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A female trainer has won the Kentucky Derby AND THE BELMONT STAKES!!!!!!! (Original Post) a kennedy 2 hrs ago OP
Seriously?? No responses??? Damn, this is so awesome. A female trainer here, a female POTUS tomorrow. a kennedy 2 hrs ago #1
Interesting, Dan 2 hrs ago #2
It's gonna happen, gotta just get the right one. a kennedy 1 hr ago #5
I hope you're right. littlemissmartypants 2 min ago #20
are there any female jockeys spike jones 1 hr ago #12
Yes, several. liberalgunwilltravel 44 min ago #16
Congrats to Cherie DeVaux! sheshe2 2 hrs ago #3
And the horse!!!!! Starts from the back, STARTED LAST both races......absolutely insane. a kennedy 1 hr ago #4
I tried to find a pic to post... sheshe2 1 hr ago #7
He wasn't even breathing heavy at the end. hamsterjill 9 min ago #18
And how bout that rainbow at the end of the race......pretty damn cool. a kennedy 1 hr ago #6
And I hit the trifecta! Rastapopoulos 1 hr ago #8
Good for you.....my nephew and I text through all 3 races.....he's like 10. Love that we can discuss horse racing.... a kennedy 1 hr ago #9
Boxed the 4-7-9 Rastapopoulos 1 hr ago #10
Hey hey, just enough to donate to your favorite Democratic Senator race eh?? a kennedy 1 hr ago #11
Kentucky Republicans be like... peppertree 1 hr ago #13
I'm sure we'll hear something misogynistic from the orange idiot BeneteauBum 1 hr ago #14
Damn missed it. I know she chose not to run in the Preakness but never heard why. ToxMarz 49 min ago #15
I used to enjoy horse racing when I was young, but the more I've read about it,... LudwigPastorius 24 min ago #17
Somewhere outside Albany, NY, the ground is shaking Warpy 8 min ago #19

a kennedy

(36,558 posts)
1. Seriously?? No responses??? Damn, this is so awesome. A female trainer here, a female POTUS tomorrow.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:24 PM
2 hrs ago

Dan

(5,317 posts)
2. Interesting,
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:43 PM
2 hrs ago

I was wondering if she might have been the jockey at first, but then a trainer, that is awesome.

But sadly, a female POTUS, after the the last few elections with a female candidate, I don’t think we’ll see a female president in my lifetime.

There was a joke back in the day ‘ God, will we ever have a Black president in our life time? God replied, not even in my lifetime.’

I really hope I am wrong, but when Hilary lost, it just about broke my heart. When Kamala lost, it just confirmed that some men/women will also vote against their best interest.

Enough, sad just thinking about it.

a kennedy

(36,558 posts)
4. And the horse!!!!! Starts from the back, STARTED LAST both races......absolutely insane.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:58 PM
1 hr ago

Oh, some say he had a great passage in the Derby, NOT TODAY BABY!!!! He kicked ass all race long. Insane. He even increased his speed at the end of the race. INFREAKINGSANE.

hamsterjill

(17,872 posts)
18. He wasn't even breathing heavy at the end.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:46 PM
9 min ago

He is quite the specimen! Amazing race with an amazing horse, jockey and trainer!

a kennedy

(36,558 posts)
9. Good for you.....my nephew and I text through all 3 races.....he's like 10. Love that we can discuss horse racing....
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:18 PM
1 hr ago

He had picked a couple other horses as well, so we were both rooting for 3 different horses, but both wanted Golden Tempo. So…..how much did ya win??

a kennedy

(36,558 posts)
11. Hey hey, just enough to donate to your favorite Democratic Senator race eh??
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:31 PM
1 hr ago
Just kidding. Good for you for winning.

ToxMarz

(3,112 posts)
15. Damn missed it. I know she chose not to run in the Preakness but never heard why.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:05 PM
49 min ago

I'm sure she knows what she doing though.

LudwigPastorius

(15,128 posts)
17. I used to enjoy horse racing when I was young, but the more I've read about it,...
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:31 PM
24 min ago

the more I feel that it is unethical.

Did you know that almost all horses pushed to the extremes of racing experience bleeding in their lungs?

https://madbarn.com/lasix-for-horses/

Warpy

(114,737 posts)
19. Somewhere outside Albany, NY, the ground is shaking
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:47 PM
8 min ago

as my Sufragete great grandmother stomps, claps, and cheers.

My great grandmother, born during the Irish Potato Famine, stood under five feet tall, immigrated after husband #2 died with 4 daughters in tow, and opened stables where she bred and trained race horses. She was never recognized for her work with horses (how unseemly!) but did cast her first vote shortly before her death.

I know she'd be pleased by this news.....at last.

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