SLICES: A Second Slice of the Kentucky Derby!

About this episode

Scott and A discuss Cherie DeVaux's historic win as the first female trainer of the Kentucky Derby.

Forty-four years into her life, twenty-two years into horse training, eight years after going out on her own, and 152 years in the making, Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby! Scott & A chat about this year’s historic race at Churchill Downs. — Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs — Produced by Steve Riekeberg — Production Assistance by Allie Press — Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment A New Career Deserves a New Domain Name If I know anything, it’s that I know nothing about horse racing. But with Cherie DeVaux’s win, I can’t wait to grab my new domain registration using CJCFOSSIG3, our GoDaddy Promo Code to get up to ninety-nine percent off the first year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Scott Sigler

Guest: Cherie DeVaux

Topics covered

• horse racing
• Kentucky Derby
• female trainers
• sports history
• Cherie DeVaux

Keywords

• Kentucky Derby
• Cherie DeVaux
• horse training
• Scott Sigler
• A B Kovacs
• Churchill Downs
• female trainer
• sports

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Empty Set Entertainment, Megaphone

Places: Churchill Downs

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