The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby belongs to Sovereignty! The William I. Mott-trained thoroughbred with jockey Junior Alvarado battled through a muddy track to reach the finish line first ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at last weekend's Kentucky Derby has been issued a fine and suspension for striking the 3-year-old colt with his riding crop an excessive amount during the race. Jockey Junior Alvarado was given a $62,000 fine and ...

Sovereignty not only won the Derby but did what 2019 winner Country House could not for trainer Bill Mott — he crossed first.

Who will run in the Preakness 2025? Journalism and American Promise among horses to watch Sovereignty skipping Preakness after Kentucky Derby win should lead to change | C.L. Brown Preakness field won't include Sovereignty: Kentucky Derby winner to skip ...

Sovereignty, a 3-year-old colt, upset favored Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The horse was bred and is raced by Godolphin, the global stable owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, heads to ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado was fined $62,000 and suspended 2 days for using his riding crop too many times during his Kentucky Derby ride on Sovereignty.

Justify was the last Triple Crown winner, completing the rare feat for trainer Bob Baffert in 2018. American Pharoah became the first colt to capture the Triple Crown in 37 years when he won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes for Baffert in 2015.

Receipts from sale of 98 horses sold total $3,786,000, including horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, broodmares and yearlings.