Sovereignty outduels 3-1 favorite Journalism in stretch to win 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop

Beth Harris · The Associated Press

· Posted: May 03, 2025 7:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favourite Journalism down the agelong to triumph the 151st Kentucky Derby successful the slop connected Saturday successful Louisville, Ky.

Trainer Bill Mott won his archetypal Derby successful 2019, besides tally connected a sloppy track, erstwhile Country House was elevated to archetypal aft Maximum Security crossed the decorativeness enactment archetypal and was disqualified aft a 22-minute delay.

This time, helium knew close away.

Sovereignty snapped an 0-for-13 Derby skid for proprietor Godolphin, the racing unchangeable of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

It was rather a play for the sheikh. His filly, Good Cheer, won the Kentucky Oaks connected Friday and earlier Saturday, Ruling Court won the 2,000 Guineas successful Britain.

Sovereignty covered 1 1/4 miles successful 2:02.31 and paid $17.96 to triumph astatine 7-1 odds.

Journalism recovered occupation successful the archetypal crook and jockey Umberto Rispoli moved him to the outside. He and Sovereignty hooked up astatine the eighth rod earlier Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado pulled away.

Baeza was third, Final Gambit was 4th and Owen Almighty finished fifth.

Sandman, trained by Canadian hallway of famer Mark Casse, finished seventh.

Rain made for a soggy day, with the Churchill Downs ungraded portion listed arsenic sloppy and equine racing fans protecting their fancy hats and covering with wide integrative ponchos.