Belmont Stakes 2026 Results: Prize Money Payout, full finish of order behind Sovereignty winner.
The "Riders Up" call has been given. "New York, New York" has been sung. And the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes is now in the books.
Golden Tempo won the 2026 Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga Race Course. Ridden by Jose Ortiz, the horse completed the 1½-mile race in 2:03.49 on a muddy track during rainy conditions. Commandment finished second, while Renegade placed third.
The Belmont Stakes was the final race of the Triple Crown series, following the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby in May but skipped the Preakness to focus on health and recovery.
Trainer Cherie DeVaux made history as the first woman to win two Triple Crown races in the same year. After becoming the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby, she also became only the second woman to win the Belmont Stakes, following Jena Antonucci, who won with Arcangelo in 2023...
FACT: Golden Tempo became the 2nd horse to win the Kentucky Derby, purposefully miss the Preakness Stakes and win the Belmont Stakes after Sovereignty did the same in 2025.
Here is the finishing order, as shown on the FOX telecast:
2025 Belmont Stakes Winner Payouts
The payouts for Win, Place, Show - $2 Exacta, $1 Trifecta and $1 Superfecta.
Golden Tempo - Win: $14.00, Place: $7.32, Show: $3.88
Commandment - Place: $7.02, Show: $4.08
Renegade - Show: $2.52
$2.00 Exacta: 9-7, $111.34
$1.00 Trifecta: 9-7-4, $102.64
$1.00 Superfecta: 9-7-4-3, $237.90
Golden Tempo went off at a price that rewarded the believers. A $2 win ticket returned $14.00 and the exotic payouts were just as generous.
2026 Belmont Stakes Results, Full Order of Finish
1st Place: Golden Tempo
2nd Place: Commandment
3rd Place: Renegade
4th Place: Chief Wallabee
5th Place: Emerging Market
6th Place: Growth Equity
7th Place: Vitruvian Man
8th Place: Ottinho
9th Place: Powershift
Belmont Stakes 2026 Prize money, Purse breakdown.
According to Twinspires.com, the purse amount for the 158th annual Bellmont Stakes is $2 million. Here is a breakdown of the purse by finish.
1st: $1.2 million
2nd: $360,000
3rd: $200,000
4th: $100,000
5th: $60,000
6th: $40,000
7th: $20,000
8th: $20,000
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