Derby win was no fluke by coming back Saturday to take ​the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course ‌in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The win made Cherie DeVaux the second woman to train a winner in the third ​leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The ​Saratoga Springs native joined Jena Antonucci, who won ⁠the race in 2023 with Arcangelo. Commandment finished ​second, and Renegade, who was second to Golden Tempo ​by a neck last month at Churchill Downs, wound up third. The top three all ran in the Derby but ​opted to skip the May 16 Preakness, the ​second leg of the Triple Crown, because of the two-week ‌break ⁠between the races. Similar to how he raced at the Derby, jockey Jose Ortiz rallied Golden Tempo from last to first with another strong stretch ​drive. However, Ortiz ​needed to ⁠do it without nearly the type of pace the frontrunners in the ​Derby provided. Despite the Derby win, Golden Tempo ​did ⁠not break as the favorite. That was Renegade at 8-5. Golden Tempo, who broke at 6-1 from ⁠the outside ​gate in the nine-horse field, ​paid $14 to win, $7.32 to place and $3.88 to show. Commandment, who ​broke at 5-1, paid $7.02 and $4.08. Renegade paid $2.52.