Golden Tempo wins Kentucky Derby 2026 at 23-1 odds for Cherie DeVaux

Golden Tempo won Saturday’s $5 million, Grade 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs . Trained by Cherie DeVaux and ridden by Jose Ortiz, Golden Tempo covered the 1¼ miles on a fast dirt track in 2:02. 27.

Renegade was second, and Ocelli finished third. Six horses — Right to Party, The Puma, Silent Tactic, Fulleffort, Corona de Oro and Great White — were scratched in the seven days between the draw on April 25 and Saturday's race . Eighteen horses went to post.

Great White tossed jockey Alex Achard just before going into the starting gate and was scratched. The Preakness , the second leg of the Triple Crown , is set for May 16 at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland. The Preakness temporarily was moved from Baltimore while Pimlico Race Course undergoes renovations.

This story will be updated. Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal. com .