India, May 3 -- Cherie DeVaux was ecstatic, and why would she not be. The 44-year-old made history - becoming the first woman horse trainer to win the Kentucky Derby. Her colt, Golden Tempo, won the derby and bagged a whopping $3.1 million prize money.

Golden Tempo stormed to victory, coming from behind in a dramatic fashion. The horse charged down the stretch to make history for DeVaux in the 1 1/8-mile race. Renegade was second and long shot Ocelli third.

"I'm glad I can be representative of women everywhere. We can do anything we set our minds to," DeVaux said in a post-race interview.

However, DeVaux is not the first woman trainer to win a major derby. She is just the second female trainer to win any Triple Crown race after Jena An...