The year may be halfway over, but Golden Tempo seems a lot more than halfway to being crowned the champion 3-year-old male.

Golden Tempo wins the 2026 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., June 6, 2026.

Golden Tempo, who sprung a 23-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby (G1) five weeks ago at Churchill Downs and skipped the Preakness Stakes (G1), used his same late-running style to capture the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.

Vinnie Viola of St. Elias Stable celebrates two grade 1 victories June 6 at Saratoga, including the Belmont Stakes (G1) with Golden Tempo, but his thoughts return to the death of his lifelong friend Dominic DiPrisco.

All-sources handle for the Belmont Stakes, which was carded as race 13 of 14, was $50,876,383, a dip from last year’s $55,456,793.

Nysos wins the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) in style June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.

The rigors of traveling to and competing in the Middle East can be withering for some horses, but not Reef Runner.

Golden Tempo, who sprung a 23-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby (G1) five weeks ago at Churchill Downs and skipped the Preakness Stakes (G1), used his same late-running style to capture the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.

Deterministic notches his fifth consecutive graded stakes victory with a repeat victory in the $1 million Manhattan Stakes (G1T) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.

Englishman crushes the field in the Woody Stephens Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.