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Golden Tempo, a 23-1 longshot, surged from last place to win the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2026, making trainer Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner in the race's 152-year history. DeVaux's victory caps a meteoric rise from assistant trainer to Eclipse Award-winning operation — but the structural barriers facing women in thoroughbred racing's upper echelons remain largely intact.