Golden Tempo wins 152nd Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes 1st woman to train its winner

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby connected Saturday, making Cherie DeVaux the archetypal pistillate to bid the victor of the opening limb of the Triple Crown.

Kentucky Derby entrant Golden Tempo works retired astatine Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2026, successful Louisville, Ky.

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The equine charged down the agelong to marque past for DeVaux successful the 1 1/8-mile race. Renegade was 2nd and agelong changeable Ocelli third.

DeVaux is conscionable the 2nd pistillate trainer to triumph immoderate Triple Crown contention aft Jena Antonucci with Arcangelo successful the 2023 Belmont Stakes. She won the Derby successful her archetypal opportunity, 8 years since starting her ain stable.

During the week, DeVaux shifted from downplaying what it would mean to beryllium the archetypal pistillate to bid a Derby victor to knowing she's a relation exemplary to girls who mightiness privation to travel successful her footsteps someday. She's conscionable the 18th pistillate to saddle a equine successful the Kentucky Derby.

Jockey Jose Ortiz showed disconnected the riding prowess that has made him truthful palmy astatine Churchill Downs successful caller days to triumph the Derby for the archetypal clip successful his 11th try. He bushed member Irad, who rode Renegade, to that accomplishment.

The contention went connected with conscionable 18 horses aft Great White was a precocious scratch for flipping and throwing his jockey.