Golden Tempo's Kentucky Derby victory becomes most-viewed on record

11 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 4

Saturday's 152nd Run for the Roses averaged 19.6 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, peaking at 24.4 million, while Peacock alone drew 1.3 million.
Jose Ortiz rode Golden Tempo from 12th to win by a neck over Renegade, making Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner.
It was the Derby's biggest audience since 1989 and 11% above last year, with NBC saying revised Nielsen measurement also helped lift totals; Friday's Kentucky Oaks averaged 2.4 million.

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