Golden Tempo wins Kentucky Derby, Cherie DeVaux makes history

Congrats to Cherie DeVaux! 🍾 With Golden Tempo's win at today's #KentuckyDerby, DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby in its 152-year history. www.nbcsports.com/horse-racing...

Cherie DeVaux first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby! "Being a woman or my gender has never really crossed my mind in this journey of mine," DeVaux said. "I’m glad I can be a representative of all women everywhere that we can do anything we set our minds to."

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, making Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown. Bravo!

"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."

The Kentucky Derby winner was trained by Cherie DeVaux, who became the first woman to train a Derby winner. Sorry MAGA but this is going to be the year women take charge and Republicans take cover.

Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2026, by saddling Golden Tempo to victory in the 152nd edition of the race. She achieved this historic milestone at Churchill Downs, with her horse winning at odds of 23-1. youtu.be/JUPIScW1umY?...

Congratulations to Cherie DeVaux & Golden Tempo. DeVaux becomes the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby. Mediocre white male freak out in 3,2,1. Kentucky Derby 2026 results: Golden Tempo, a 23-1 long shot, runs from last place to victory share.google/ZuqU4lgQrVY1...

DeVaux makes history with Golden Tempo in Kentucky Derby 2026. 📸: Scott Serio / Eclipse Sportswire

I can't even imagine the emotion as Golden Tempo and Renegade were head-to-head in the last yards of the Kentucky Derby. The jockeys are brothers, each trying to win the Derby for the first time. How many times must they have talked about battling for a victory down the stretch at Churchill Downs?

first in 152 years, 1995 horses, and 119 winning trainers is wild.

Golden Tempo sees Cherie DeVaux make Kentucky Derby history https://www.ufofeed.com/244781/golden-tempo-sees-cherie-devaux-make-kentucky-derby-history/ Last through much of the early exchanges, Jose Ortiz never panicked, giving chase to the well-fancied Renegade and his brother, Irad Ortiz Jr, …

So if Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby this year, then by the same formula the next winner is going to be called Portland Rockers, right?

(1984) "Run Dusty Run" by The Long Ryders from the L.A. "Paisley Underground ", is about a car called Dusty, and a "little lady on the other side". (Congratulations to Golden Tempo & jockey Jose Ortiz for coming from behind to win today's Kentucky Derby!) #MusicSky youtu.be/n0z0p3gW41w?...

Fun fact about the 2026 Kentucky Derby winner, Golden Tempo. He's related to a horse that is also a character in Umamusume, Seeking the Pearl!