Two major Derbies are prominent in horse racing:
- The winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby was a horse named Sovereignty. Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The horse was ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado and trained by Bill Mott. Sovereignty won despite poor weather conditions and a sloppy racing surface, finishing ahead of the favorite, Journalism. It was Sovereignty's first Kentucky Derby win and brought significant success to the owner Godolphin and jockey Junior Alvarado.
- The winner of the 2025 Epsom Derby, held in the UK, was Lambourn. Lambourn is an Irish-bred bay colt owned by Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, and Michael Tabor, trained by Aidan O'Brien, and ridden by Wayne Lordan. This victory was particularly notable for marking the jockey's first Derby win and extending trainer Aidan O'Brien's record with an 11th Derby win.
Therefore, the 2025 Kentucky Derby was won by Sovereignty, and the 2025 Epsom Derby was won by Lambourn. The specific Derby that "the Derby" refers to usually depends on the context or region but is often the Kentucky Derby in the US.
