152nd Kentucky Derby preview, wide-open field at Churchill Downs

sportsMay 2, 2026681,700

Churchill Downs will host the 152nd Kentucky Derby this Saturday with a full 20-horse field and no single clear favorite. Horses have been training on the main track since March, while a roughly 600-person backside workforce handles morning gallops, stabling, and race-day logistics. Derby weekend pairs neighborhood events like Uptown brews and Broad Street sprints with live music, and the deep, evenly matched field makes the race unusually unpredictable for bettors and a showcase for trainers and crews.

NPR

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Golden Tempo has won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23-1 to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown. n.pr/4cVTfv3

46689d ago

Thomas K.17

Cool. Let’s not do horse racing anymore now.

Linda Morgan Davis4

Congratulations to Cherie and Golden Tempo!

hedlin2

A$0.50 Trifecta paid $5,625.39 which is just crazy.

BigBlueCat2

Golden Tempo has a woman trainer, woman owner & a Puerto Rican jockey. trump has ordered a DOJ investigation into possible DEI violations.

Kat Denise2

Horse racing 🏇 is CRUEL to horses. For money. If you ignore this fact you’re just greedy and sadistic…iow’s evil.

Y. Mudpuppy2

Every stable I've ever set foot in was run by a woman. The equestrian field is profoundly female. Except for certain, extremely cruel sports, such as sprint races for baby thoroughbreds. Most of these horses fatally break down before age 3. Horses are not adults until age 7.

James Curle

@jamescurle.bsky.social

Only the Super Bowl surpasses the Kentucky Derby in the amount of pointless time killing before the event.

33689d ago

Miles Standoffish5

At least the Super Bowl lasts longer than 3 minutes.

James Curle5

The Kentucky Derby should be a 30-minute show, tip to stern.

Tina Gray Teague, PhD2

I just wait and tune in at post time 🏇

𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 🩷

@jastuart68.bsky.social

152 YEARS of the Kentucky Derby… and Cherie DeVaux is the FIRST woman trainer to win it. Not a crack in the glass ceiling, a full-on shatter!! About. Damn. Time. 🌹🔥 #CherieDeVaux #GlassCeiling

9489d ago

Mikey Bats

@mikejbknows.bsky.social

Golden Tempo wins the 152nd Kentucky Derby!! Trainer Cherie DeVaux becomes the first woman to win a Triple Crown race! #KentuckyDerby

8189d ago

DianneSpiritlight

@dpfrazier22.bsky.social

Golden Tempo won the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2, 2026,making history as first Kentucky Derby winner trained by a woman,Cherie DeVaux.Ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz, 23-1 longshot pulled off a dramatic late surge to edge out co-favorite Renegade at Churchill Downs. History Made!🐎 By a nose❗️

5689d ago

𝔹𝔼𝔻𝔼

@bedescarlet.bsky.social

Golden Tempo (Jockey: Jose Ortiz) is your 2026 Kentucky winner! He becomes the first ever horse trained by a woman (Cherie DeVaux) to win the Derby!!! 2nd: Renegade (J: Irad Ortiz Jr.) 3rd: Ocelli (J: Joe Ramos)

4089d ago

Heraty Law

@heratylaw.bsky.social

one thing normal people don’t realize is that the names of racehorses are based on the names of their parents. At the #KentuckyDerby, RIGHT TO PARTY has the following pedigree: Sire Name: CONSTITUTION Dam Name: HAVIN’ A PARTY #ChurchillDowns www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/right...

3789d ago

Heraty Law5

congrats to Tyson (and Golden Tempo) #KentuckyDerby #ChurchillDowns #GoldenTempo bsky.app/profile/tyso...

Heraty Law3

ps Unfortunately Right to Party has been scratched for this race

jjbakhtyari.bsky.social2

This was some very interesting and cool information! Thanks!

FROVO

@frovo.bsky.social

my favorite part of the kentucky derby is when all the people who won money line up and high five all the people who lost money

4389d ago

FROVO22

good race. good race. good race

Call Me The Brie-ze

@briesmith.xyz

For the 152nd time in history, the Kentucky Derby has been won by a horse

3789d ago

Dr. Bucky Isotope, PhD, BOFA

@buckyisotope.bsky.social

I’ve been disqualified from the Kentucky Derby for not using my turn signals

3589d ago

Stardust 🌏🎬

@stardustbluepr.com

"Golden Tempo stormed from the very back of the pack to triumph in the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, giving trainer Cherie DeVaux a landmark victory as the first woman to saddle the winner of America's most famous horse race."

2789d ago

assbutt

@nasboat.org

putting all my money on Piss Horse to win the Kentucky Derby.

2889d ago

Cao Cao Power Hour Enthusiast2

I had to look twice to make sure the one horse wasn’t Fuhrer Ado

Smash2

*chanting* Piss Horse Piss Horse Piss Horse Piss Horse Piss Horse Piss Horse

Relevant Ferret If Known

@rewhan.bsky.social

Ain't no rule says a dog can't win the Kentucky Derby.

2589d ago

USA TODAY

@usatoday.com

Golden Tempo won the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the “Run for the Roses.” bit.ly/4d1MSF9 📸: Scott Utterback/Courier Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images