who won derby

The winner of the 151st Kentucky Derby held on May 3, 2025, was Sovereignty, a three-year-old colt ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado and trained by Bill Mott. Sovereignty won the race on a muddy track with a time of 2:02.31, finishing 1.5 lengths ahead of the favorite, Journalism. This victory marked the first Kentucky Derby win for both jockey Junior Alvarado and owner Godolphin, while it was the second Derby win for trainer Bill Mott, whose previous win was in 2019 with Country House. The race featured 19 horses, and Sovereignty earned a $3.1 million share of the $5 million purse