Gene Menez Touts Double-Digit Belmont Longshot, Fades 9-2 Golden Tempo
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Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 6
Gene Menez Touts Double-Digit Belmont Longshot, Fades 9-2 Golden Tempo
3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 6
Summary
Gene Menez’s 2026 Belmont Stakes card tosses Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo despite his 9-2 odds and instead backs a top pick he says should get a “perfect trip.”
Golden Tempo returns at Saratoga after skipping the Preakness, but Menez argues the colt is unlikely to get the favorable pace setup that fueled his Derby win from last to first.
Renegade enters Saturday’s 158th Belmont Stakes as the 2-1 favorite, followed by Chief Wallabee at 3-1, with post time set for 7:04 p.m. ET.
Menez also highlights a double-digit longshot as a potential upset play, extending a handicapping record SportsLine touts with hits including a $1,045 exacta and trifecta payout in last year’s Kentucky Derby.