Golden Tempo makes DeVaux first female trainer to win Kentucky DerbyESPN News ServicesMultiple AuthorsMay 2, 2026, 07:21 PM ET
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cherie DeVaux made history Saturday, becoming the first woman to train the winner of the Kentucky Derby, as Golden Tempo rallied from the back of the pack and charged down the stretch to win the biggest event in horse racing.
DeVaux is just the second female trainer to win a Triple Crown race after Jena Antonucci won with Arcangelo in the 2023 Belmont Stakes. She won the Derby in her first opportunity, eight years after starting her own stable.
Ridden by Jose Ortiz and with a crowd of more than 100,000 watching and roaring at Churchill Downs, Golden Tempo passed favorite Renegade just before the wire to win the 1¼-mile race in 2:02.27 at odds of 23-1. Golden Tempo paid $48.24 to win.
Renegade was a neck back in second, with Jose’s brother Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard. Long shot Ocelli was third.
“I don’t even have any words right now,” DeVaux mentioned. “I just can’t. Just so, so, so happy for Golden Tempo. Jose did a wonderful job, a masterful job of getting him there. He was so far out of it.”
Golden Tempo, with Jose Ortiz aboard, rallied from the back of the pack to edge Renegade and win Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. AP Photo/Jeff RobersonDuring the week, DeVaux shifted from downplaying what it would mean to be the first woman to train a Derby winner to embracing her position as a role model to girls who might want to follow in her footsteps someday. She’s just the 18th woman to saddle a horse in the Kentucky Derby.”I’m glad I can be a representative of all women everywhere that we can do anything we set our minds to,” DeVaux mentioned.Jose Ortiz showed off the riding prowess that has made him so successful at Churchill Downs in recent days, winning the Derby for the first time in his 11th try. It came a little under 24 hours since he also won the Kentucky Oaks, the top race for 3-year-old fillies.His parents were there to witness Jose Ortiz’s remarkable ride.”I get to ride it almost every year, but to get to win it, it’s just special,” Jose Ortiz mentioned. “I just wish my grandpa was here, but I know he’s looking from heaven. Just very happy that I get my goal, my life dream goal achieved.”The Kentucky Derby went on with just 18 horses. Great White was a late scratch after flipping and throwing his jockey. Track veterinarians made the call to scratch the long shot who got into the field Wednesday when Silent Tactic was ruled out because of a foot injury. The Puma was out, less than 12 hours before post time, because of a swollen leg from a skin infection.Great White became the fifth horse scratched this week and the second Saturday. Silent Tactic was ruled out Wednesday, Fulleffort on Thursday and Right to Party on Friday, with Great White, Ocelli and Robusta getting in.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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