Golden Tempo Wins Historic Kentucky Derby as First Lady Offers Style Advice
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The first lady of Kentucky talks hat dos and don’ts, the best way to walk across a horse track and balancing personal and political style.
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Golden Tempo, a 23-1 long shot ridden by Jose Ortiz, charged from the back of the pack to win the 2026 Kentucky Derby on Saturday — and made his trainer Cherie DeVaux the first woman ever to saddle the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown. The 1 1/8-mile race at Churchill Downs ended with Renegade in second place, ridden by Jose Ortiz's brother Irad Ortiz Jr., and long shot Ocelli in third.
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Breitbart EntertainmentGolden Tempo, a 22-1 relative longshot, ended up winning the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. Renegade came in second, super longshot Ocelli (70-1), came in third.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Puma has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby, so the 152nd edition of the race will be run Saturday with 19 horses instead of the maximum 20.
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NewsweekIt was Ortiz's first Kentucky Derby victory in 11 attempts. The race went on with just 18 horses after Great White was a late scratch for flipping and throwing his jockey. Track veterinarians made the call to scratch the long shot, who had gotten into the field Wednesday after Silent Tactic was ruled out for a foot injury.
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01 Breitbart Entertainment One of the most intriguing horses in the Kentucky Derby had his race end before it even began.
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02 Newsweek Why It Matters DeVaux's victory is the second time a woman has trained a Triple Crown race winner — Jena Antonucci was the first, with Arcangelo at the 2023 Belmont Stakes. But the Kentucky Derby is the most-watched race of the Triple Crown and one of the most prominent sporting events in the United States, making DeVaux's win a landmark moment in a sport that has historically been dominated by male trainers. She is just the 18th woman to saddle a horse in the Kentucky Derby, and she won it on her first attempt, eight years after starting her own stable.
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03 NYT Style Ahead of the 152nd annual horse race at Churchill Downs, attendees trotted out some eye-catching ensembles.
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04 Washington Times Culture The father-son training duo was looking to win its second Derby after doing so with Mage in 2023. Another father-son duo, Bill and Riley Mott, is the first to each have a horse in the race since 1964.
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