who won kentucky derby

The winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby was Sovereignty, ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado. Sovereignty won the 151st running of the race at Churchill Downs, finishing in a time of 2:02.31 on a muddy track. Sovereignty edged out the favorite, Journalism, by 1 1/2 lengths to claim victory. This marked the first Kentucky Derby win for both Sovereignty's owner Godolphin and jockey Junior Alvarado, and the second Derby win for trainer Bill Mott