Cherie DeVaux went out on her own in the spring of 2018 after spending nearly eight years as an assistant to Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown. Before working for Brown, she spent five …

1 hour ago · A female trainer has never trained the Kentucky Derby winning horse. Cherie DeVaux wants to change that at the 2026 Derby with Golden Tempo.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. native Cherie DeVaux spent over a decade as an assistant trainer to Chuck Simon and then Chad Brown before starting her own stable in 2018. Based in Kentucky, DeVaux …

6 hours ago · No female trainer has ever won the Kentucky Derby. In Derby 152, Cherie DeVaux will saddle her first starter, Golden Tempo, giving her an opportunity to challenge that history.

Cherie, who spent eight years with Brown, was instrumental in champion Lady Eli’s return to racing after she recovered from laminitis and did not compete for more than a year. She obtained her trainer’s …

1 day ago · As Cherie DeVaux looks to become the first woman to train a Derby winner, she is surrounded at Churchill Downs by hundreds of influential women at the track, on the air and behind …

3 days ago · DeVaux is trainer to Golden Tempo. Cherie DeVaux gives her take on what it's like to be a female trainer in the Kentucky Derby

Mar 30, 2026 · Cherie DeVaux trainee ends her career with 8 wins in 13 starts and over $2.5 million in earnings Lael Stables’ champion and five-time Grade 1 winner She Feels Pretty has been retired, the …

Trainer Cherie DeVaux began her career as a trainer in the spring of 2018 after spending nearly eight years as the number one assistant to Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown, and prior to that as …

A Saratoga-area native, Cherie DeVaux grew up in racing and her family is heavily involved with harness horses. After studying pre-med in college, she decided to pursue a life with horses.