Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo skipping Preakness to end Triple Crown dream

Nypost · May 06, 2026 · 293 words · By Christian Arnold

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What to know about Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo skipping Preakness to end Triple Crown dream

The Kentucky Derby winner will not participate in this year’s Preakness, eliminating any chance of a Triple Crown winner in 2026.

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What happened

The Kentucky Derby winner will not participate in this year’s Preakness, eliminating any chance of a Triple Crown winner in 2026.

Why it matters

Cherie DeVaux Racing made the announcement less than a week after Golden Tempo made a come-from-behind run at the Kentucky Derby to win the first leg of the Triple Crown.

Common ground

“After much thoughtful discussion as a team, we have decided that Golden Tempo will bypass the Preakness Stakes,” Cherie DeVaux Racing said in a statement.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo skipping Preakness to end Triple Crown dream?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that This year’s Preakness is May 16 at Laurel Park in Maryland while Pimlico Race Course is being renovated?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “This year’s Preakness is May 16 at Laurel Park in Maryland while Pimlico Race Course is being renovated.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that the 2026 Preakness Stakes will take place on May 16, 2026, at Laurel Park during the reconstruction of Pimlico.

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Claim 2: “The plan is for Golden Tempo to run in this year’s Belmont Stakes, taking place at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York while Belmont Park undergoes renovations.”

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Web search results explicitly state that the Belmont Stakes is slated for June 6 at Saratoga Race Course in New York due to renovations at Belmont Park.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Preakness Stakes will be the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres) set to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Preakness_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José L. Ortiz (born October 2, 1993) is a Puerto Rican jockey who has been a rider on the New York Thoroughbred horse racing circuit since 2012. As the jockey for Golden Tempo, he won the 2026 Kentuck…
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Claim 3: “Jockey Jose Ortiz also recorded his first Kentucky Derby victory Saturday”

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Multiple sources, including AOL and Wikipedia, confirm that Jose Ortiz won his first Kentucky Derby as the jockey for Golden Tempo.

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web search NEUTRAL — With Saturday’s Derby win, Jose became the ninth jockey in history to sweep both races in the same year. The last to do it was Brian Hernandez Jr. in 2024. Before that, it was Calvin Borel in 2009.
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Claim 4: “The Kentucky Derby winner will not participate in this year’s Preakness”

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Multiple sources confirm that Golden Tempo won the 2026 Kentucky Derby and will skip the Preakness Stakes. CBS Sports and other web results explicitly state the winner will skip the race.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Preakness Stakes was the 150th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres). The race is the second of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Preakness_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland (except in 2026 when it will move to Laurel Park du…
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Claim 5: “The decision means it will now be eight consecutive years without a Triple Crown winner after Justify completed the feat in 2018, winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes.”

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Wikipedia confirms that Justify was the 13th winner of the American Triple Crown in 2018. Given that Golden Tempo (2026) is skipping the Preakness, the streak of no Triple Crown winners continues from 2018.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakn…
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Claim 6: “Golden Tempo’s win was historic, marking the first time in the Derby’s 152-year history that a female-trained horse won the race.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm that Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner in the race's 152-year history with Golden Tempo's win in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 2, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2026 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 2. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Golden Tempo (foaled February 7, 2023) is an American thoroughbred racehorse bred by Phipps Stable. In May 2026, Golden Tempo won the Grade I Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Tempo

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Claim 7: “Cherie DeVaux Racing made the announcement less than a week after Golden Tempo made a come-from-behind run at the Kentucky Derby to win the first leg of the Triple Crown.”

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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm Golden Tempo won the 2026 Kentucky Derby and that trainer Cherie DeVaux made the announcement. The 'come-from-behind' nature is corroborated by reports stating he 'stormed from last place'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cherie DeVaux (born December 2, 1981) is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. In 2026, she won the Kentucky Derby as the trainer of Golden Tempo, becoming the first woman to train a Derby winne…
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