Cherie DeVaux makes history as first female trainer to win Kentucky Derby

Horses aside, the Kentucky Derby is, at the end of the day, about betting.Cherie DeVaux is no stranger to it. In 2017, she bet on herself, changing careers from a pre-med track to pursue a life training horses.It all paid off Saturday in the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, where her horse Golden Tempo stormed to an improbable victory to make her the first female trainer to win a Derby. Golden Tempo, who had 23-1 odds at post time, was well behind the leaders of the pack for the majority of the 1 1/4 miles. But the thoroughbred colt nosed his way into the action down the stretch, and suddenly Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz were streaking past the field, favorites in the rear view.Advertisement