The 2026 Belmont Stakes FULL RACE FOX Sports

Let's meet the field for the 158th Belmont Stakes. Number one is the longest shot in the field as the horses come out of the paddock to take part in the post parade. We are getting all set here for the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes live right here on Fox from Saratoga Park and there he is the number one Vitruvian man the longest shot in the field at 22-1. Trainer Doug O'Neill and jockey Antonio Fraisu both California based hoping to pull off the upset. Partially owned by little Wayne who's from my hometown of New Orleans and if Vitruvian man wins a Millie would become a lot more than just a little Wayne song. How many little Wayne songs do you know? Hey Power Shift owned by Mike Rapoli and trained by Todd Pletcher. They also have Renegade in this race. Power Shift the lesser regarded of the two but Richie do you think this Colt's early speed will make a difference? I do and the way the track's playing I believe he'll be in front and speed's been good today. Here's Chief Wallaby fourth in the Kentucky Derby in his last start he's hoping to give trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado back-to-back wins in the Belmont. You can see him with those blinkers for the second time in his career he's a bit timid doesn't like to go through tight holes look for him to maybe come around. The favorite Renegade was second in the Derby now hoping to go one better in the Belmont. Mike Rapoli owns this Colt co-owns it with Robert a confirmed closer his Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park was great a little trouble early in the Kentucky Derby but he finished well. Otinho is the first of three runners in this race trained by Chad Brown who grew up just 12 miles from the track in Saratoga he's seeking his first ever win in the Belmont the jockey is Dylan Davis. Hasn't run since the beginning of April this is a big layoff for a race like that. Manny Franco is aboard another Chad Brown trainee growth equity who's seeking his third straight win and has seen his speed figures improve each and every race. That improvement is the key for me and he won the traditional Belmont stakes prep in the Peter Pan. Commandment of physically imposing Colt finished seventh in the Derby ending a four race win streak his trainer Brad Cox won the Belmont in 21 with essential quality and he's got 54 year old Hall of Fame jockey John Velasquez on board. No doubt he has the raw talent he's shown it on his resume but he must step forward from his Derby effort. And here's emerging market the last of the Chad Brown trio who like growth equity is co-owned by Seth Klarman the sports reigning champion jockey Flavien Pratt is on board. Look for Flavien Pratt to be a bit more patient he was more position conscious in the Kentucky Derby tried to change his style. And there is the Derby winner Golden Tempo trainer Cherie Devaux and Jose Ortiz who won the Kentucky Derby will try to book in the Triple Crown season here in the Belmont. We will find out if they do indeed do that. For the third and final time it's the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Racecourse they're in the gate and they're off in the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga and Powership sprints out of the gate so to growth equity on the inside Vitruvian man is in third. Chief Wallaby fourth renegade not far behind five lengths off the pace. Emerging market inches up on the outside of Commandment Otinho is second to last and Golden Tempo once again takes his place at the back of the field Powership will set the tempo leads the way into the clubhouse turn by three quarters of a length with growth equity a clear cut second Vitruvian man is in third and they are followed by emerging market the opening quarter went in a very moderate 23 and four fifth seconds it's another two lengths Chief Wallaby is kept on the outside of Otinho then comes renegade and Commandment stride for stride and Jose Ortiz takes the Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo onto the rail and he's 12 lengths off the pace it's Powershift on the inside and growth equity head and head the half went in 48.15 seconds coming to the half mile pole in the Belmont Stakes with Vitruvian man holding his spot in third then it's emerging market fourth and three and a half off them Chief Wallaby will go three wide outside of him now renegade is called on he's starting to make some headway he's on the inside we'll need to find some room but he's very much in the thick of it as growth equity has taken the lead in 1.12 and 1.15 seconds growth equity shortly Chief Wallaby is making a big move from behind Golden Tempo is coming along with Commandment as the field turns for home on the inside growth equity is just in front Chief Wallaby comes to him out in the center of the racetrack Commandment's running a giant race renegade in between and Golden Tempo Golden Tempo renegade Commandment on the outside Golden Tempo from last to first has to fend off Commandment in the final strides Golden Tempo pulls away late Golden Tempo has won the Belmont Stakes Commandment ran lights out in second renegade was third and Sheree DeVoe writes another chapter in her outstanding story the unofficial results Golden Tempo wins the Belmont but there is an inquiry going on here on the third turn the stewards will check and see whether or not this result will become official what a race uh you know just to give you an idea I mean Golden Tempo was literally written off Sheree DeVoe said uh going into this race his running style leaves him very vulnerable and he'll have to come with a run but he'll need the perfect trip he got the perfect trip but not the perfect pace the first half mile of this race was 10 lengths slower than the Kentucky Derby and yet Golden Tempo was able to pick him up in the end he's a champion he's a champion he's the leader in the clubhouse he's the best three-year-old he did not get the pace scenario got in the Derby and he surely is not pace dependent all right let's check in with Sheree DeVoe who's with Tom Rinaldi right now Sheree one word history what does it mean to make it oh uh still trying to catch my breath Golden Tempo is amazing Jose is amazing the Phipps families St. Elias is amazing it's just it's just a lot amazing feeling and I don't know I have to name a horse amazing now to achieve this right here in the way that you did the last time that this race is going to be contested here at Saratoga how do you put it into words who it's it's so meaningful um a lot of family here Saratoga it's been wonderful to have such a historic race here it's like an appetizer for the meat but um you know it's so meaningful because the town gets to have this and celebrate it along with all of us anyone would ask you Sheree this horse could it have won the triple crown you know it it's not something I want to think about we made our decision and he won today and we're going to be happy about that one last thought here Sheree as you make your way out what did you know about this horse that perhaps others didn't after the Derby he was very much improving 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 three-year-olds Sheree congratulations well done thank you so much let's go to Maggie and I'm here with Jose Ortiz and Jose while Sheree is in her hometown this is your kind of home away from home it's where you started to win the third and final Belmont stakes at Saratoga I don't think we're going to get that muddy smile off your face anytime soon not really Maggie I'm very happy to to win today obviously last Belmont in Saratoga make it special but it's all about him hey we just want him to get better and keep winning this kind of races so you know he making more value on the road and we're very happy with him so it's all about him Jose a lot of people made the argument that he got the pace scenario in the Derby he didn't necessarily have that today you were closer to the pace talk a little bit about what was going through your mind as you headed down the back stretch in last no I was following Renegade again which is always a good target the horse make his movie around the half a mile going to the water pool and you know commandment was there as well that is very nice horse but you know people is right he wasn't gonna get the setup as he did on the Derby we all knew that and I was a little worried about it you know he needs some kind of setup but today it wasn't none and he show up so that make him very dangerous down the road for the for his rivals I would say so is this a dangerous horse because he is getting good at the right time physically he looks like a panther when he was walking around the paddock yeah he was bouncing a bit today which made me very happy because I want him to be a little bit sharper today but the main thing with him is it's mine you can see him he's very relaxed he he does what I asked him to do and I think that's that's that's the main thing he's growing mentally as well and physically so we like I said before we are very happy with him and it's all about him it's all about golden tempo Jose you won your first I know it's all about golden tempo and I would agree but you won your first Belmont back in 2017 your first triple crown race now you've had your first Derby congratulations on another Belmont thank you Maggie I appreciate it Kurt all right that inquiry does not involve the top four horses so golden tempo is the winner of the 158th Belmont doing it like it has in every race it's ever run coming back from last place this time just like in the Derby it ran all the way back to first you know it's remarkable I mean this is a situation where you have to have the athlete and golden tempo is certainly the athlete but one zig when you should have zagged any any incident in your way in this entire race and he's not going to be the winner Jose Ortiz was a true artist and how he got through this traffic got to the top of the stretch and just as he did in the Derby pushed him outside and came home fastest of all but saved ground around the turn before he threaded his way to the outside with all that momentum and you know as a rider if you get through or you don't you know now that you're able to get to the clear you're the hero if you get stuck in there you're the one who's going to take all the blame you're the goat in the wrong way right this was a tremendous ride but he had the horse to do it and how about the the Phipps family and Vinnie and Teresa Viola St. Elias co-breeding this horse partners in this horse and you got to say Vinnie Viola he's like a throwback to Art Rooney two Stanley Cups now two Kentucky Derbies and a Belmont Snakes yeah Viola last won the Belmont with Tapgrip back in 2017 the Phipps family had won the Belmont since easy goer in 1989 and so they can celebrate another great run down the stretch by Golden Tipo who wins two of the three triple crown races this year and we will always wonder might this have been a triple crown winner her name in the history books she is the first woman ever to win two triple crown races and she does it five weeks apart she's on the map now if you didn't know her before she is indeed and you know what this is just special because there's so many great women that are horsemen we can refer to in a general term horsemen that now this opens the door for younger people watching this i really think the training ranks are going to see a big shift and more women are going to get the opportunity and that's very very important she showed it could be done so any girl a young girl that's looking at it saying i would like to do that but it's too daunting it's not there's the road map if you work hard enough you want it bad enough you can do it