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Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo has won the Belmont Stakes, paying out $90 for every $20 bet. The winning horse sat out this year's Preakness Stakes race.
With jockey Jose Ortiz aboard, Golden Tempo charged down the stretch at Saratoga Race Course to win the Belmont, holding off Commandment before the finish line at the historic track to win at odds of 6-1. Commandment was second and favorite Renegade third. Chief Wallabee came in fourth.
“Golden Tempo is amazing. Jose is amazing,” said DeVaux, who was born in Saratoga Springs and began her training career there. “I think he needed to do this to kind of show that he was meant to win the Derby and that he is a horse that belongs in that conversation of being one of the top 3-year-olds.”
Golden Tempo came from the very back of the field early in the race and pushed outside for a brilliant final push, out-running the field on the homestretch.
- Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com
