who won the 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 jockey Alvarado and owner Godolphin, while it was the second Derby win for trainer Bill Mott, who previously won in 2019