The winning continued for Florida Panthers owner Vinnie Viola on Saturday at the 152nd Kentucky Derby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Viola is a co-owner of Golden Tempo, the 23-1 long shot that won the\u00a0\u00a01 1\/8-mile race at Churchill Downs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is the second Kentucky Derby win for the Viola family and their St. Elias Stables joining Always Dreaming in 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Panthers, of course, won the Stanley Cup championship in back-to-back years in 2024 and 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s win for Golden Tempo was a historic one, with Cherie DeVaux becoming the first female trainer to ever win the Kentucky Derby and just the second to win a Triple Crown race.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jockey Jose Ortiz won his first Kentucky Derby in his 11th attempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ortiz brought Golden Tempo on a mad charge from the back of the field, edging out one of the favorites in Renegade (6-1).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Golden Tempo paid $48.24 to win on a $2 bet<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n A third-place finisher in the Arkansas Derby, Golden Tempo started in the 19th position.\u00a0<\/p>\n DeVaux told NBC Sports after the race that a decision on whether to chase the Triple Crown at the Preakness later this month remains undecided. <\/p>\n ON DECK: FLORIDA PANTHERS\u00a0OFFSEASON<\/p>\n NHL Draft Lottery:\u00a0Tuesday; Secaucus, NJ<\/a><\/p>\n