A view from the left side of a smiling Cherie DeVaux, wearing a blue shirt, as she looks to the left.

How Cherie DeVaux is handling her Golden Tempo summer

Being an everyday horse trainer is a full-time job and then some. Being a Kentucky Derby winning trainer adds a whole new set of obligations; throw in making history by being the first woman trainer to win the Kentucky Derby, and let’s just say that if Cherie DeVaux’s responsibilities paid overtime, she’d be a very rich woman. …

Cherie DeVaux Is the New Face of Horse Racing

Cherie DeVaux and Golden Tempo at her Saratoga barn, June 7, 2026. Photo by Teresa Genaro Cherie DeVaux and Golden Tempo at Saratoga Race Course, June 7, 2027. Photo by Teresa Genaro Cherie DeVaux doesn’t call Saratoga Springs her hometown. But that doesn’t preclude our community from claiming the first woman to train a Kentucky…