{"id":89456,"date":"2026-05-03T06:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/cherie-devaux-is-1st-woman-trainer-to-win-the-kentucky-derby\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T06:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:08:36","slug":"cherie-devaux-is-1st-woman-trainer-to-win-the-kentucky-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/cherie-devaux-is-1st-woman-trainer-to-win-the-kentucky-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherie DeVaux Is 1st Woman Trainer to Win the Kentucky Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Cherie DeVaux<\/strong> has made history as the first woman trainer to win at the Kentucky Derby, after horse Golden Tempo triumphed at Churchill Downs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even have any words right now. I just can\u2019t,\u201d DeVaux, 44, told reporters after Golden Tempo\u2019s victory on Saturday, May 2. \u201cI\u2019m just so so so happy for Golden Tempo. Jos\u00e9<\/strong> [Ortiz<\/strong>, the jockey] did a wonderful job, a masterful job getting him there and he has had so much faith in this horse.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked what it meant to her to become the first female trainer to emerge victorious at the historic race, she added, \u201cI honestly don\u2019t know, I\u2019m glad that I can be a representative of all women everywhere that we can do anything that we set our minds to.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeVaux was joined during her post-race interview by her and husband David Ingordo<\/strong>\u2019s 15-year-old daughter Reagan<\/strong>, who proudly described her mom\u2019s historic Kentucky Derby win as \u201ctruly an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of you, I really am,\u201d Reagan told her mom.<\/p>\n

Jockey Jos\u00e9 and Golden Temple outran heavy favorites Renegade, So Happy and Further Ado at the annual Louisville, Kentucky, race. This was Jos\u00e9\u2019s first Derby victory \u2014 a career milestone he achieved while competing head-to-head against his brother Irad Ortiz Jr.<\/strong>, who was riding Renegade.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very special,\u201d Jos\u00e9 told reporters while crying. \u201cI just wish my grandpa was here \u2026 I\u2019m just very happy that I get my goal, my life-dream goal, achieved. It\u2019s an amazing experience and I can\u2019t wait to see my family and celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 started jockeying in his native Puerto Rico before moving to the U.S. to compete in the mid-2010s. (Jos\u00e9 and his wife, former jockey Taylor Ortiz<\/strong>, share three children: daughter Leilani and sons Derek and Nikolai.)<\/p>\n

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\n Jockey Jos\u00e9 Ortiz and Golden Tempo celebrate winning the Kentucky Derby.<\/span> Michael Reaves\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jos\u00e9 also offered encouragement to any Puerto Ricans who might be interested in getting into horse racing.<\/p>\n

\u201c[You should] have a good attitude, try to learn English, try to learn every day, more,\u201d he suggested. \u201cIt takes time, I\u2019ve been here 11 years, this is my 11th year. It takes time, you got to work \u2014 be responsible, respect people. They got to know that I was sitting there 50 years ago in the same chair they\u2019re sitting \u2026 Dreams do come true, you just got to dream big.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeVaux became a lead horse trainer in 2019 after spending eight years as an assistant to Chuck Simon<\/strong> and Chad Brown<\/strong>. Prior to Saturday\u2019s race, DeVaux told Lexington 18 that she wanted to set an example for young women with her horse\u2019s performance at the Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n

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