Horse racing-Golden Tempo wins Kentucky Derby as trainer DeVaux makes history

By Rory Carroll

May 2 (Reuters) – Golden Tempo stormed from the ​back of the ‌pack to win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, giving ‌Cherie ​DeVaux a ⁠landmark victory as ⁠the first woman to train the winner of the famed race.

Sent ​off at 24-1, Golden Tempo broke ⁠slowly under ⁠jockey Jose Ortiz ​before weaving through the ​18-horse field and surging ‌late to claim the “Run for the Roses.”

Renegade, at 5-1, finished ⁠second, while 70-1 longshot Ocelli was third.

“I’m glad I ⁠can ‌be a representative ⁠of women everywhere. ​We ‌can do anything ​we ⁠set our minds to,” DeVaux said in a post-race interview.

(Reporting by Rory CarrollEditing by Rod ​Nickel)