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Trainer Weighs Golden Tempo’s Preakness Run After Derby Win

5/6/2026

Summary

Golden Tempo Decision

Trainer Cherie DeVaux will decide by week’s end if Golden Tempo will run in the 2026 Preakness Stakes.
The choice hinges on the colt’s energy, movement and attitude during jogs on May 6-7 and a gallop on May 8.
Golden Tempo carries 70-1 odds and is one of 15 horses vying for a 14-starter field with two also-eligibles.
He earned $3.1 million from his Kentucky Derby win, his third victory in five starts.

History

DeVaux Makes History

Estimated stud-fee revenue could reach $8.5 million at a $50,000 fee with 170 breedings per year.
Phipps Stable and Vinnie Viola’s St Elias Stable may secure $25 million from a 40-share breeding-rights syndicate.
More than 150,000 fans attended the Derby, according to Churchill Downs Incorporated.
Cherie DeVaux made history as the first female Derby trainer while her father-in-law John Shirreffs, who died earlier this year, will be inducted in 2026.

History

Historical Context

When Secretariat captured the Triple Crown in 1973, ending a 25-year drought since Citation’s 1948 win, his $6.08 million syndication and record-setting 31-length Belmont victory transformed breeding economics. That breakthrough, driven by owner Penny Chenery and trainer Lucien Laurin of Meadow Stable, set a template that today’s Golden Tempo Preakness entry and multi-million stud-syndicates still emulate.

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Golden Tempo Decision

Trainer Cherie DeVaux will decide by week’s end if Golden Tempo will run in the 2026 Preakness Stakes.
The choice hinges on the colt’s energy, movement and attitude during jogs on May 6-7 and a gallop on May 8.
Golden Tempo carries 70-1 odds and is one of 15 horses vying for a 14-starter field with two also-eligibles.
He earned $3.1 million from his Kentucky Derby win, his third victory in five starts.

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