NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Golden Tempo captured the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, marking a historic first for female trainers. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe field was reduced to 19 instead of the maximum 20 early Saturday morning after The Puma was scratched due to a skin infection. He was ruled out past the deadline for a replacement, leaving Corona de Ora out of the field.Silent Tactic, Fulleffort and Right to Party were all scratched in the last four days, but were replaced by Great White, Ocelli and Robusta. But just before race time, the field was further reduced to 18 after Great White was scratched after flipping over as the others were loading up.Track conditions were much better this year as opposed to last year when Sovereignty crossed the finish line covered in mud after rain poured down at Churchill Downs. According to the historic race venue, the track conditions were fast with good visibility and low precipitation just an hour before post time. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPBut the weather was much chillier than years past at 54 degrees just an hour before race time. According to the
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