Will Golden Tempo Race in Preakness?

Will Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo go for the Triple Crown?

The first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby isn't sure she'll chase the second jewel in the Triple Crown. Here's what will determine it.

Will Golden Tempo race in Preakness?

Golden Tempo crossed the finish line Saturday at Churchill Downs, winning the 152nd Kentucky Derby and immediately turning attention to a question that has gone unanswered for eight years: Can he win the Triple Crown?

Preakness watch: Pending decisions will shape the race

This is the 22nd installment of a weekly feature on Horse Racing Nation that tracks Triple Crown horses all the way through the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. With only 11 days to go until the $2 million Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park, my top three contenders are listed as only possible for the big race. Pending decisions from the camps of Golden Tempo, Crude Velocity and Silent Tactic will be crucial in shaping this year’s middle jewel. The conve…

Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan Fields Take Shape, Junior Alvarado to Ride Crupper

After Bill Mott confirmed that Kentucky Derby fourth Chief Wallabee (Constitution) would not make the trip to Laurel for the May 16 GI Preakness, trainer Donnie Von Hemel confirmed Monday that Junior Alvarado will ride Crupper (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the second jewel of the Triple Crown. “I talked to them this morning,” Von Hemel said on Monday. “Since Bill's not going, that's what we were waiting on.” Alvarado rode Crupper in Oaklawn's nine-furlo…

Triple Crown Prospect Profiles: Evaluating Golden Tempo’s Chances in

Welcome to 2026 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles – updated after the first jewel of the Triple Crown from the previous title of Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles – where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail. Read More...