The horse, trained by Cherie DeVaux, went from 18th to first in about 45 seconds to win the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday. DeVaux became the first trainer to win the Kentucky Derby and just the second woman to train a horse that won a Triple Crown race.
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Golden Tempo is a horse that likes to sit back at the start of races before a furious final rally. And calling what horse and jockey José Ortiz did in the final stretch of the derby furious could be an understatement.
This is how Ortiz guided Golden Tempo to the first position in the line ahead of Renegade and Ocelli.
Just look at how Golden Tempo split two horses before having to enter another to gain three spots. And then Ortiz spun Golden Tempo wide, and even wider, to pass 14 more horses on the way to the finish line.Golden Tempo was even in 13th place after the last turn before going so far that Ortize had the horse in the middle of the track. Ten horses were outside Golden Tempo before the final charge intensified and passed Renegade at the finish line.