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.
Sent off at 24-1, Golden Tempo broke slowly under Jose Ortiz and trailed the 18-horse field before threading through traffic and unleashing a late charge from the outside to claim the “Run for the Roses” by a neck on a brisk day in Louisville.
Renegade, the 5-1 co-favorite ridden by Ortiz’s brother Irad Ortiz Jr., finished second, while 70-1 longshot Ocelli was third in front of a crowd of 150,415.
DeVaux, nearlyHorse racing-Golden Tempo wins thrilling Kentucky Derby as trainer DeVaux breaks barrier
Horse racing-Golden Tempo wins thrilling Kentucky Derby as trainer DeVaux breaks barrier
May 2 : 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.
Sent off at 24-1, Golden Tempo broke slowly under Jose Ortiz and trailed the 18-horse field before threading through traffic and unleashing a late charge from the outside to claim the “Run for the Roses” by a neck on a brisk day in Louisville.
Renegade, the 5-1 co-favorite ridden by Ortiz’s brother Irad Ortiz Jr., finished second, while 70-1 longshot Ocelli was third in front of a crowd of 150,415.
DeVaux, nearly speechless after making history, said she hoped the victory would resonate beyond racing.
“I don’t even have any words right now,” DeVaux said in a post-race interview.
“I’m glad that I could be a representative of all women everywhere. We can do anything we set our minds to,” she said.
“I’m just so happy for Golden Tempo and Jose, who did a masterful job at getting him there, because he was so far out of it. He has had so much faith in this horse.”
DeVaux said she did not panic when Golden Tempo was well back early, saying she was confident her three-year-old bay colt could close.
“That’s how he runs,” she said at a press conference.
“So it’s not like we really did anything different than he hadn’t done in his previous starts. speechless after making history, said she hoped the victory would resonate beyond racing.
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