Golden Tempo
Bay Colt / February 6th, 2023 in KY / by Curlin out of Carrumba
$3,400,000
2026 earnings
100
speed figure
50%
2026 wins
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
3
0
Seconds
0
2
Thirds
2
0
Unplaced
0
4
Starts
5
$3,400,000
Earnings
$3,433,000
$850,000
Earnings / Start
$686,600
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Bio
Golden Tempo won his maiden in his only start as a 2-year-old in his first lifetime start with a last-to-first victory atop a field of 10 in a six-furlong sprint at Fair Grounds on Dec. 20, 2025.
Golden Tempo won his maiden in his only start as a 2-year-old in his first lifetime start with a last-to-first victory atop a field of 10 in a six-furlong sprint at Fair Grounds on Dec. 20, 2025.
Golden Tempo returned against stakes company in his second start when making his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 3 $250,000 Lecomte Stakes going 1 1/16 miles at Fair Grounds on Jan. 17, 2026. Sent off as the 2.70-1 favorite in a 10-horse field in the Lecomte, Golden Tempo came from the rear of the field and rallied up the inside in the stretch to get up for a three-quarters of a length win under jockey Jose Ortiz. The Lecomte was a points race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, and with his win, Golden Tempo earned 20 qualifying points.
The next race up for Golden Tempo was back on the Fair Grounds road to the Kentucky Derby in the $500,000 Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes going 1 1/8 miles on Feb. 14. Golden Tempo chased runaway 1-2 finishers Paladin and Chip Honcho in the stretch and settled for third but picked up another 15 qualifying points for a total of 35 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Golden Tempo secured himself a position in the field for the run for the roses with a third-place finish in the Grade 2 $1 million Louisiana Derby on March 21, giving him a total of 60 points earned in three different prep races all run at Fair Grounds.
Golden Tempo advanced to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. Considered by many as an outsider in the field, both in terms of the odds and the post positions, Golden Tempo was sent off as a 23.12-1 longshot as the No. 19 horse breaking from post 16 in an 18-horse field. In the end, however, it was Golden Tempo who proved best that day. He unleashed a strong late rally from near the back of the pack to pass nearly the entire field in the homestretch for the victory under jockey Jose Ortizby a neck margin over Renegade. The final time on a fast track was 2:02.27.
Golden Tempo is trained by Cherie DeVaux. He was bred in Kentucky by the sire Curlin out of the dam Carrumba by Bernardini.
