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Golden Tempo wins Kentucky Derby, Cherie DeVaux first female trainer

sportsMay 2, 2026271,513

Golden Tempo won the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with Jose Ortiz aboard, beating Renegade (Irad Ortiz Jr.) and Ocelli (Joe Ramos) WHO finished second and third. Trainer Cherie DeVaux, a 44-year-old former pre-med student turned horse trainer, became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner. DeVaux saddled her first Kentucky Derby starter, turning a one-time opportunity into a historic breakthrough for female trainers in American thoroughbred racing.

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