Jose Ortiz, 32 years old from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, rode Golden Tempo to victory in the 152nd Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs. It marked the pair’s fifth start together.
Ortiz and Golden Tempo came out of Post 16. They finished the 1¼-mile race in 2:02.27 — ahead of second-place Renegade.
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Prior to Saturday, Ortiz’s best Derby finishes in 10 tries came with Good Magic in 2018 (second) and Tacitus in 2019 (third).
Ortiz has now won every Triple Crown race. He captured the Belmont Stakes in 2017 with Tapwrit and the Preakness with Early Voting in 2022.
The experienced jockey delivered trainer
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