Golden Tempo. Kurtis Coady Photo. Golden Tempo picked up the pace in the stretch and delivered a historic Kentucky Derby (G1) victory on Saturday at Churchill Downs, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses. While every Derby adds a bit of history to racing lore, th...
Saturday, May 2, 2026 | Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky They said it could not happen. Thirty-to-one on the morning of the race, a horse with four career starts, back-to-back thirds on his prep resume, trained by a woman who had never saddled a Derby starter before today. And yet, when the dus...
The Glass Ceiling Shatters at Churchill Downs On May 2, 2026, Cherie DeVaux etched her name into the history books as the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner. The 152nd edition of the "Run for the Roses" delivered a narrative that the sport will discuss for decades. Under the twin spires of...
Saturday, May 2, 2026 | US Racing Sports Desk The 152nd Kentucky Derby is in the books, and before the roses are even dry, the question every serious bettor needs to answer is this: Will the winner actually show up at Laurel Park for the Preakness Stakes? That is not a rhetorical question right now....
Kentucky Derby News: Post Time Moved to 7:02 PM ET for 152nd Run for the Roses Published: Saturday, May 2, 2026 Churchill Downs has officially pushed back the post time for the 152nd Kentucky Derby to 7:02 PM ET, giving bettors a few extra minutes to lock in wagers on the most-watched two minutes in...
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Saturday, May 2, 2026 | Kentucky Derby 152 | Churchill Downs A hundred dollars. That is what we are working with. And in a wide-open 20-horse field like Kentucky Derby 152, a disciplined $100 trifecta plan is not just viable, it is genuinely the right way to approach this race. The field has no domi...
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2026 Kentucky Derby Betting Guide: Every Bet Type, Exotic Strategy, Pace Breakdown and a $100 Bankroll Plan for Churchill Downs Published: Saturday, May 2, 2026 | Churchill Downs | Post Time 6:57 p.m. ET The Kentucky Derby is a different animal. Twenty horses, 1.25 miles, a field that spans multi...
A 20% chance of rain hangs over Churchill Downs. A race-morning scratch that blew up half the tickets in circulation before the gates opened. A morning-line chalk drawing the rail. And live money is already rewriting the board before the bugle sounds. The 2026 Kentucky Derby has handed serious betto...
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