2026 Kentucky Derby: Golden Tempo Odds, Picks & Predictions

by BettingPros Staff |
Apr 30, 2026

The Kentucky Derby is one of the most prestigious and highly anticipated events in the world of horse racing. Held annually on the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby attracts horse racing enthusiasts from all over the world. The Derby is a 1 1/4 mile race for three-year-old thoroughbreds and is often referred to as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” Let's take a look at the odds for one of the horses competing in the 151st Run for the Roses: Golden Tempo.

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2026 Kentucky Derby Profile & Predictions: Golden Tempo

Name: Golden Tempo
Post Position:19
Trainer: Cherie DeVaux
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Owners: Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable
Breeder: Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable, LLC
Sire: Curlin
Dam: Carrumba (by Bernardini)
Color: Bay
Career Record: 4: 2-0-2
Earnings: $333,000
Top Beyer Speed Figure: 88
Top Equibase Speed Figure: 95
Derby Qualifying Points: 60

Recent Form & Racing Style

Golden Tempo is known as a closer and has the pedigree for the added distance. He is coming off a third place showing at the 2026 Louisiana Derby (G2).

Betting Outlook

Golden Tempo is coming off a third-place finish at the Louisiana Derby, losing to both Emerging Market and Pavlovian. While that result will worry some bettors, I think the performance showed a lot of potential for this horse. Golden Tempo sat well off the pace in that race, and when he made his move, he had plenty left in the tank. Unfortunately for him, his move came just too late to win. This isn’t a horse with much winning potential, but with the ability to run fast late, he could pick off fading horses and sneak into third or fourth.
-Phil Wood

Bet: Back of Exotics

Post	Horse	Trainer Name	Jockey Name	Odds
1	Renegade	Todd Pletcher	Irad Ortiz Jr.	+400
2	Albus	Riley Mott	Manuel Franco	+4000
3	Intrepido	Jeff Mullins	Hector Barrios	+5000
4	Litmus Test	Bob Baffert	Martin Garcia	+5000
5	Right to Party	Kenneth McPeek	Chris Elliott	+5000
6	Commandment	Brad Cox	Luis Saez	+500
7	Danon Bourbon	Manabu Ikezoe	Atsuya Nishimura	+1500
8	So Happy	Mark Glatt	Mike Smith	+1200
9	The Puma	Gustavo Delgado	Javier Castellano	+800
10	Wonder Dean	Daisuke Takayanagi	Ryusei Sakai	+4000
11	Incredibolt	Riley Mott	Jaime Torres	+2500
12	Chief Wallabee	William I. Mott	Junior Alvarado	+800
13	Silent Tactic	John C. Oxley	Cristian Torres	+3000
14	Potente	Bob Baffert	Juan Hernandez	+2000
15	Emerging Market	Chad C. Brown	Flavien Prat	+1500
16	Pavlovian	Doug O’Neill	Edwin Maldonado	+3500
17	Six Speed	Bhupat Seemar	TBD	+5000
18	Further Ado	Brad Cox	John Velazquez	+500
19	Golden Tempo	Cherie DeVaux	Jose Ortiz	+3000
20	Fulleffort	Brad Cox	Tyler Gaffalione	+2500

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