Before she ever stood in the spotlight of the Kentucky Derby, before the roar of 150,000 people and the weight of history settled on her shoulders, Cherie DeVaux was a kid in a harness racing stable run by her parents. And on a day when she became the first woman to train a Derby winner, those late nights in the barn didn’t feel far away at all. They felt like the beginning of everything.
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Jimmy Devaux’s sister, Cherie, first female trainer to win Kentucky Derby
On Saturday (May 2), horse racing history was made when Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby for Cherie Devaux, making her the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses in the 152nd edition of the race.