Cherie DeVaux On History-Making Derby Win: 'I Consider Myself a Horse Trainer, and I Just Happen to be Female' | Flipboard

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Cherie DeVaux On History-Making Derby Win: 'I Consider Myself a Horse Trainer, and I Just Happen to be Female' DeVaux became the first woman to train the winning horse in the history of the Kentucky Derby when Golden Tempo stormed from last place to win it…

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What happened

Why it matters

As Golden Tempo stormed from last place to win the Kentucky Derby in stunning fashion, he took trainer Cherie DeVaux along for a ride into …

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Taj Mahal is a contender [for the 151st Preakness].

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Cherie DeVaux On History-Making Derby Win: 'I Consider Myself a Horse Trainer, and I Just Happen to be Female'?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Taj Mahal is a contender [for the 151st Preakness]?
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Claim 1: “Taj Mahal is a contender [for the 151st Preakness].”

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Yahoo Sports and other web search results explicitly identify Taj Mahal as an undefeated horse trained by Brittany Russell targeting the 151st Preakness Stakes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federico Tesio Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt for three-year-old horses. Run during the l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Tesio_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in May 1942:
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web search NEUTRAL — Undefeated multiple stakes winner Taj Mahal enjoys his role as the rising star in a deep stable of talented horses trained by Brittany Russell based at Laurel Park, where the 151st Preakness Stakes (G…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/guy-undefeated-taj-mahal-b…

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Claim 2: “A year after the United States imposed 10% tariffs on goods from the United Kingdom”

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CNBC and a White House Fact Sheet both report the implementation of a 10% reciprocal tariff rate between the U.S. and the UK.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The British ambassador to the United States is in charge of the British Embassy, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is His Britannic Maj…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, formally the ambassador of the United States of America to the Court of St James's, is the official representative of the president and the United S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 1776, relations between the United Kingdom and the United States have ranged from military opposition to close allyship. The Thirteen Colonies seceded from the Kingdom of Great Britain and decla…
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Claim 3: “With Golden Tempo out of the 2026 Preakness Stakes, all eyes will be on Crude Velocity, who enters as the 4-1 favorite.”

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Multiple independent web sources (NewsBreak, America's Best Racing, and a news report on Golden Tempo skipping the race) confirm that Golden Tempo is out of the 2026 Preakness Stakes and that Crude Velocity is the 4-1 favorite.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 2, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kentucky_Derby

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Preakness Stakes will be the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres) set to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Preakness_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Golden Tempo (foaled February 7, 2023) is an American thoroughbred racehorse bred by Phipps Stable. In May 2026, Golden Tempo won the Grade I Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Tempo

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Claim 4: “DeVaux became the first woman to train the winning horse in the history of the Kentucky Derby when Golden Tempo stormed from last place to win it all.”

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Wikipedia entries for Cherie DeVaux and Golden Tempo explicitly confirm that DeVaux became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner when Golden Tempo won the 152nd running on May 2, 2026. This is further corroborated by multiple web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cherie DeVaux (born December 2, 1981) is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. In 2026, she won the Kentucky Derby as the trainer of Golden Tempo, becoming the first woman to train a Derby winne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherie_DeVaux

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Claim 5: “One of the hopefuls for the 151st Preakness is an undefeated winner with a trainer from Maryland, and the jockey is the trainer's husband.”

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While evidence confirms the 151st Preakness is in 2026 and that Taj Mahal is an undefeated horse trained by Brittany Russell (who is based in Maryland), there is no evidence in the provided text stating that the jockey is the trainer's husband.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Preakness Stakes was the 150th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres). The race is the second of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Preakness_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland (except in 2026 when it will move to Laurel Park du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preakness_Stakes

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