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Golden Tempo, trained by Cherie DeVaux, won the Kentucky Derby on May 2. DeVaux has until May 11 to decide if Golden Tempo will compete in the Preakness Stakes on May 16.
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CherieĀ DeVauxĀ made history when GoldenĀ TempoĀ won the Kentucky Derby on May 2. Now, she has one week to decide whether to chaseĀ more ofĀ it.
DeVaux, who became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby with Golden TempoāsĀ neckĀ win over Renegade, said May 3 the Preakness Stakes is on the table, but nothing has been decided. The second jewel in horse racing's Triple Crown isĀ May 16 at Laurel Park in Maryland. The field will beĀ setĀ May 11.
āObviously this race is in two weeks,āĀ DeVauxĀ said the day after her historic win. āItāsĀ a lot different than whatĀ heāsĀ done.Ā HeāsĀ a horse who has a lot ofĀ constitutionĀ toĀ him. He can handle something like that. But if one day he justĀ doesnātĀ look likeĀ heāsĀ in tiptop shape, thenĀ weāllĀ pivot andĀ come up withĀ another plan.ā
Derby runner-up Renegade will not run. Trainer Todd Pletcher said the colt is headed to Saratoga and will be focused on the June 6 Belmont Stakes.
Golden Tempo shipped back toĀ DeVauxāsĀ base atĀ Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 3. His condition over the next several days will drive the decision.
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Golden Tempo's victory marks Cherie DeVaux as the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.
The Preakness Stakes is scheduled for May 16, 2026.
No, Renegade will not run in the Preakness Stakes and is instead heading to Saratoga for the Belmont Stakes on June 6.
Cherie DeVaux has until May 11 to decide whether Golden Tempo will race in the Preakness Stakes.

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Melissa Joan Hart attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Lance Bass and Odette Annable
David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris attend the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Bon Jovi guitarist and vocalist Richie Sambora on the red carpet at the 13th annual Unbridled Eve Derby Gala in the Grand Ballroom of The Galt House Hotel. May 1, 2026
Chaka Khan
Nicole Scherzinger
Dave Portnoy
Dannielynn Birkhead and her father, Larry
Forrie J. Smith
Star Jones
Football tight end Rob Gronkowski and model Camille Kostek
Musician Dasha
Patti LaBelle performs at the 37th Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala on May 1, 2026.
Actor and recording artist Anthony Ramos
Actress Gina Torres
Award-winning country music star Lorrie Morgan
Actress Melissa Joan Hart
North Carolina Tar Heels coach Bill Belichick and his partner, Jordon Hudson on the Kentucky Derby red carpet on May 2, 2026.
TV host Nate Burleson on the Kentucky Derby red carpet on May 2, 2026.
Seattle Storm's Sue Bird on the Kentucky Derby red carpet on May 2, 2026
Olympic bobsledder Lolo Jones on the Kentucky Derby red carpet on May 2, 2026.
Singer Elliot Lurie
"American Idol" contestant Layla Spring
Former football player Harry Douglas
Actress Leslie Grace
Sportscaster Bonnie-Jill Laflin
Former WWE wrestler Mike Bucci
NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon
Olympian Dallas Robinson
Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips
Former Miss America Heather French Henry
ESPN anchor Michael Eaves
NBC Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning (left) and actress Danica McKellar (right)
Johnny Edwards, rock vocalist best known as a former lead singer of Foreigner
Singer and former member of Linkinā Bridge China Lacy
Sugar Hill Gang, pioneering hip-hop group best known for āRapperās Delight.ā
Bestselling romance and suspense author Nora Roberts
Grammy-winning artist Skip Martin
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Hollywood meets horse racing every year at Churchill Downs for the annual Kentucky Derby. See who is there for 2026.
Melissa Joan Hart attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Hollywood meets horse racing every year at Churchill Downs for the annual Kentucky Derby. See who is there for 2026.
Melissa Joan Hart attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Lance Bass and Odette Annable
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David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris attend the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Bon Jovi guitarist and vocalist Richie Sambora on the red carpet at the 13th annual Unbridled Eve Derby Gala in the Grand Ballroom of The Galt House Hotel. May 1, 2026
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Chaka Khan
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Nicole Scherzinger
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Dave Portnoy
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Dannielynn Birkhead and her father, Larry
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Forrie J. Smith
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Star Jones
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Football tight end Rob Gronkowski and model Camille Kostek
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Musician Dasha
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Patti LaBelle performs at the 37th Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala on May 1, 2026.
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Actor and recording artist Anthony Ramos
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Actress Gina Torres
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Award-winning country music star Lorrie Morgan
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Actress Melissa Joan Hart
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North Carolina Tar Heels coach Bill Belichick and his partner, Jordon Hudson on the Kentucky Derby red carpet on May 2, 2026.
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TV host Nate Burleson on the Kentucky Derby red carpet on May 2, 2026.
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Seattle Storm's Sue Bird on the Kentucky Derby red carpet on May 2, 2026
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Olympic bobsledder Lolo Jones on the Kentucky Derby red carpet on May 2, 2026.
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Singer Elliot Lurie
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"American Idol" contestant Layla Spring
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Former football player Harry Douglas
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Actress Leslie Grace
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Sportscaster Bonnie-Jill Laflin
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Former WWE wrestler Mike Bucci
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NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon
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Olympian Dallas Robinson
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Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips
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Former Miss America Heather French Henry
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ESPN anchor Michael Eaves
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NBC Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning (left) and actress Danica McKellar (right)
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Johnny Edwards, rock vocalist best known as a former lead singer of Foreigner
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Singer and former member of Linkinā Bridge China Lacy
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Sugar Hill Gang, pioneering hip-hop group best known for āRapperās Delight.ā
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Bestselling romance and suspense author Nora Roberts
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Grammy-winning artist Skip Martin
āHe needs to be doing as well in the next two weeks as he was going into the Derby,ā DeVaux said. āHe just needs to be healthy, be sound, be happy, have good energy.ā
No female trainer has ever won the Preakness.Ā The closest came in 2002 when Maryland-based Nancy Alberts finished second with Magic Weisner.
The Triple Crown itself has not been completed since Justify in 2018. Four of the last seven Kentucky Derby winners skipped the Preakness entirely, including last yearās winner Sovereignty. He went on to win the Belmont Stakes after bypassing the Preakness and was named Horse of the Year.
The venue is also a consideration.
The Preakness is being held at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland, for the first time this year whileĀ itsĀ historic home, PimlicoĀ Race Course, undergoes a $400 million renovation. Some in the industry have questioned whether trainers would take the risk of running a valuable Derby winner at a track that has never hosted a race of thisĀ magnitude.
Taj Mahal, unbeaten in three starts, all at Laurel, enters the Preakness with a genuine home track advantage. Bob Baffertās Crude Velocity, who won the Pat Day Mile on the Derby undercard to extend his record to 3-0, figures to be among the favorites. Chip Honcho, who Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen held out of the Derby specifically to target theĀ Preakness,Ā is also a strong candidate to win.Ā Golden Tempo, who went off at 23-1 at Churchill Downs, would be a significant player if he enters.Ā But some analysts believe the 1Ā 3/16-mileĀ distance at Laurel may not suit his deep-closing style as well as the Belmont Stakesā 1 ½-mile course.
Golden Tempo stands for a photo with trainer Cherie DeVaux the day after winning the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
DeVauxĀ said the decision is up to Golden Tempo.
āItĀ isĀ on the table,ā she said. āBut itās really up to him.ā
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Will Golden Tempo run at the Preakness Stakes?