Belmont Stakes 2026 results: Golden Tempo takes Triple Crown finale after skipping Preakness

For the second straight year, a horse has won the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes after skipping the Preakness.

Golden Tempo wins 2026 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course for trainer Cherie DeVaux

This is the third and final Belmont to be held at Saratoga, with the race moving back to Belmont Park on Long Island in 2027. Two years ago, a sold-out crowd of 50,000 packed the track for Dornoch’s Belmont win. Last year, about 46,000 were on hand to see Sovereignty win the $2 million race.

Belmont Park rebuild nears the finish line as the Belmont Stakes is a year from returning home

After the Belmont Stakes is run upstate at Saratoga Race Course for a third and final time, the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown returns to its traditional home next year for the 159th renditi