Gene Menez Tosses 9-2 Golden Tempo in $2 Million Belmont Stakes Bets
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Updated · SportsLine · Jun 3
Gene Menez Tosses 9-2 Golden Tempo in $2 Million Belmont Stakes Bets
2 articles · Updated · SportsLine · Jun 3
Summary
$2 million Belmont Stakes betting advice from SportsLine's Gene Menez fades Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, with Menez saying the 9-2 contender is unlikely to get the pace setup that fueled his Derby rally.
Renegade enters Saturday's race at Saratoga Race Course as the 2-1 morning-line favorite, followed by Chief Wallabee at 3-1, with Golden Tempo, Commandment and Emerging Market also among the top five in the nine-horse field.
Menez instead backs a horse he says should get a perfect trip and highlights a double-digit longshot as an upset play, though the full selections and wager construction are available only through SportsLine.
The race closes the 2026 Triple Crown after Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby five weeks ago and Napoleon Solo captured the Preakness three weeks ago; post time is 7:04 p.m. ET on Saturday.