Renegade Back On the Worktab at Saratoga

Renegade Back On the Worktab at Saratoga

Repole Stable and Robert and Lawana Low's Renegade (Into Mischief) returned to the worktab at Saratoga Thursday morning for the first time since being outfinished by 'TDN Rising Star' Golden Tempo (Curlin) in the May 2 GI Kentucky Derby, going a half-mile in :49.80 (8/22) in the company of Repole's Powershift (Constitution). Both are possibilities for the $2-million GI Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on June 6. Renegade, a flashy winner of the GI Ark…

Renegade drills at Saratoga ahead of Belmont Stakes start

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher sent out the pair of Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner Renegade and impressive last-out maiden winner Powershift to work in company Thursday over Saratoga’s Oklahoma dirt training track, the pair covering a half-mile in 49.8 seconds, according to New York Racing Association clockers. Renegade, who was last seen finishing an admirable second to Golden Tempo in the Kentucky Derby, breezed to the outside of Powershift…

Belmont Stakes 2026 Early Contenders News and Workout Reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026 | US Racing Sports Desk Two weeks out from the June 1 post-position draw, and you already know the storylines are good. The Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga is shaping up as a genuine rematch card between Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo and neck-short Renegade, with a fresh Peter Pan Stakes winner and a handful of bounce-back horses waiting to complicate the exacta. The 158th running of the final jewel carries a $2 …