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At the track, on the air and behind the scenes, women make the Kentucky Derby happen

Colorado Springs Gazette·Stephen Whyno·29 days ago
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Just 17 women have trained a horse that ran in one of the first 151 renditions of the Kentucky Derby . Only six women have ridden in the race. Far more have a hand in making the opening jewel of the Triple Crown happen. 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 the scenes on the first Saturday in May. “I often hear about women being involved with a male-dominated sport, but for me it feels like it’s my sport,” jockey-turned-NBC broadcaster Donna Brothers said. “Women are an integral part of it. You see a lot of exercise riders out there who are women, a lot of female grooms, hotwalkers.…

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