The winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby has been crowned!
During the 151st running of the annual sports event at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 3, Sovereignty took home the first place title alongside jockey Junior Alvarado.
Sovereignty, who was trained by Bill Mott, won the race with 7-1 odds. Journalism (3-1) came in second, Baeza (13-1) placed third and Final Gambit (17-1) earned the fourth place spot.
Going into this year’s race, Journalism was the favorite to take home the victory.
“It’s more than even a dream come true,” said Alvarado, who suffered an injury weeks ago that set him back, during the event broadcast.
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Horses racing during the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
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Various celebrities were in attendance at the Kentucky Derby this year, including Simone Biles, Richie Sambora and Selma Blair.
Guy Fieri and his son Hunter Fieri also made an appearance at the horse race, as did couple Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios.
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Derby mainstays Larry Birkhead and his daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead — whom he shared with the late Anna Nicole Smith — similarly attended.
Dannielynn, 18, honored her mom by wearing some of her jewelry to the horse race.
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Churchill Downs in Kentucky.
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Mystik Dan, who was trained by Kenny McPeek, won last year’s Kentucky Derby at 18-1 odds.
The Kentucky Derby will now be followed by the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., and then the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Popularized in the 1930s, the term “Triple Crown” refers to the series of three thoroughbred horse races.
Three-year-old thoroughbreds are eligible to participate in the Triple Crown races, meaning a horse has just one opportunity in its lifetime to win all three races in a single season. To date, only 13 horses have secured the elusive title.
The 2025 Preakness Stakes is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 17.
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