Thoroughbred
Golden Tempo
Curlin × CarrumbaAn American colt proven over classic distances. Golden Tempo won the 152nd Kentucky Derby with a late run and added the Belmont Stakes in the same season.
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Record and achievements
| # | Achievement and record |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Derby 2026 — Grade 1, 2,012 metres on dirt. |
| 2 | Belmont Stakes 2026 — Grade 1. |
| 3 | Third in the 2026 Travers Stakes behind Leading Change and Napoleon Solo. |
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This horse’s races
| Date | Race and description | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Derby 2026 Distance 1¼ miles (about 2,012 m)Surface Dirt · fastWinning time 2:02.27 | First place | |
Race replay and analysis Stall 16Race number 19 Crowded at the start and held up last, advanced through the field before swinging wide into the straight. Produced the strongest late surge to beat Renegade by a neck. | ||
Parents
Pedigree
SireDam
SireSmart Strike
SireMr. Prospector
SireRaise a Native
SireNative Dancer
SirePolynesian
DamGeisha
DamRaise You
SireCase Ace
DamLady Glory
DamGold Digger
DamSequence
SireCount Fleet
DamMiss Dogwood
DamNo Class
SireOuting Class
DamQuillopoly
SireDeputy Minister
SireVice Regent
SireNorthern Dancer
SireNearctic
SireNearco
DamLady Angela
DamNatalma
SireNative Dancer
DamAlmahmoud
SireMenetrier
DamVictoriana
DamMint Copy
SireBunty's Flight
SireBunty Lawless
DamBroomflight
DamShakney
SireJabneh
DamGrass Shack
DamBarbarika
SireBates Motel
SireSir Ivor
SireSir Gaylord
DamAttica
SireT.V. Lark
DamWar Exchange
SireWise Exchange
SirePromised Land
DamJungle War
SireBattle Joined
DamJota Jota
DamCarrumba
SireBernardini
SireA.P. Indy
SireSeattle Slew
SireBold Reasoning
DamMy Charmer
SirePoker
DamFair Charmer
SireSecretariat
SireBold Ruler
DamLassie Dear
DamCara Rafaela
SireQuiet American
DamOil Fable
DamCastanet
SireEl Prado
SireSadler's Wells
SireNorthern Dancer
SireNearctic
SireNearco
DamLady Angela
DamNatalma
SireNative Dancer
DamAlmahmoud
DamFairy Bridge
SireBold Reason
SireHail to Reason
DamLalun
DamLady Capulet
SireSir Ivor
SireSir Gaylord
DamAttica
SireSeeking the Gold
SireMr. Prospector
SireRaise a Native
SireNative Dancer
DamRaise You
DamGold Digger
DamCon Game
SireBuckpasser
DamBroadway
Lineage
Sire · Curlin
Curlin was twice American Horse of the Year and entered the Racing Hall of Fame. His major wins included the Preakness, Breeders’ Cup Classic and Dubai World Cup before he became a leading American sire.
Dam · Carrumba
Carrumba won four races, including the Grade 3 Top Flight Invitational Handicap in 2016. She produced Golden Tempo by Curlin.