Golden Tempo wins Kentucky Derby, Cherie DeVaux becomes first female champion trainer
Golden Tempo won the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz and trained by Cherie DeVaux, who became the first female trainer to win the race. The victory came in DeVaux's first Derby attempt, with Golden Tempo finishing in 2:02.27 at 23-1 odds after a late surge. Ortiz won the Derby for the first time in his 11th attempt, one day after winning the Kentucky Oaks.
- ▪Cherie DeVaux is the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and only the second female trainer to win a Triple Crown race.
- ▪Golden Tempo won the 1 1/4-mile race in 2:02.27 at 23-1 odds, passing the favorite Renegade just before the finish line.
- ▪Jose Ortiz won the Kentucky Derby for the first time in his 11th attempt, one day after winning the Kentucky Oaks.
- ▪The race had 18 starters after late scratches of Great White and The Puma due to health issues.
- ▪DeVaux is the 18th woman to saddle a horse in the Kentucky Derby and won in her first opportunity eight years after starting her own stable.
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Open this photo in gallery:Cherie DeVaux, trainer of Golden Tempo, celebrates in the winner's circle at the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCherie DeVaux made history on Saturday as the first woman to train the winner of the Kentucky Derby, as Golden Tempo charged from the back of the pack and charged down the stretch to get to the finish line first in the biggest event in horse racing.DeVaux is just the second female trainer to win any Triple Crown race after Jena Antonucci won with Arcangelo in the 2023 Belmont Stakes.
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