Golden Tempo wins the 2025 Kentucky Derby, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the race.
Golden Tempo, a 23-1 longshot, won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, coming from last place to win by a neck. Trainer Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner. Jockey Jose Ortiz rode the winner, while Renegade finished second and Ocelli third.
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7 outlets covered it, splitting into 7 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Coverage is largely consistent; the notable split is NY Post calling DeVaux the first female owner rather than first female trainer, while Al Jazeera and ABC differ on the crowd figure (150,415 vs. more than 100,000).
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“Golden Tempo makes history with Kentucky Derby victory, DeVaux is first female trainer to win race”CNN CNN LEFT
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“Cherie DeVaux, First Female Trainer to Win the Kentucky Derby, Has Amazing Reaction After Come from Behind Win”B Breitbart RIGHT
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“Who is Cherie DeVaux, the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby?” · Al Jazeera, Reuters
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CNNCNN Golden Tempo makes history with Kentucky Derby victory, DeVaux is first female trainer to win race 62d ago NPRNPR Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner 61d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Golden Tempo wins Kentucky Derby, Cherie DeVaux becomes 1st woman to train its winner 61d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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