Overview
- Golden Tempo, a 23-1 long shot, swept from last to first on Saturday at Churchill Downs to win by a neck over Renegade in 2:02.27, with Jose Ortiz edging his brother Irad in the final strides.
- DeVaux’s win broke a 152-year barrier for the race and made her only the second woman to train a U.S. Triple Crown race winner after Jena Antonucci in the 2023 Belmont.
- Ortiz earned his first Kentucky Derby victory one day after taking the Kentucky Oaks, becoming the ninth jockey to land both races in the same year.
- The Derby featured 18 starters after a week of scratches, and a race-day scare saw Great White flip and get withdrawn, with trainer John Ennis confirming the horse and jockey were fine.
- DeVaux said a decision on the May 16 Preakness will come in the next few days, keeping Golden Tempo’s Triple Crown path open as connections assess how he exits the race.