who won the kentucky derby

The winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby was Sovereignty. The race took place on May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Sovereignty, ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado and trained by Bill Mott, won the race on a muddy track with a time of 2:02.3, finishing 1.5 lengths ahead of the favorite, Journalism. This victory marked Bill Mott's second Kentucky Derby win and the first Derby win for jockey Junior Alvarado and owner Godolphin. The race had 19 horses competing, and Sovereignty started with odds around 7-1