Golden Tempo wins Kentucky Derby as DeVaux breaks through gender barrier in Louisville
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 to claim the “Run for the Roses” on a fast track in cool, cloudy conditions in...
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